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My Amazon Kindle review....finally!

The Kindle accepts Mobipocket books (.prc) that are DRM-free. Feedbooks, Manybooks, Mobileread, carry public domain free Mobipocket books.
 
Looks like Oprah gave away Kindles to her audience/drones today. If you go to oprah.com, there is a $50 coupon code for a Kindle.
 
Isabell - and other Kindle users - now that Kindle 2 is here will you take up Amazon's offer...
"original Kindle owners are first in line to receive Kindle 2. Place your Kindle 2 order by midnight PST on February 10th and you will receive first priority." ?
 
Occlith said:
Isabell - and other Kindle users - now that Kindle 2 is here will you take up Amazon's offer...
"original Kindle owners are first in line to receive Kindle 2. Place your Kindle 2 order by midnight PST on February 10th and you will receive first priority." ?
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No. I don't plan on it. I'm happy with the Kindle I have now. I've taken really good care of it and it's still like new to me. the battery still has it's full capacity.

Although, I do have to say that I'm still very impressed with the new Kindle and recommend it to new buyers. Longer battery life, sleeker design, lighter in weight and crisper screen.

Whoever buys the Kindle 2 will be happy with it.
 
Occlith said:
Isabell - and other Kindle users - now that Kindle 2 is here will you take up Amazon's offer...
"original Kindle owners are first in line to receive Kindle 2. Place your Kindle 2 order by midnight PST on February 10th and you will receive first priority." ?
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I'm definitely not planning on buying the newer model. Like Isabell, my original is still in great condition, so there would really be no justification. The new one looks great though--Amazon definitely did a great job tweaking the original.
 
I'm dying a little on the inside because of the fact that these are only available in the USA. Any word on when they are going to be bringing one out for international use?
 
MonkeyCatcher said:
I'm dying a little on the inside because of the fact that these are only available in the USA. Any word on when they are going to be bringing one out for international use?
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I thought there was mention of it going overseas--try searching for it on blogs about the Kindle or even contacting Kindle Support and asking them.
 
She won't be able to download books straight to the Kindle itself or even buy them from Amazon on the computer and transfer them over unless she uses an American Credit card. Hopefully they will change that soon---only to realize that they can make so much more money with international orders
 
I think the only reason it hasn't gone overseas yet is they are still working out all the copyright stuff with the publishers.
 
Bob Magness said:
I think the only reason it hasn't gone overseas yet is they are still working out all the copyright stuff with the publishers.
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I hope they get all that sorted soon if that's the case. It's my 21st soon, and I'm sure I can coerce someone into buying it for me - with an added pretty please and a cherry on top, of course.
 
MonkeyCatcher said:
Oo thanks I'll check them out. Although the main thing that attracts me to the Kindle is the 24/7 access to Wiki. That would be incredibly useful, as I'm always writing down subjects to look up the next time I'm online.
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If you're dead set on a Kindle then you can use one the U.S. VISA gift cards to make your purchases. I'm sure someone would send you a $10 one for your birthday. :whistling:
 
Haha thanks for the idea, but there's no use getting it when whispernet won't work.

I've been having a look around, and I'm this close to buying a BeBook. Does anyone else here know of someone who has one?
 
I would like to see how forum members respond to this analysis of the Kindle. I have been rather put off by the Kindle becuase I have analyzed it on a cost/benefits ratio. in other words the benefits of using the Kindle need to outway the costs of using it. The only benefit that I can see to reading via a Kindle is that it save a tree or several trees. While this is a worthwhile notion it still does not out way the negitives, first among them is the fact that it is much more expensive to read via the Kindle. A typical paperback starts at $8 while msot Kindle editions start at $10, making Kindle editions cost $2 more per novel you read assuming that one, like I do, reads only mass market paperbacks and never premium novels. Second, Kindle while small in size is huge when compared to my Sana Fuze and would take up a whole lot of space that I can ill afford to devote to it. So I do not see where the benefits can match up to the down sides of the Kindle.

Benefits - Save a Tree
Costs - Cost more per novel, Size.
 
jbcohen said:
I would like to see how forum members respond to this analysis of the Kindle. I have been rather put off by the Kindle becuase I have analyzed it on a cost/benefits ratio. in other words the benefits of using the Kindle need to outway the costs of using it. The only benefit that I can see to reading via a Kindle is that it save a tree or several trees. While this is a worthwhile notion it still does not out way the negitives, first among them is the fact that it is much more expensive to read via the Kindle. A typical paperback starts at $8 while msot Kindle editions start at $10, making Kindle editions cost $2 more per novel you read assuming that one, like I do, reads only mass market paperbacks and never premium novels. Second, Kindle while small in size is huge when compared to my Sana Fuze and would take up a whole lot of space that I can ill afford to devote to it. So I do not see where the benefits can match up to the down sides of the Kindle.

Benefits - Save a Tree
Costs - Cost more per novel, Size.
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The book equivalent that the Kindle costs was one of my reasons for not getting one. Of course, there are those that will say that there are thousands of titles you can download for free from Project Gutenberg.
 
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