Solus wrote on May 18^th, 2013 at 1:47pm:

I usually take a book or two and now take a basic Kindle. The charge is good for a couple of weeks (Kerry, the new "paperwhite" claims 8 weeks of battery life) of heavy reading (though on a really cold trip it does not last as well), certainly more than I will read. I admit I find a certain guilty pleasure in being wind or rain bound making a chaise lounge with my pfd, a cup of coffee and some well-crafted bit of prose.

It's hard to keep up with technology.  Thanks for pointing this out, Solus.  The Paperwhite might be just the thing.  And yes, there is nothing like being socked in, sitting under the tarp by the fire with hot (fortified) cuppa and a good book.