It fits in the palm of your hand

My Kindle-lust has subsided, but only by the smallest margin. I have downloaded the new Kindle app for my iPhone but I haven’t bought any books yet, because why should I? I have a stack of unread books at home and a library card in my wallet.

I have, however, been making great use of the Istapaper app. It’s a simple bookmarking site, like del.icio.us., but if you download the application you can sync text-only versions of bookmarked articles to your phone to read later, offline. As a result, I have been reading so much more, mostly articles from the NYT and Slate, than I’ve ever had time for before. I can read anywhere, without the burden of carting around a book (which, let’s be honest, I still do anyway). Last night I read three articles while waiting in line at the grocery store.

The point is to say that this is a glowing review for Instapaper (which is also free!) and also to warn you that I may be linking more often now to things I think you should be reading.