Try this fun combination: crushed graham crackers, Trader Joe’s pumpkin ice cream, Trader Joe’s caramel sauce, some whipped cream and a few peanuts. I’ve eaten it 3 days in a row and it hasn’t gotten old yet.
Archive for September, 2011
Why choose the Kindle with Special Offers?
2011 -
09.01
I have lots of reading to do lately, and I needed something to make that easier, cheaper, and something I could use on my one-hour commute, too. Here’s why I like the Kindle, and why the cheapest version (ad-supported wifi) is a good pick for me:
- The ads on the screensaver are very unobtrusive, look nice, and have great deals on a very regular basis.
- If you’re a regular Amazon shopper, the special offers are great. The first one I used was “$5 off any purchase that’s $10 or more.” Recently, there was a “save 40% on a Kindle cover.” I’d say about 3/4 of the special offers are for Amazon products.
- The special offers are only available to the people with Special Offer Kindles, which means, you could pay $25-50 more for a non-ad Kindle, and get none of the deals as a result.
Now the last big thing is that a lot of the books I’m reading are text-to-speech enabled, so I can listen to them in the car without having to pay more to get an “audiobook” version. It works really well too, the voice options include male or female with 3 reading speeds each. I’ve gone through book in the car and while it’s not as classy as an actor-read audiobook, it’s functional and a good option to have.
