8BitKid: Living Bit by Bit

Upon the recommendation of my friend, I have begun reading the Death Note manga series, and have been voraciously tearing my way through the volumes. After scouring Santa Monica in search of the right volume numbers and having a tough time of it, I decided to place an order for a bunch of volumes on Amazon.

I was elated to discover that they qualify for a special where you can pick up four books for the price of three. Perhaps this has been available for a while and I just haven’t been buying enough books, but I’ll definitely be taking advantage of it now. This is a great way to flesh out your manga collection, and I’m going to be giving Amazon Prime some exercise as a result.

A couple of weeks ago, I finally received my Amazon Kindle in the mail. Almost two months passed from the time I placed my order until the day it reached my doorstep. For those unfamiliar with the product, it is an ebook reader that allows a user to download books wirelessly from an Amazon store via a cellular-based network called “Whispernet”. The Kindle certainly isn’t the first ebook reader on the block, but the ability to get your content delivered to your device wirelessly sets this one apart because there is no computer required.

You can read my full review of the product after the jump…

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