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metirish Sep 29 2010 09:52 AM

Who has one and what's she like? I am thinking of getting one , very early in this thought process yet though. Here is the latest model , i was a bit concerned about 3G but as it turns out Amazon pays all that.....so no contract of monthly fee involved. http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-R ... s-wireless Like or dislike?

Fman99 Sep 29 2010 10:35 AM Re: Amazon Kindle

I don't have one but I am asking for the Nook (the Barnes and Noble e-reader) as a Hannukah present. Unlike the Kindle, the Nook supports the EPUB format which allows one to "borrow" electronic books from local libraries. And the Wi-Fi only ones are a good deal cheaper ($140 for Kindle, $150 for Nook) -- since I have wireless at home, and it's ubiquitous in public, I don't mind giving up the 3G connectivity.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 29 2010 10:37 AM Re: Amazon Kindle

I think I read where Amazon knows the Kindle has a limited future now that the iPad is here. I can't confirm this since I don't have either device, but the idea is, the pad can do everything the kindle does, and more.

metirish Sep 29 2010 10:38 AM Re: Amazon Kindle

Of course Fman wants some nookie I looiked at the Nook too , looks pretty cool and the option to borrow from the library is very cool.

metirish Sep 29 2010 10:41 AM Re: Amazon Kindle

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think I read where Amazon knows the Kindle has a limited future now that the iPad is here. I can't confirm this since I don't have either device, but the idea is, the pad can do everything the kindle does, and more. I saw Jeff Bezos on Charlie Rose talk about that , and he made some good points, the Kindle does books, it does reading, the ipad does that but mostly it does all the other stuff. For people who want the book thing they would go with Kindle, of course he would say that but it's certainly how I feel.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 29 2010 11:08 AM Re: Amazon Kindle

I find these things a little intriguing, but not enough to inspire me to take the plunge. I'll continue to read books the old-fashioned way for now. Maybe in a few years when the dust settles and these things get cheaper, I'll be more willing to give them a try.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 29 2010 12:06 PM Re: Amazon Kindle

I'm w/ Grimm. A woman next to me on the flight had a Kindle and was showing it off and it was alright, but I wouldn't want to look at a 'book' that way for very long. She sorta made fun of me for carrying 3 books (point, her), but i still like sticking an old skool paperback in my back pocket and going to the beach and don't want my reading to be jammed up due to dead battery/no internet access?, or what have you. If i had to get one, i think the ipad reader looked pretty awesome. are pretty much all titles available on all 3 hardware platforms? how do the pricing structures for books differ? that'd be a thing for me.

Ceetar Sep 29 2010 12:20 PM Re: Amazon Kindle

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I'm w/ Grimm. A woman next to me on the flight had a Kindle and was showing it off and it was alright, but I wouldn't want to look at a 'book' that way for very long. She sorta made fun of me for carrying 3 books (point, her), but i still like sticking an old skool paperback in my back pocket and going to the beach and don't want my reading to be jammed up due to dead battery/no internet access?, or what have you. If i had to get one, i think the ipad reader looked pretty awesome. are pretty much all titles available on all 3 hardware platforms? how do the pricing structures for books differ? that'd be a thing for me. I agree. Also, you can't hold a Kindle the same way you hold a book. That matters to me. Harder to hold a kindle while gripping a subway pole with no space to move. Being able to just shove a paperback in a bag or pocket or sleeve and not worry about it helps too. Less likely to be stolen if you leave it sitting on a beach blanket. I'd enver be able to handle the multi-function iPad type readers. Too many multitasking options. I have a hard enough time focusing to read now that I have a computer as a phone in my pocket with internet access everywhere.

soupcan Sep 29 2010 02:21 PM Re: Amazon Kindle

Have had my Kindle for almost a year now. I had all of the doubts that you all express and was not in the market for it. I got it as a gift from my sister. Yes the iPad can do everything the Kindle can do and more, however the Kindle is significantly easier on the eyes and you can read the Kindle in direct bright sunlight with no issues, no glare at all. It's just like if you had a paperback book. I agree with Bezos for this reason. I've used the iPad and for reading books the Kindle simply kicks it ass up and down the street. The battery life is nothing short of amazing. I can charge my Kindle overnight, use it all week long, putting it in sleep mode when I'm not and the thing will hold the charge for a week to 10 days. The iPad can't touch that either. Handling the Kindle is a cross between a hardcover and softcover book. Not nearly as heavy and bulky as the hardcover but not flexible like a paperback. It is light and not difficult to get used to at all. You can't lend books like you can on the nook - but even with that on the nook you can only lend one book to one person, one time - and the nook also allows you crossword puzzle ability which my Kindle does not. Other than that I don't know anything else about the nook. In short, I highly recommend the Kindle. The ability to have almost any book in your hand 30 seconds after deciding you want to read it is way cool. I also read my morning paper on my Kindle. You have to subscribe to a paper to do that but that's your choice. No monthly fee and the books you buy are heavily discounted. I really enjoy it and also find that I'm reading more since I got the Kindle.

sharpie Sep 30 2010 10:08 PM Re: Amazon Kindle

Yeah, the Kindle is good. They'll also have the lending thing that Nook has within a couple of months. I find it quite easy to hold while hanging onto a subway pole. The lightness of it is the beauty of the thing. The non-backlit screen is very appealing to me. I look at enough glowing boxes in my life without adding another plus the lack of eyestrain is very nice. The iPad is heavier, is backlit and has too many other distracting things on it. It's one advantage is that it supports color but if I want to read something with color pictures I'll read the print book. Right now I read probably half Kindle, half print.

A Boy Named Seo Oct 04 2010 11:09 AM Re: Amazon Kindle

After you get your mobile book-reading device, you can publish your own book via this horribly named B&N self-publishing outfit. Pube-it!

metirish Oct 04 2010 11:13 AM Re: Amazon Kindle

A Boy Named Seo wrote: After you get your mobile book-reading device, you can publish your own book via this horribly named B&N self-publishing outfit. Pube-it! Oh Lord , no wonder B&N is close to going under. Love goign to my local B&N though and would hate to see it change, a great place to bring the kid and hang out.( or in Seo's case he'd probably pick up some hot chick, a scene to be added to the movie.)

metsmarathon Oct 04 2010 11:15 AM Re: Amazon Kindle

mrs.mm has the nook. she loves the nook. though, she's yet to try it while hanging off a pole. her loss, and mine, i'm certain.

metirish Oct 04 2010 11:21 AM Re: Amazon Kindle

MM, the Nook has that feature where you can look up a word in a dictionary ?, like a long press on the word gives you the info? , not sure if Kindle does that.

soupcan Oct 04 2010 11:27 AM Re: Amazon Kindle

metirish wrote: MM, the Nook has that feature where you can look up a word in a dictionary ?, like a long press on the word gives you the info? , not sure if Kindle does that. Yes, Kindle does that.