It is so easy to spot other campers' maladjustments to 'the lifestyle.' Most of them do not have any kind of recreational activity; they are just couch potatoes looking for free rent; they watch satellite television or run generators half the day.
But I have always known what my biggest problem was: I read books in a nerdy, serious mood. There is little relaxation or pleasure in it, for me. On a long winter night, this causes sourness or glumness in the reading chair.
Paper books are almost irrelevant to a mobile camper, for obvious reasons. So let's just talk eBooks. The eReader "manufacturers" show advertisements of some young, attractive person reading their gadget, outdoors, perhaps on a mountain top or on the beach. I am surprised they don't show somebody skydiving while reading their gadget.
I have never liked reading outdoors, with the intense sunlight, wind, and a bit of insect life. But the eReader ads are correct that I need to relax with a book, instead of studying it, or 'ripping its heart out', as was said of Samuel Johnson.
With that preamble as my excuse, I just ordered a Kobo eReader. (And yes, this is a deliberate effort to de-emphasize Amazon in my life.) It will show up at the local Walmart in a couple days. Wish me luck!
But I have always known what my biggest problem was: I read books in a nerdy, serious mood. There is little relaxation or pleasure in it, for me. On a long winter night, this causes sourness or glumness in the reading chair.
Paper books are almost irrelevant to a mobile camper, for obvious reasons. So let's just talk eBooks. The eReader "manufacturers" show advertisements of some young, attractive person reading their gadget, outdoors, perhaps on a mountain top or on the beach. I am surprised they don't show somebody skydiving while reading their gadget.
I have never liked reading outdoors, with the intense sunlight, wind, and a bit of insect life. But the eReader ads are correct that I need to relax with a book, instead of studying it, or 'ripping its heart out', as was said of Samuel Johnson.
With that preamble as my excuse, I just ordered a Kobo eReader. (And yes, this is a deliberate effort to de-emphasize Amazon in my life.) It will show up at the local Walmart in a couple days. Wish me luck!
Comments
It is nice to avoid the hassles of ordering from Amazon and trying to find a package delivery store.
You don't say which model of Kobo eReader you bought. I got a Kobo Clara HD that I had to return because I could not connect to the Internet through my Verizon MIFI router. The Clara operates on the 2.4 GHz WIFI band and my MIFI was sending both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz signals which the Clara could not sort out.
It looks like a good choice for you. The only books that you are giving up are those from Amazon which is not a sacrifice. You can usually find any Amazon boon someplace else in a file format that you will be able to read.