Kindle and holidays, woo!

[selenay936]

Guilty confession time: I've ordered a Kindle. In fact, I ordered it last week. Went for the basic wi-fi only model, because there is rarely a time when I am without wi-fi access of some kind and I cannot justify paying an extra $50 for the 3G connection when I will rarely need it.

Comments

[paranoidangel42]

That's interesting because Dad has a Sony and finds it really easy to load books onto it - you just stick the SD card in the computer. I found it easy to read on, but then I've not seen any other e-book reader at all, so I have no idea how they compare.

[selenay936]

We haven't got an SD card set up. It's not really badly fiddly, but it could be easier and trying to put things on from the library is a nightmare! Plus the contrast isn't as good as I thought an ereader should be. Having played with the Sony, I can see the things that aren't what I want and those are the things that Kindle seems to do well according to the reviews.

[netgirl_y2k]

Oh God. You're really tempting me. Even though I already have more unread dead tree books than I could possibly read even if I did nothing else for the next six months and I don't really need an e-reader.

Still, I wants.

Let me know how you get along with the kindle when it arrives, would you? I've been looking at the Sony and finding myself underwhelmed.

[selenay936]

According to LibraryThing, I still have 121 unread dead tree books. I still want an e-reader, though, and I'm going to have one.

I shall be sqeeing like mad when it arrived and probably trying to convert everyone. I've played with the Sony and been totally underwhelmed. The specs for the new ones just came out, but I'm still underwhelmed by the lack of storage, lack of wi-fi, and lack of improvement to much of anything apart from better contrast.

I impatiently prodding the order page every day in hopes that the my Kindle order magically gets ahead of everyone else's.

[jedinic]

I think you're talking me into buying one too! ;)

Also, I find it quite intersting that you say "dead tree" format. Here in BC, people love using trees/wood, because "it's a renewable resource!" I wonder if that's just a west-coast Canada thing?

[selenay936]

"Dead tree" seems to be how most people discussing ebooks are discussing paper books :-) Interesting to know about BC!

And yes, you should buy one. Think how convenient it would be for all your travelling! You'd be able to carry dozens of books with you in the space and weight of a paperback!

[jedinic]

That's why I want one. ;) I'm so tired of having only one book and relying on fanfic I've downloaded to my laptop (which isn't always the best quality)!

Kindle

[anonymous]

I just got a Kindle Wi-Fi for many of the same reasons and, so far, I'm not disappointed.
I was blown away when I peeled off the plastic enclosing the Kindle to realise that what I thought was one of those sticky instruction things was the Kindle eInk screen.
I love the way that when you switch it "off" it replaces your book with a random author image.
It's so easy to upload a PDF file from your PC and then read it.
It's a lot cheaper to buy an eBook from Amazon than to purchase the first edition hardback version.
If you really like the book, you can get the mass-market paperback later for a permanent copy and still come up quids-in.
Gryphon

Re: Kindle

[selenay936]

If you really like the book, you can get the mass-market paperback later for a permanent copy and still come up quids-in.

This is what finally tipped me over, realising that if I need a permanent copy (in case Amazon does another bookfail), having the ebook doesn't ban me from buying the mass-market to store on the shelves.

I figure that there are still going to be books that I know I'll want permanent copies of and I won't be able to wait for, so I won't stop buying hardbacks entirely (Lackey, Bujold, Novik all need immediate pre-ordering in hard back). I'm just going to be changing my buying habits a bit and I might be more likely to try something outside my normal comfort zone if the price is good on ebook.