Yet another bold change for me in 2023

 First came the Steam Deck and my transition from primarily Nintendo Switch gamer to strictly digital content. Then I left my job of nearly a decade. Now comes the next big shift in my life:

Leaving printed media behind!

I received a Kindle Fire 10 for Christmas last year. While it wasn't something I necessarily wanted or needed at the time, it has definitely come in handy for me this past week as I came to the conclusion that I simply do not have the space nor storage to continue pursuing a book library and I either A) Give up on reading or B) Simply switch to a digital EPUB format.

That's when I remembered the Kindle I received for Christmas and a promo code for a free customizable case. I had the Secret of Mana art placed on it which turned out surprisingly nice. If I were to be redeeming it now, I'd probably get something different, but that's neither here nor there.

I sat down with it and really dug into the settings, how to customize and change things to make it more to my liking; My only complaint ended up being that Google can't be connected to it like all of my other devices, meaning I'll have to use Amazon for my ebook purchases. 

My next task was to set a snazzy wallpaper that really popped out on the screen. That's when I stumbled across this killer art of Loona with a bloody chainsaw. Having watched Evil Dead Rise recently, I knew I had to have it. I later discovered that Silicasart was responsible for the piece.

Next, I populated my library with both new and old books. Some I haven't yet read, others I want to. Some I've already read and want to read again. This will definitely grow over time as I add more old books from my current physical library as well as new books that I've been wanting to read.

In addition to having my books in digital form, I can finally delve into comic books in earnest now thanks to the CBZ/CBR reader apps. I could never justify buying comic books. At least in their individual form as I own multiple omnibus compilations. Now I'll finally be able to indulge in stories I otherwise would have read/listened to abridged overviews on.

Overall, this is going to be a positive change for me. Sure it won't be the same as reading and holding a nice physical copy of a book in my hands. I do still plan on reading each Stormlight Archive book as they come out in their physical form. But beyond that? It's digital for me here on out, freeing up that bookshelf for Godzilla figures.

Now to just figure out how to get rid of all the books I currently have.