One More Reason to Buy a Kindle

As many of my friends know, I covet the Amazon Kindle. It’s not that I don’t love actual paper books. Far from it — my ownership of books borders on the pathological. But I love the idea of buying books literally anywhere, anytime. And I love the idea of saving a bit of money. And I’m beginning to think I’d be better off buying a Kindle than buying another half-dozen or so bookshelves.

The only thing stopping me? The fact that instead of lowering the price, Amazon instead came out with a new, fancier model. Mind you, I did the math last week, and if I had enough self-discipline to stop buying books for a couple of months, I could afford a Kindle easily. Unfortunately, I have more willpower when it comes to food than books.

Yesterday, though, when getting my daily dose of webcomics, I found yet another compelling reason to own a Kindle. After reading this from xkcd (“a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language”), I may just have to bite the bullet and save up for one of my own:



(Click on the image to see the full-size version.)

I hadn’t thought about it before, but the Kindle probably is as close as I’ll ever get to owning the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. That and a nice towel, and I’ll be all set.

In the meantime, I’ll keep looking at webcomics, since they’re free. If you’re a complete geek like me — the kind of geek who appreciates references to Hitchhiker’s Guide and enjoys the occasional Microsoft bashing — check out xkcd. You’ll be glad you did.