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TOBY SHAPSHAK: Why I still love my Kindle
Bookstores may be making a comeback, but Amazon’s electronic reading device is a thing of beauty
Last week Amazon, the online bookstore that put so many other bookstores out of business, opened a bricks-and-mortar shop itself in New York. Called Amazon Books, it’s the e-commerce giant’s second store, after it opened one in its hometown, Seattle, in 2015. Curious and ironic as it is, it’s a good thing. The world can never have too many bookstores, which are a bastion of literature and knowledge. As US President Harry Truman so famously said — and this has often been quoted in the context of the current US president and his most recent predecessor — "Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers."Another of Amazon’s great gifts to the world, after its excellent online store, is the Kindle electronic reader. I’m an unashamed Kindle fan. I read voraciously, and the Kindle is ideal for this, especially as the illuminated display turns itself off (perfect for if you fall asleep while reading). The Kindle Touch is the entry-level model (R2,000) but I prefer the Voyage (R4,5...
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