PDFs do not work great on Kindles and this initially was a cause of concern for me.
#Pdf to instapaper free#
On my Kindle however, I was able to read papers all relaxed and everything and was free from Facebook! I still had to arm myself with cups of coffee though. Secondly, a computer is connected to the Internet, ergo to the world, so distractions are aplenty. (The Kindle on the other hand uses eInk technology-and is not backlit-giving the screen the feel of reading a paper book.) However, ophthalmologists say there isn't really much of a difference between how the eye works with either eInk or backlit screens, as reported in a Wall Street Journal article. Firstly, the screen is backlit (it emits light) and this tires my eyes. There are two main problems with reading papers on a computer. But reading on the Kindle was not only hobby.Īnother major advantage of getting a Kindle was that the number of papers I was able to read increased substantially in comparison to my ancient pre-Kindle years. On the contrary, reading (or should I say Kindle-ing) was a good hobby which prevented me from going in a state of stupor or resignation during thesis-ing. I am not lying however when I say that it did not hinder my thesis-ing. In my defense, I bought the four-in-one edition which costs less than buying the four books separately.Īnd so I started reading A Game of Thrones, the first book of the series. An equivalent of 3880 hard-copy pages on my Kindle when I was supposed to be thesis-ing. Martin's best-selling epic series, " A Song of Ice and Fire". I purchased the first four books of George R.R. Dear readers, you would perhaps think that I bought a relatively short ebook, considering the circumstances. So the Kindle arrived one morning, forcing me to buy an ebook.
#Pdf to instapaper full#
My thesis-ing self had to deal with a wandering mind though and gave in around a month into thesis-ing, a full month before the holidays. I had decided to buy one for a while but my much more sensible pre-thesis me figured he would wait until the holidays to do so. I succeeded for most part but I couldn't resist not purchasing a Kindle. The hard part is to not act on these urges. I suppose this is my brain's way of protecting itself from thesis-ing overload-try to force any thoughts of it out of the fun region of my brain. And I want a Kindle to read books (or rather, ebooks). I want to get back writing that novel I desperately want to go to the movies (to watch Green Lantern, dear god) I want to visit the Melbourne Museum.
So, it might be utterly bewildering to some to learn that I bought a Kindle during this hectic period.īut it is in those times of academic pressure that my mind fantasizes on non-academic things. Its progress is directly related to caffeine consumption and number of papers read and indirectly related to number of emails your supervisor sends you. See, the things people say about thesis-ing are true: it's at times nerve-wracking, at other times fabulously engrossing. Well, you can't really blame him, real-life me was thesis-ing after all. I did not blog for instance! My virtual alter-ego was on hiatus.
During that time, I was pretty much non-existent online. Two months ago, I started writing my thesis.
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