I have to 'fess up. I bought myself a Kindle for my birthday -- and yes, I'm treating myself to tons of freebies.
I simply came to the conclusion that I am being overrun with books. I can't continue the way I've done so far; I gave away nearly 30 cartons of books last time I moved and could do half that again only five years later. My beloved books are becoming a burden.
The Kindle is a surprisingly comfortable read - my only argument with it is that I have to flip pages twice as often.
My goal now is to see whether I can make it through the summer with only electronic and library books crossing my doorstep.
It's been an odd summer that way. Early this month I brought home a small stack of books from my father's house - including the earliest books I can remember having read to me, and the earliest books I remember reading for myself. I spent the first few days with the Kindle downloading the classic children's lit I left behind.
