Now for something actually school related. Textbooks. My two discoveries for this year are Barnes & Noble's Textbook program and the Kindle. I know there's supposedly this big e-reader war going on between the Kindle and the nook but I picked Kindle since Amazon is a bigger and more powerful company than B&N so the Kindle will probably win the war. Also Amazon just has more books. But the killer? For my favorite feature on the nook, I don't actually need the device at all. nookstudy is free and you get textbook previews and all sorts of great stuff. Go get it. Also on the topic of free stuff, I found out that instead of driving to the mall and wasting gas I can just order make-up from Sephora.com get free shipping on orders over $50 and get frequent flyer miles from United/Star Alliance for this. My mind was sort of blown. (The universal college motto has to be get everything you can if it's free. T-shirts, food, concerts, and even study tools and frequent flyer miles.)
Whereas the Kindle I was willing to spend money on (it's so pretty! and $189 is down from what it used to be! and it comes with free 3G! even in Prague!) I can't even pretend to neutrally discuss the pros and cons. As far as I'm concerned there are no cons. It's my favorite purchase for the new school year. I'm obsessed. Actually in love. Adore. Drool over. Gaze at in awe and admiration. Also it's eco-friendly, and all the books I read are cheaper on it, I can get books in 60 seconds all over the world, books on which the copyright has run out are freeee, and all my textbooks are on it so no more carrying heavy books around to class. I think the cause of my obsession is that my back is thanking me now for not lugging those books everywhere with me for the next two years.
But the best part are the cases. Some notable names like Diane von Furstenberg, Moleskine, Le Sportsac, and Cole Haan have made Kindle covers. I got the basic Kindle cover with a book light in apple green. I love it and it actually stopped me desiring other covers for about, oh, twenty minutes? But now that craving is back with a vengeance. Here are some of my favorites:
Diane von Furstenberg Kayley Canvas Clutch for Kindle in Garden Animal ($85), LeSportsac Kindle Cover in Dream Vacation ($34), Cole Haan Hand-Woven Leather Kindle Cover with Hinge in Whiskey ($119), Cole Haan Hand-Stained Leather Kindle Cover with Hinge in Green Floral Print ($99), Moleskine Kindle DX Cover with Reporter-Style Notebook in Black ($59.99), and LeSportsac Kindle Cover in Tip Top ($34).
Now to avoid sounding like an Amazon fangirl, I'm out. Also before that, I wanted to clarify that I didn't receive any free merchandise from Amazon, nor do I plan on doing so. With that out of the way, thanks to We Heart It and Amazon for the images.
Cute story and nice stuff!
ReplyDeleteBtw, thanks for your lovely comment on my blog, I really appreciate it
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I am jealous - I've been wanting a Kindle for ages.. I think I might just have to splurge.
ReplyDeleteDO IT. Like they're actually the most amazing thing ever. My friend who goes to Northwestern and I are the only two left at home and we both have Kindles and we communicate only via text because we're both sitting at home with them. It's sort of sad really. We meet up and talk about them. It's thankfully starting to wear off though :)
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