OT: Has anyone bought a Kindle?

[Eugene]

I don’t have a Kindle, but I’ve had Sony PRS-505 for more than a year. It’s a nice toy. Two things I primarily dislike about it: limited book availability and small screen size.

Kindle’s book availability is similar to Sony, and it depends a lot on what you read. If you mostly read mainstream stuff, you’ll find latest John Grishams and Dan Browns available online same day they show up in bookstores (though there are exceptions: for example, Harry Potter books are to this day completely unavailable on either Kindle or Sony Reader). Secondly, (almost) all books printed in the United States before 1924 are public domain. There’s a good selection of cheap formatted public domain books in Sony Store, and you can always download free stuff from Gutenberg online library.

On the other hand, less mainstream authors, say, Tad Williams (or even Robert Jordan), are often still unavailable on either platform, and paper is the only option. Same with textbooks.

As for the screen size, 6″ screen diagonal is just too small, and books are often formatted to leave a lot of margin space. You’ll have to flip pages often. I’ve been eyeing Kindle DX, but it’s still too expensive. Maybe some nice new models will come to the market in 2010.

I don’t really care for touchscreen and wireless connectivity, USB is good enough for me. Besides, I heard some scare stories about people screwing with your wi-fi enabled Kindle remotely.

[eyePod]

I have a Kindle. I think it is a great product if you enjoy reading. The screen is almost like paper not like a computer screen). Only drawback is it is black and white only. They have a new one out that has a larger screen. The reason Amazon will win the book reader war is because they have a huge selection and instant download (no computer necessary). English is not my only language and support is minimal at best for other languages. (I have a Gen1 so this might have improved with newer versions).

[eyePod]

I have a Kindle. I think it is a great product if you enjoy reading. The screen is almost like paper not like a computer screen). Only drawback is it is black and white only. They have a new one out that has a larger screen. The reason Amazon will win the book reader war is because they have a huge selection and instant download (no computer necessary). English is not my only language and support is minimal at best for other languages. (I have a Gen1 so this might have improved with newer versions).

[eyePod]

I have a Kindle. I think it is a great product if you enjoy reading. The screen is almost like paper not like a computer screen). Only drawback is it is black and white only. They have a new one out that has a larger screen. The reason Amazon will win the book reader war is because they have a huge selection and instant download (no computer necessary). English is not my only language and support is minimal at best for other languages. (I have a Gen1 so this might have improved with newer versions).

[eyePod]

I have a Kindle. I think it is a great product if you enjoy reading. The screen is almost like paper not like a computer screen). Only drawback is it is black and white only. They have a new one out that has a larger screen. The reason Amazon will win the book reader war is because they have a huge selection and instant download (no computer necessary). English is not my only language and support is minimal at best for other languages. (I have a Gen1 so this might have improved with newer versions).

[eyePod]

I have a Kindle. I think it is a great product if you enjoy reading. The screen is almost like paper not like a computer screen). Only drawback is it is black and white only. They have a new one out that has a larger screen. The reason Amazon will win the book reader war is because they have a huge selection and instant download (no computer necessary). English is not my only language and support is minimal at best for other languages. (I have a Gen1 so this might have improved with newer versions).

[dbapig]

friend of mine has one and likes it. it allows him opportunity to read more books at more unexpected time since he doesn’t have to remember to take a specific book to read.

Only issue is the screen but kindle’s screen is not like the computer screen.

And you can’t ebay off that book later but that may not be your concern.

[dbapig]

friend of mine has one and likes it. it allows him opportunity to read more books at more unexpected time since he doesn’t have to remember to take a specific book to read.

Only issue is the screen but kindle’s screen is not like the computer screen.

And you can’t ebay off that book later but that may not be your concern.

[dbapig]

friend of mine has one and likes it. it allows him opportunity to read more books at more unexpected time since he doesn’t have to remember to take a specific book to read.

Only issue is the screen but kindle’s screen is not like the computer screen.

And you can’t ebay off that book later but that may not be your concern.

[dbapig]

friend of mine has one and likes it. it allows him opportunity to read more books at more unexpected time since he doesn’t have to remember to take a specific book to read.

Only issue is the screen but kindle’s screen is not like the computer screen.

And you can’t ebay off that book later but that may not be your concern.

[dbapig]

friend of mine has one and likes it. it allows him opportunity to read more books at more unexpected time since he doesn’t have to remember to take a specific book to read.

Only issue is the screen but kindle’s screen is not like the computer screen.

And you can’t ebay off that book later but that may not be your concern.

[gn]

From what I know, 2010 will be the year of the e-reader. They’ll be more players & e-readers on the market. The competition will be fierce.

If you wait a few months, you’ll have better selections & prices.

[gn]

From what I know, 2010 will be the year of the e-reader. They’ll be more players & e-readers on the market. The competition will be fierce.

If you wait a few months, you’ll have better selections & prices.

[gn]

From what I know, 2010 will be the year of the e-reader. They’ll be more players & e-readers on the market. The competition will be fierce.

If you wait a few months, you’ll have better selections & prices.

[gn]

From what I know, 2010 will be the year of the e-reader. They’ll be more players & e-readers on the market. The competition will be fierce.

If you wait a few months, you’ll have better selections & prices.

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