update

I’d been holding out with my current ereader that has slowly developed a minor battery swelling issue for the past year but unfortunately I could not resist the most recent Kindle sale and took the plunge with the new Colorsoft version. Yes, I’m fully aware of the endless bad press and reviews that have been all over the place since its less than smooth launch. However, I’ve always enjoyed trying out fun new toys from my techie background and although I have limited use for the color edition, I really wanted to give it a try (I also tried out a test unit in Bestbuy soon after it launched as I was curious on how distracting the Kaleido 3 “screen door effect” was). Of course as part of every new kindle purchase, you can opt in for 3 months of free Kindle Unlimited which everyone should do. It’s fully free as long you cancel the trial before the 3-months are up (plus there’s an option to send you a reminder 3 days before the trial ends). One of my friends had also been enjoying her free months of Kindle Unlimited from the holiday season and after discussing some of her…