My Daughters Hate This Thing

I am working on a book called Kindle for Dummies. I love this thing. My daughters hate it. Why? You would think it would be the other way around: the 14 and 16-year-old girls typing madly on every electronic device they can get their hands on, while I, the 50-something luddite, surrounded by musty old books. Instead, I spend ten or more hours a day typing, and they lug around backpacks weighing 30 or 40 lbs. They adore printed books. They love turning and folding printed newspapers. Maybe they have too much common sense for all these gadgets. They are afraid a whole culture of reading is fading away. I think there's room for both of us. The Kindle is re-kindling (sorry) my enthusiasm for reading. I am reading the newspaper more these days than I have in the past ten years. I hope this thing will replace their bulky textbooks one day. They can still read their tattered copies of The Fellowship of the Ring. The Kindle will give them quick and easy access to more perishable content. Like this blog.