Kindle

[adina_atl]

I'm seriously thinking of buying a Kindle DX when they're available again. I'm not primarily buying it to read published books, but rather things like fan fiction, technical documents, and the NY Times, things that I currently read on my laptop sitting at my desk. Because I want to be able to read in bed again, not to mention outside. (I'm

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[quinn222]

I'm saving for a Kindle too but I think the DX is too big for me to handle conveniently.

[adina_atl]

I think if it were heavier it would be a problem for me, but weighing in around magazine weight I think it will be okay, since I can easily prop it one-handed. Though I wish it had left-hand page controls too. One issue that may be a problem is reading in bed without my contacts in. My focal range is not large enough to see a full page of notebook paper (I write in bed, too) without moving the page around, so I may not be able to see the full page at once. Hmm. But I really want that native PDF ability!

[quinn222]

I was disappointed the 2nd gen Kindle didn't have native pdf for probably the same reason as you, I want to read fanfic on it.

[adina_atl]

Well, that and Microsoft CRM and SQL Server documentation, which I'm seriously behind on reading. But after sitting at my desk working, sitting at my desk reading email and LJ, and sitting at my desk reading fan fiction, I just can't sit at my desk any more! I can easily wind up spending twelve hours a day sitting at my desk.

[beadattitude]

I have kindle for my iphone and ADORE it. Where are you getting fanfic for Kindle? ::wiggles eyebrows hopefully::

[adina_atl]

I'm not, yet. (And the DX is back ordered, damn it!) But there's a LJ comm for it--don't remember the name, unfortunately.