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I love to read! Over the years I have read a lot of books, and I plan on reading many more as time goes on.  I would like to share my reading experiences with whoever decides to check out this blog. 

In the past (as in more than three months ago), I was in the "old-school" group.  I am referring to the group of people who decry the advent of the e-reader.  "It will be the end of bound publications!"  "Can't we have just one thing in life that isn't techno-centered!"  I had heard and said it all.  One night, a friend showed me her Kindle, and explained all the features that it has.  Even though the Kindle had been out for a couple years, I had never really looked at one.  After the introduction, I decided that maybe the e-reader was the way to go.  Now the questions was, which one should I get.  The Kindle seemed nice, and it was backed by a popular, legitimate bookstore.  After a little research, I found out that the Kindle does not support loans from my public library.  After a little more research, I discovered that the Nook does allow loans from my library.  In addition to that bonus, the Nook is also backed by a popular, legitimate bookstore.  Now the question was, which Nook do I want?  There were three options:  the original Nook, the Nook Color, and the new Nook Simple-Touch Reader.  Since I am a new convert to the e-reader, I still wanted my reading experience to be similar to looking at a bound book.  This narrowed my choice to the original Nook and the Simple-Touch.  Both have E-ink technology, which is perfect for reading.  It looks just like the printing in a bound book.  Of the two, I chose the Simple-Touch. 

I've had my Nook since just after Father's Day, and I love it.   I still get bound books from the library, since there are still many books that the library doesn't have digital copies of.  I also love the fact that as my personal library grows, the entire contents will always be portable. 

I just finished reading The Strain, by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, and hope to get a review up soon.  I am currently reading Before I Go To Sleep, by S.J. Watson.  I am about 100 pages into it, and it is a very gripping story.  I should have this book done in a couple days, and will give you my opinions then. 

I invite everyone to give me recommendations for future reads.  I am always looking for the next great book to read, and am open to almost any genre.  I will also try to put up a list of my past reads.  I will not be doing any reviews of anything I've read before starting this blog, but I will answer anyone's questions regarding them.

Hopefully this whole blogging experience will be as fun and informative for you as it should be for me!