Kindle dropped their prices a few weeks ago to something fairly manageable, and despite my dislike of Amazon.com's licensing system, I bought one
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Thank you for this. I see lots of Kindles during my bus commute, and always feel a bit jealous, especially because library books tend to be large-ish hardbacks. I continue to be tempted to buy a Kindle, but it's not the initial purchase price that gets me, it's the ongoing ones.
On the other hand, even at the reduced price of $9.99 for books, that cost still adds up a lot faster than library books or buying used.
There is a fairly wide selection of free books available for the Kindle, but yes $9.99 a pop adds up quickly on books you'd be inclined to pass on after the fact.
I tried out a Sony e-reader last year, which was excellent for a while but kept breaking down - at which point they say 'yeah, we'll send it away for 3 weeks to see if it can be fixed' which is kinda rubbish.
So I'm looking at getting a Kindle sometime soon. When the Sony was working, I did find that an e-reader was an excellent thing for someone who finds hardbacks too heavy to hold, and the tension you need to use to keep a PB open painful after about 15 minutes. The lightweight Kindle looks smashing :)
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On the other hand, even at the reduced price of $9.99 for books, that cost still adds up a lot faster than library books or buying used.
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So I'm looking at getting a Kindle sometime soon. When the Sony was working, I did find that an e-reader was an excellent thing for someone who finds hardbacks too heavy to hold, and the tension you need to use to keep a PB open painful after about 15 minutes. The lightweight Kindle looks smashing :)
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