Yet, it's arrived along with the red leather case with light. After reading things on the iPad and my phone it's taken me a little time to adjust to the darker screen and to the fact that the screen is not lit up in the same way. It's so light though; I can easily see how I can carry this permanently in my handbag. It's a joy to read on and perfect for my eyes - no eye strain at all. But is so light and slim that it feels too fragile to have lying around the house (unlike my iPad that feels so much more robust if heavy). Unlike the iPad, I won't be letting my preschooler get her hands on this. It feels like it could break!
I love the fact that I can sample chapters of books before buying - I've got eight sample chapters on there now, including The Pile At The Bottom Of The Stairs and Polly Samson's Perfect Lives.
I'm currently reading Hanif Kureishi's The Black Album which is set in 1980s London and is so far an intelligent and witty read and also Siri HusTvedt's The Summer Without Men which, again so far, is quite beguiling. And I'm 49% (!!) of the way through The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood which reads quite lightweight though it's subject matter is overwhelmingly sad.
So far I am definitely reading much more on this than normal. But time will tell if it's the novelty effect or not.