Originally Posted By ecdc I'm dying to pick up a Kindle but might have to last 'til Christmas. Their initial debut didn't seem to garner a lot of attention but in the last few months they've gone mainstream, with positive reviews in Entertainment Weekly and Oprah gushing over it. So anyone own one? Thoughts? Critiques?
Originally Posted By jdub >>So anyone own one?<< I think it's safe to say so. Although, why? You still have to buy the "books," but now you must first shell out a TON of cash for this added device which needs the STILL-additional financial outlay of a power source.
Originally Posted By utahjosh Maybe if I spent an hour a day on a subway or bus, I'd be interested. But I usually have time to read newspapers online, and books from the library. So I'm not really interested in one.
Originally Posted By mele My boss has one. They're really cool. I was amazed at how clear the screen looks. You can add notes as you read and it's features seem somewhat easy to use/learn. Downloading books was easy. They don't take too long to remotely download (meaning you don't have to use a USB cable or anything.) She doesn't have a memory card in hers but was easily able to put 3 or 4 books on it. I'd love to have one but I won't be spending the $. I don't travel enough and would rather spend the $ on books. ;-)
Originally Posted By Rsey103 I don't own one but I'd like to hear from those who do. I think I'd have to hold one in my hand to know whether or not I'd like to buy one. Are they available in stores or only online? I live in an area where the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and other newspapers are not available on the street the day of. With a Kindle I can read these papers the day they are published?
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle The funny thing is, I'm in the perfect market for this - I buy a lot of books off Amazon that are hard or expensive to find here, and I'd love to be able to get them sent to me quickly instead of waiting a month for delivery. But Amazon don't make the Kindle available outside of the US so I can't get one!
Originally Posted By mele Bummer, catfish! Rsey, I don't know the answer to your newspaper question but I'd be very surprised if you didn't get the newspapers on their day of printing. As I said, whole books download quickly and with very little effort. I'd be shocked if you had to wait a day or more for a paper.
Originally Posted By ImaDLFan We bought one for my MIL and she loves it. She is 74 years old and after a few lessons from her techy sons she is able to download and manage it very well. The font is adjustable and she likes the way it feels in her hand. I briefly looked at it and the case it comes in is nice. It feels about the size of a paperback. I believe you can get daily papers on it at least that is one of the claims they make. My MIL doesn’t use it for that though. She says her sons gave her back the gift of reading as she was unable to read the small font in paperbacks and the Kindle can adjust to a larger font. They also have good gift ideas for years to come by giving her Amazon money to order books....for us it was a win/win gift!
Originally Posted By ecdc Very cool, ImaDLFan. The Kindle does do newspapers for a much cheaper subscription rate than the print edition. Obviously newspapers a free online, but I don't find them to be as user friendly as print editions. Most reviews of Kindle say it's the best of both worlds. I'm sure if I get a Kindle I'll still buy books for my library. But I primarily collect history titles, books on film, and of course, Disney. I'd love a Kindle for fiction and popular non-fiction for much cheaper than the print edition and something I'm not necessarily interested in owning long-term or reading again.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut i currently read ebooks on my iPhone which is not so bad, but a bigger screen would be nice for reading. If I actually had more time to sit and read, or if I rode the bus or something I would buy them. They are quite convenient to have if you read alot. As far as the extra power source, there are plenty of solar chargers out there that will do the trick. The bonus of them really is that you can carry many books with you and if more magazines and newspapers catch on, you can have some variety.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin Hey ecdc (or others), did you get a kindle? I am seriously considering the kindle2 but the price is daunting. It would be a birthday/graduation/wedding present from my fiance. I love to read and figure over my 45 or so more years of life the initial cost should be worth it. I travel, and I think it would just be more comfortable to read than paper books in different positions. Also, a lot of the classic I must have are available free. It would be cheaper to buy the fantasy series I like and thinner too. It looks great to be able to have MANY books available in one thin paperback size.
Originally Posted By ecdc I did get one and I love it. The wireless access is what sets the Kindle apart. And now with the Kindle for iPhone app, my Kindle and iPhone automatically sync so I never lose my place. It's a great graduation present because now I can read what I want instead of school books
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin What did you graduate from? I don't have an iphone, but I think that the amazon connection will be better for me than a sony ereader.
