How Kindle 2.0 Can Make You a Better Blogger

I don’t know you about you, but I am inherently a very frugal person. I try not to spend more than I have to. I don’t tip the waiters at all (just kidding!). I try not to buy too many gadgets or things that I don’t need. But as hard as I have tried in the past few years, I have not managed to keep myself from buying all kinds of gadgets that are currently sitting in my office, having not been used for months. So how do I get around the fiscally conservative part of my brain? Simple! I remind myself why owning a netbook, message chair, PLEO, or a pet GPS helps me focus more on blogging and become more productive. After having done this for years, I can claim that I am pretty good at it. You name a gadget, and I can find a way to make it a must have.

Kindle is one of those gadgets that you shouldn’t think twice before buying. It does cost $360, but it can actually help you become more productive. A blogger needs to read, and what a better way to read lots of books than reading them on a Kindle. With that in mind, here is why you should get a Kindle:

• Save money: Kindle saves you money. I buy a lot of books on a monthly basis, and with Kindle, I get most of them for $9.99. Your Kindle will pay for itself fast.
• Take it anywhere: Kindle is so portable that you would be tempted to take it anywhere in the world. It’s even thinner than iPhone 3G.
• Keep Your books forever: Kindle books don’t age. They don’t look old after 5 or 20 years.
• Stay connected: Kindle comes with free 3G wireless access. Check Wikipedia or your e-mail if you prefer.
• Get books fast: when you buy a book for Kindle, you get that in less than 60 seconds. No shipping charge and no waiting is required.
• Tweet from Kindle: that’s right. You can tweet right from your Kindle. It works!
• Read your RSS feeds: thanks to Bloglines, you can read your feeds on Kindle even when you are in the middle of nowhere.
• Battery lasts for weeks: that’s the beauty of it. Your Kindle battery will last for weeks, unlike your laptop.
• E-ink is easy on the eye: the E-ink technology used on Kindle is very easy on the eye.

As you can tell, Kindle is not like any other gadget on the market. It can actually help you become smarter, which is why you shouldn’t need an excuse to buy it. But if you do, drop me a line, and I’ll come up with one for you.