Day 126: Ebooks

Hi again,
A few days ago while on my new cell phone, I realized that I can get an app that allows me to read ebooks on my phone. This made me very excited because I have really wanted to get into ebooks more but I can not afford an ebook reader currently. So I downloaded the Kindle and Kobo apps on my phone and proceeded to look at the free books offered and found some classics that I have wanted to read but never managed to. I am just so amazed how many books fit onto my phone and my phone weighs less than a hardcover book!!! I currently have about 10 or so on my phone and it would be impossible to be lugging the physical books everywhere I take my phone! Now I have something to read while waiting for appointments or when I have some free time to read. I just have to pull out my phone and pick up where I left off. I don't even need a book mark because the app remembers my place for me! I would have loved to have ebooks available when I was recovering from surgery and all the times I have had to be in the hospital. I had a few times where I finished a book and didn't have another one with me. Now I can take a whole library with me and always have enough to read!! Plus I know that having a paperless book saves paper as well which is better for the environment. It weighs as much as the phone or the ereader weighs and that is less than a hardcover book whether I have one or 100 books. It also makes it possible to read for long periods of time because of the weight is less than a hardcover book. After my surgeries I was actually too weak to hold up a book for more than a few minutes and couldn't read for awhile. An ereader is definitely one of those wants that I would love to have (but can wait till I can afford it). lol I am just elated that my phone has the capability to have ebooks on it!!! My goodness technology just keeps getting better and better. Phones are no longer phones with extra features but devices with several uses in my opinion. lol Ebooks are amazing though with all the advantages that come with them. Libraries are also jumping on board with ebooks which is amazing to see. So as you can see, I am very thankful for ebooks and the ability to read them on my phone. :)