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Anyone here a Kindle owner?

Ninja Monkey said:
Have you ever used a Kindle? You should try it out. There is no comparison using the app on a smaller LCD screen versus the larger e-ink screen. It's so much easier on the eyes. Reading the Kindle outside in the sun is also much easier. The battery life is also far superior.

Kindle FTW! :D
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I don't see why people go for the Kindle when they could have a tablet. Tablets are cool to use, but can you justify paying $1000 for one off-contract, like the Samsung Tab? Then a separate data plan (WiFi is there just to save data usage, but isn't something that consistent and as widespread as one would hope, outside of the house) alongside your phone bill. I think it's just too much.

For now, at least. When they make $200 tablets, then it's the thing to get, whether it has WiFi or 3G. But for now, while carriers have their hands in it, it's too expensive.
 
smacky said:
I don't see why people go for the Kindle when they could have a tablet...
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Ignoring the battery life and e-ink arguments already made...
smacky said:
...can you justify paying $1000 for one off-contract, like the Samsung Tab? Then a separate data plan (WiFi is there just to save data usage, but isn't something that consistent and as widespread as one would hope, outside of the house) alongside your phone bill. I think it's just too much.... ...it's too expensive.
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...you anser your own question.
 
smacky said:
I don't see why people go for the Kindle when they could have a tablet. Tablets are cool to use, but can you justify paying $1000 for one off-contract, like the Samsung Tab? Then a separate data plan (WiFi is there just to save data usage, but isn't something that consistent and as widespread as one would hope, outside of the house) alongside your phone bill. I think it's just too much.

For now, at least. When they make $200 tablets, then it's the thing to get, whether it has WiFi or 3G. But for now, while carriers have their hands in it, it's too expensive.
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The 6" Kindle really is the perfect size. The new Kindle is so freaking light and the battery life is just silly.

The Kindle is made for people who do a lot of reading. If you're not a heavy reader then maybe you can use an iPad with an LCD screen. For me it's not an option. I still don't want a tablet. Eink is so much easier on the eyes. No strain at all. I'm not trading my Kindle for anything with an LCD screen
 
Ninja Monkey said:
The 6" Kindle really is the perfect size. The new Kindle is so freaking light and the battery life is just silly.

The Kindle is made for people who do a lot of reading. If you're not a heavy reader then maybe you can use an iPad with an LCD screen. For me it's not an option. I still don't want a tablet. Eink is so much easier on the eyes. No strain at all. I'm not trading my Kindle for anything with an LCD screen
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Yeah, my argument was why buy a Kindle now when a low-end tablet will cost just as much in the near future. I mean, unless you want the Kindle for the short-term and then sell it and use that money towards a budget-tablet.

I would just get the tablet Kmart had, if I didn't care so much for specs so much as I did just have a nicer, brighter screen relative to my phone.

The Samsung Tab is getting screwed by the Big Four carriers. It's gonna be a shame if/when it flops and the iPad marches ahead again. Although, the iPad really is a magnificent device. The only thing that takes me away from any mobile device is the required data plan. I can't live without it, because I plan on using my iPad out in the open, not in the house or by businesses where I can mooch wireless. But paying for it on top of my Droid's data plan is just dumb. For me.

I use about 1.5GB of data a month on my phone. On a bigger, more capable device, I expect to use a lot more. So it's not like I can pay a few bucks a month for 25MB. I use that in a day.

So it's a catch-22 for me, which may ultimately mean I ditch my smartphone for a feature phone and have a tablet with unlimited. But that doesn't sound appealing at all. What happens to my notebook, then?

So I see it as more of a novelty more so than a new niche. They were never meant to compete against netbooks and notebooks, yet it's reportedly killing both. I think netbooks were a fad so their sales decreasing isn't a big deal. But notebooks? I can't imagine a tablet replacing them; like with smartphones, someone will always prefer a physical keyboard. And while there are keyboards for the iPad, some may just miss the larger HDD, better performance of a notebook vs. a tablet.

Maybe in few years. Never say never. We may see a tablet that would obliterate a notebook performance-wise. I can't fathom it, but even if it does, how much will it cost?

A lot to think about.
 
I bought my wife a Nook for her birthday and she loves it, but she reads all the time. I like to read but am more of a data person. I find it hard to justify buying a device that can only do one thing (I know, battery life and eink make it better than my option). The prices coming down to less than $150 for a wifi version does make it more interesting and I bet they will be $99 before long.
 
Palm to face. How many times do people have to say it?! LCD can't compare to eink. Sigh.

Kindle eink > LCD on a Netbook, Laptop or Phone
Kindle battery > Netbook, Laptop or Phone
Kindle weight < Netbook or Laptop and = to Phone
 
Reading books in real life>>>> reading pixels on Kindle
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That's cool if you want to store hundreds of books in your house. I have over 3,000 S.F. and I still don't have the room to store all of our books. :o

The Kindle is priceless in my opinion. The words on my Kindle are just as "real" as printed words. :rolleyes:

Unless you are having some kind of unhealthy sexual relationship with pulp I don't know why people are so against e-books. I just don't get it. :confused:
 
There's something to be said when you walk into an educated person's house, peek in his office, and see a wall full of books, ranging from classic novels to things related to their career and then the leisurely reads in between.

No one walks around going "wanna see my Kindle?"
 
smacky said:
There's something to be said when you walk into an educated person's house, peek in his office, and see a wall full of books, ranging from classic novels to things related to their career and then the leisurely reads in between.

No one walks around going "wanna see my Kindle?"
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People walk around saying that all the time! But, I really don't care if people see the books I read or not, I don't read to impress others. Whether you read a book on paper or on an e-reader, it doesn't make the slightest difference in the level of enjoyment and/or education you get from it.
 
Forgot to mention the Sony E-reader. I am loving it, as an avid reader(19, which is damn impressive around where I live for some reason..) I just recently got the Sony- e-reader(not the touch, the least expensive one). For me it is great for trips and all.

The biggest catch for me is book price. With all of the books I have bought, it probably totals up to $3,000+ in terms of hardback and paperback(I prefer pb, easier to store and carry).

I recently got a book that was 700+ pages(a history book) on my e-reader. Store Price: $30, sony store price: $15.

There are drawbacks though, the ink is not as good which is not surprising as it is still improving. Battery Life is always one too, though it seems to take quite a bit of time to recharge it.

This is the version I have: My Version

The reason I did not get the kindle was because of the amount of buttons on the front seemed annoying. Mine I like because it feels just like an Ipod when scrolling through.
 
tricksy_rabbit said:
People walk around saying that all the time! But, I really don't care if people see the books I read or not, I don't read to impress others. Whether you read a book on paper or on an e-reader, it doesn't make the slightest difference in the level of enjoyment and/or education you get from it.
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Ok. I'd still rather read a physical book rather than a digital one.
 
It's a shame the system can't work the same way CDs and MP3 players do. If I buy a CD I can also burn it to my PC/MP3 player/etc. If I buy a book, then all I have is one physical copy.
 
mpw said:
You could photocopy or scan it.
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It's still not the equivalent of burning a CD. One takes a few minutes and leaves you with an identical copy, the other would take hours and still wouldn't be a decent copy of the original.
 
So in order to read a book, you first set yourself back $200 and then put more money into it to buy more books.

Why not wait for a reasonably priced tablet and do more with a $200 device than just download and read books?
 
smacky said:
...Why not wait for a reasonably priced tablet and do more with a $200 device than just download and read books?
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Because you want the best tool for the job?

By your reasoning; this is a picture of a chisel, can opener, paint stirrer and home defense.
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