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Starting reading Stephen King's UR (on AES's Kindle) on the beach a few weeks ago and finally took the time to finish it last night. It wasn't a very long story and probably took 2 hours total to read but it was an entirely new experience for me to read a book entirely in an electronic format on the Kindle.

While the story was nothing to write home about - it was interesting to see such dedicated product placement in a story, especially when the product is the one you're holding your hands. I know this was the plan for both Amazon and for Stephen King - but it's a little odd as a reader, in my opinion. The Kindle format made it so easy to flip through with one button press and made the experience of reading, both outdoors in full sun and indoors in low light, very enjoyable and equally viable. Having no other experience reading on the Kindle - this was a great way to start.

Anyone who has a Kindle but hasn't picked this one up --- have a look - best of all, it's free.