Another greatness to the Kindle
If you are not rockin a Kindle yet, then I would invite you to consider this thought.
If you are the type of person who reads and highlights things or takes notes in the margins then you forget what was highlighted or where you wrote that margin note then the Kindle has a gift for you.
All your margin notes and highlights are recorded, organized, and saved in the cloud for later access and manipulation.
If you have an amazon account then go to https://kindle.amazon.com/your_highlights and log in. There you will see your notes/highlights and be overjoyed.
In addition, you will be able to see what looks to be highlights from others whom you have shared the book with right there in your notes. So you can see what your friends are thinking about when they read the book with you!
Oh, and if you want to share your notes with the public you can do that or make them private. Here are my notes and highlights for the book Almost Christian by Kenda Creasy Dean.
This just saved me ton of time typing in my notes and highlights or manually transferring my notes/highlights to documents saved on my computer (which I have saved over 30 books worth of notes and highlights on my computer which I can now delete!).
Kinda awesome.
If you are the type of person who reads and highlights things or takes notes in the margins then you forget what was highlighted or where you wrote that margin note then the Kindle has a gift for you.
All your margin notes and highlights are recorded, organized, and saved in the cloud for later access and manipulation.
If you have an amazon account then go to https://kindle.amazon.com/your_highlights and log in. There you will see your notes/highlights and be overjoyed.
In addition, you will be able to see what looks to be highlights from others whom you have shared the book with right there in your notes. So you can see what your friends are thinking about when they read the book with you!
Oh, and if you want to share your notes with the public you can do that or make them private. Here are my notes and highlights for the book Almost Christian by Kenda Creasy Dean.
This just saved me ton of time typing in my notes and highlights or manually transferring my notes/highlights to documents saved on my computer (which I have saved over 30 books worth of notes and highlights on my computer which I can now delete!).
Kinda awesome.
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A year ago I shared my encounter with the generosity of Amazon even though what took place was my fault.
Each year on March 18th, I will continue to post about the greatness of Amazon and recall this story of generosity.
Call it a business model if you would like but this one encounter has sold me as an advocate for Amazon and specifically the Kindle.
It makes me wonder if this one positive encounter can make me an advocate for Amazon/Kindle then what could churches learn from Amazon's emphasis on generosity and hospitality (even when dealing with a person who messed up and it cost Amazon money to remedy my mistake).
Each year on March 18th, I will continue to post about the greatness of Amazon and recall this story of generosity.
Call it a business model if you would like but this one encounter has sold me as an advocate for Amazon and specifically the Kindle.
It makes me wonder if this one positive encounter can make me an advocate for Amazon/Kindle then what could churches learn from Amazon's emphasis on generosity and hospitality (even when dealing with a person who messed up and it cost Amazon money to remedy my mistake).
Kindle Highlights
So one of the great things about the Kindle is that Amazon can see what books and how often passages are "highlighted". Some might be put off by the "big brother" aspect of this, but I think it is fascinating.
In case you are interested here is the most highlighted passages of all time and the most highlighted books of all time.
And for you Bible junkies, here are the popular highlights in the Bible.
I am sure it goes without saying, but this is only those that have been highlighted on the Kindle.
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