Kindle User Update

How long before I lose interest in the new electronic gadget?

Once a day I turn on the Kindle wireless service to see what's new.
Kindle Nation Daily provides an alert for free books. Also provided are free previews of books to buy. Unlike the general offerings of the Kindle Store, the alerts do not provide the lengthy sample of each book to allow for a decision to buy. The service could be cleaner, and some of the "alerts" go back two years.

I have read most of the samples I downloaded earlier. I have enough to read already, so I'm not going on a buying spree.

My current read on the Kindle is "Ars Amatoria (The Art of Love)" by Ovid, which is a compilation of three books written around 2 BC, and translated by John Dryden. I'm into the third book. "The Works of Ovid" include 23 titles. Dryden is a pleasure to read. The poetic beauty of Ovid is a pleasure.

I'll go on to read the electronic book, "The Age of Turbulence", by Alan Greenspan. I'm also reading the new hardcover book, "The Swan Thieves", by Elizabeth Kostova.

I may have more to say about Ovid in another blog post. A 21st Century feminist would not appreciate Ovid's instructions to men. 17th Century writers such as Bunyan and Dryden were far from learning the fundamental Baha'i principle I follow - the equality of women and men. Many men and women are still following 1st Century traditions that differ little from what Ovid said. Ovid is right on as I understand my own base instincts.