Read Forever

This makes me want to make myself a cup of hot cocoa and snuggle with a book (or my iPad).

I don't like the assumption that e-readers are killing off physical books. Unless someone discovers that paper is poisonous and are a danger to our health, books are never going to go away. Sure, we may buy less hard copies of books if we opt to purchase a digital copy instead but I don't see anything wrong with that. I'm sure there's enough room for all formats. I can already hear the trees breathe a sigh of relief. Think of the paper we save!

After purchasing my iPad and using it to read books I've actually found myself purchasing more physical books because the iPad has instilled inside me this intense hunger for reading. Now I can call myself a voracious reader - I've always wanted to say that!

Currently reading at the moment:

A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

Various university textbooks and academic readings.

iPad App: Blogshelf

Just wanted to share a useful app I found for all those who have an iPad and who, like me, are blog junkies. It works simply like the Apple iBooks app. You get a shelf, but instead of books, an icon represents a site or blog you've added. It retrieves articles and posts from the website's feeds and presents them in a very simple, and minimal looking design. Unfortunately, it doesn't let you comment, but in a single touch, the app can redirect you to the original article and you can post comments from there.

What I love most about this app is that it gets rid of all those pesky ads and thus removing all the distractions and visual pollution, therefore allowing you to read freely and with ease. Some blogs containing a large amount of photos such as The Sartorialist and Fashiontoast, as seen above, look spectacular and crisp on the high definition iPad screen.