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My iPhone Just Got Greener – the Kindle for iPhone App

Chris — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:05:55 +0000

There have been plenty of articles and blog posts on the eco-friendly Amazon Kindle - the jury is still out I suppose on whether or not the Kindle is as eco-friendly as they claim, but one thing that can't be disputed is that ebook readers are here to stay. For those who buy a lot of books it would certainly seem that the Kindle is easier on the environment - and now for those who haven't taken the kindle plunge and enjoy ownership of one of those new fangled technological music listening or talking devices also known as the iPhone and iPod Touch there is one more thing to add to your must have gadget list. The free Kindle iPhone app! (or iPod Touch Kindle app)

The Kindle app for the iPhone and iPod Touch is a pretty slick app that lets you read kindle books - and the beauty is with Amazon's Kindle for iPhone App (and iPod Touch) you can read Kindle books without owning a Kindle. If you do there are enhanced features like Automatically synchronizing your last page read and annotations between your kindle and iPhone/iPod Touch (with Amazon Whispersync technology), thus you can access and backup your Kindle books via your iPhone or iPod Touch.

One downside so far with the Kindle for iPhone is that Kindle newspapers, magazines and blogs are not currently available on the iPhone or iPod touch - maybe they will add that functionality in the future (but then why would you need to buy a Kindle? So maybe not). But there are plenty of free Kindle books for the iPhone (and iPod Touch - geez they should just call them your iDevices it would be simpler to write about them!)

I've been dreaming about the iPod Touch lately (well not literally, unless you count the one where I show up at school naked wearing nothing but an iPod Touch) so this gives me one more reason to take the plunge - if you already have one and have been on the fence about getting an Amazon Kindle than perhaps the Kindle app is your solution.

What books have you enjoyed on your Kindle or iPhone? Please share inquiring minds want to know...

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Warm Winter Night with Ed Begley Jr’s Eco-Friendly Life

Chris — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:34 +0000

Last Spring I read a short little interview with Ed Begley Jr. about how to cost effectively green your home. At the time he was helping Natural Health Magazine choose the winners for the 2009 Green Choice Awards. He gave a few green tips we all hear often but procrastinate on implementing like rain water collection barrels for watering house or garden plants - (at this time of year for us in the Midwest there won't be a whole lot of precipitation that you don't have to chip off with a shovel and warm in the microwave so that will be a project for next spring).

Anyway, I was researching eco-friendly Amazon Kindle e-books for a project and I came across Ed Begley Jr's book "Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life". While I don't own a Kindle as of yet (I'm still mixed on whether it is really more eco-friendly than books - not to mention cost friendly) I was very intrigued to read the book. So in my effort to one up the debate of Kindle downloads vs buying books I opted for the debatable most green option of reserving it from the library. While I wait, and eagerly anticipate writing my eco-friendly book review I appeased myself with tantalizing tid-bits from other satisfied readers. (Currently five stars with 25 reviews from Amazon)

Within the book you'll find suggestions to green your life in six areas including home, transportation, recycling, energy use, garden and kitchen, and clothing and skin care. Many items are common sense like turning off the lights when you leave a room, others may be a bit expensive for the everyday family like buying solar panels to get you off the grid, but other green tips are very helpful and easy to do like disconnecting unused gadgets, chargers and appliances which can save up to 10% on your electrical use.

I'll give a more in-depth review once I settle down to a warm winters night with Mr Begley, um well his book at least, until then please share your comments below or join me in reading Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life in your preferred method of reading enjoyment - book form or Kindle form.

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