There’s a time and place for the Kindle, and I own one now and have books on it that I don’t otherwise have. But I don’t find that my hand reaches out for it the way it does for a trade paperback, or (in the middle of the night) for the iPod Touch. Nicholson Baker Read Quote
First, if you love the Kindle and it works for you, it isn’t problematic, and you should ignore all my criticisms and read the way you want to read. Nicholson Baker Read Quote
Maybe the Kindle was the Bowflex of bookishness: something expensive that, when you commit to it, forces you to do more of whatever it is you think you should be doing more of. Nicholson Baker Read Quote
I ordered a Kindle 2 from Amazon. How could I not? There were banner ads for it all over the Web. Whenever I went to the Amazon Web site, I was urged to buy one. Nicholson Baker Read Quote
E.B. White’s essays are the best things I’ve read about Maine – especially the one in which he’s not sure if he can go out sailing any more in his sloop. Nicholson Baker Read Quote
When I really want to be soothed and reminded of why people bother to fiddle with sentences, I often read poetry. Nicholson Baker Read Quote
I was very shy and somewhat awkward. I studied too hard. And to have this exciting dorm life was a whole new thing. Nicholson Baker Read Quote
I keep thinking I’ll enjoy suspense novels, and sometimes I do. I’ve read about 20 Dick Francis novels. Nicholson Baker Read Quote
