So Xmas is over, the turkey has been consumed
and most of the chocolate has disappeared. All that remains is a lingering
resolution for the New Year. What was yours? Exercise more? Spend less? Drink
more sensibly? We all know those aren’t going to last very long, so how about a
different one! After all, we’re not too far into the year, so it isn’t really
giving up…
So what should it be? Well, a cheap and easy
one is to read more. You’ll get a lot of benefits from it and with Windows 8,
it couldn’t be easier!
Introducing Kindle!
Yes, Kindle isn’t just an e-reader, it
describes the whole of Amazon’s book store. A wealth of content, all of which
is incredibly simple to get hold of. But how? If you don’t have an e-reader,
then all is lost! Right? Wrong! The Windows store has a free Kindle app, for
both Windows 8 and Windows Phone, which will allow you to read all your
favourite novels wherever you go.
How much will it cost?
The Kindle app for both laptop and phone are
completely free, the only cost is that of the books. While that could be
expensive, there are several books which are free to download and read on your
device. These range from classic literature such as Dickens and F. Scott
Fitzgerald to new, emerging authors. These can be purchased from the amazon
website, from any device.
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| Above: Buying a free book from the amazon website. Note the choice of devices on the right. |
Once you’ve got your book, just open up the
kindle app and the book will be downloaded and you’re ready to go!
Ta-dah! The book is downloaded and we’re ready
to go!
Synching between
devices.
So you’ve been reading your new book at home
and you’ve almost found out who the murderer was and…you’ve got a lecture to go
to. Yet, the book can’t wait until later but the lecture is a really important
one. What to do? Never fear, someone clever came up with a solution. You can
synchronise your books between Kindle devices, meaning you can pick up where
you left off! Perfect, now you can read it on your phone while on the bus. All
it takes is one click of a button!
Above: Where I left off.
Above: Sherlock Holmes is synched to my phone!
Take that Cumberbatch!
So, through
the use of a few free applications, you are able to indulge and succeed in your
New Year’s resolution of reading more. Start turning those pages!
