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Reading *Is* Fundamental

Posted on | December 2, 2009 | No Comments

I recently contributed to the Amici Book Drive (via Amazon Wish List, couldn’t be simpler & they still need some books, hint hint) which got me thinking about other ways to get children reading more. And adults, when you get right down to it.

I have posted before about how much I love my Kindle, though it is a pricey option. The great thing is, they have a Kindle reader for your PC – for free! (available for Blackberry & iPhone, as well. Mac version in the works) The PC version is very user friendly, very easy to navigate, and allows for note taking/dictionary look up just like the Kindle itself.

There are a multitude of books available for purchase in Kindle format (you can sample them first if you are unsure), as well as newspapers & other periodicals. But here is the truly genius part, especially for kids – there are THOUSANDS of titles available for free. Great books by great authors, letters by important historical figures compiled in volumes, speeches transcribed and converted and waiting for you to download them right to your desktop and read them with your kids. Dickens, Austen, Churchill, Lincoln…a plethora of choices.

Wading through all those titles is a bit cumbersome, but well worth it for all the gems to be found.

 



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