Kindle

[Esther]

Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device
Other products by Amazon.com


"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.


Does anyone have this or know more about it?

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Esther

Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device
Other products by Amazon.com


"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.


Does anyone have this or know more about it?

I don't even know what it is!!

[SiblingRevelry]

Originally Posted by Esther

Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device
Other products by Amazon.com


"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.


Does anyone have this or know more about it?

It's a little handheld device with a screen and some fancy technology that makes it easy on the eyes. Costs about $350. Can download books in a flash (but of course they want money for those books).

For those who are into instant gratification, you can get the books right away. However, there's a 12-16 WEEK backorder on the Kindle right now.


But the idea that I wouldn't have a hardcopy of the book, that I might break this very expensive piece of equipment and that a lot of the books I like to read (i.e., art and quilting books with pictures) are not available on the Kindle makes it less than likely that I'm going to shell out $350 for the privilege of paying more money to download a book.

This Kindle's gonna have to come down to $59.95 before I start thinking it's a good idea. Even my BlackBerry has dual uses, displays in color to boot, and cost less than the Kindle. (Ok, so the screen is a lot smaller too.) And, believe it or not, I can get books to read on it from Mobipocket if I'm that crazy.

There really is nothing like holding a book in your hands.

[OnTheFritz]

Yeah - it's still a bit pricey for me. I've messed with one a bit, and they are very cool.

So.... did you think the books were going to be free? Authors don't make money on the Kindle itself, ya know

[Tina]

It would be a waste of money for me. I'd rather read a book the old fashioned way.

[Digging4Truth]

I don't have the device but I have bought several books from Amazon that now have a Kindle version that I can access and read.

My eyesight is very poor and so it is helpful for me to have an electronic version but having it in a hand held device would seem to defeat the purpose.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by SiblingRevelry

It's a little handheld device with a screen and some fancy technology that makes it easy on the eyes. Costs about $350. Can download books in a flash (but of course they want money for those books).

For those who are into instant gratification, you can get the books right away. However, there's a 12-16 WEEK backorder on the Kindle right now.


But the idea that I wouldn't have a hardcopy of the book, that I might break this very expensive piece of equipment and that a lot of the books I like to read (i.e., art and quilting books with pictures) are not available on the Kindle makes it less than likely that I'm going to shell out $350 for the privilege of paying more money to download a book.

This Kindle's gonna have to come down to $59.95 before I start thinking it's a good idea. Even my BlackBerry has dual uses, displays in color to boot, and cost less than the Kindle. (Ok, so the screen is a lot smaller too.) And, believe it or not, I can get books to read on it from Mobipocket if I'm that crazy.

There really is nothing like holding a book in your hands.

I am not really familiar with it but like Tina said I like to hold my books in my hands and I like to have a hard copy. Who knows if all this technology will be consistent since everything keeps changing.

[SiblingRevelry]

Originally Posted by DerrickS

Yeah - it's still a bit pricey for me. I've messed with one a bit, and they are very cool.

So.... did you think the books were going to be free? Authors don't make money on the Kindle itself, ya know

Well, no, but if they're only available on the Kindle, you can't check them out of the library either!!! That day may come...

[OnTheFritz]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

I don't have the device but I have bought several books from Amazon that now have a Kindle version that I can access and read.

My eyesight is very poor and so it is helpful for me to have an electronic version but having it in a hand held device would seem to defeat the purpose.

It's not tiny. It's the size of an 8.5x11 page. And the screen has no lcd-type glare because it's a new technology called E-Ink. Doesn't even look like a screen. Pretty nifty.