Instagram is an iOS app that lets you shoot a quick photo, tint it or age it so that it has a more organic/hipster look, and then share it online like a tweet or Tumblr update. I never use it, but it’s crazy popular — and apparently lots of Instagram users tend to take pics of their Kindles.
I guess it makes sense. Most Instagram snapshots I’ve seen are of those casual in-between moments of a person’s life, like for instance when you’re sitting somewhere reading. And although I want to criticize the whole aged/tinted photo thing as being too damned trendy, I have to admit it sometimes adds a romantic glaze to the little plastic and glass device.
There’s even a few Nook shots!
Unfortunately to search the pics online you need to have an Instagram account, which you have to set up through the app on your iOS device. [Update: This site will let you browse Instagram pics via keyword search.] The blog Ebook Friendly has put together a nice sample collection for you, however, so head over there and take a look.
Photo credits from left: ramens, jgrillo, bridgetcmc. (I was going to look for Kobo, but I got hipstered out.)
