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Post by Marina on Jul 29, 2011 19:52:35 GMT -5
I have a Kindle out of convenience. I will be traveling abroad for college and being an English major I'll have a lot to read. I want to bring as many books with me as I can, and I will be able to do it with all of them in my nice little Kindle. However, my problem with the Kindle is that not every book is available for me to buy for it. I still bought physical copies of all the books for my first English class as a college student. Not complaining, but I could have saved money. Also I am still waiting on Amazon to allow library e-book lending. There's lendle. me Also, it's not up to Amazon whether the book is made electronic or up for lending, it's up to publishers and owners of the books. |
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Post by tosney on Sept 29, 2011 21:18:34 GMT -5
New Kindle Lineup: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051QVESA/ref=famstripe_kI'm finally getting one. I'm treating myself for getting my first job by using some of my pay for a kindle touch 3G. I'm so excited for when they come out in November! I knew the next one would have a touch screen. We'll see how it works - I think I'll love it.  |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Nov 6, 2011 11:39:17 GMT -5
I have held a Nook and have now held a Kindle. It was determined between my coworkers and I that a Kindle is like a Mercedes while a Nook is a beat-up old car with no heat. And an iPad is a hovercraft? |
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Post by Marina on Nov 6, 2011 18:55:25 GMT -5
And an iPad is a hovercraft? I have only played around on an iPad once, but I think that this is a viable comparison. I have to agree with all of these statements. Lol. I have a Kindle, my brother gave it to me for my birthday a couple of years ago, so it's the 2nd Generation. And then my friend bought herself a Nook, one of the newer versions. And I gotta say that my Kindle works better and faster. Nook actually takes time to load and has weird shelving system, that's much too complicated for such a device. Also, an iPad is basically a laptop with a touch screen, without the keyboard. |
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Post by tosney on Nov 21, 2011 23:32:39 GMT -5
Just got my kindle touch. I've been a bit busy to stop by here lately, but I though you would all like to know that I'm in love and the touchscreen works like a charm most of the time. I'm sure it will take a little getting used to just because I haven't had a touchscreen device before. Also, I have tons of free books already - one of which I'm loving. Not to mention some of the free cookbooks and things. It's really very simple, and lovely, and useful.
Also, I gave it a name: Sexy.
I feel that a Kindle is probably the closest I'll ever get to a Tardis - it bigger on the inside! And books can take you to any time and place and lets you meet all sorts of fantastic people. / end cheesy literary sentiment.
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Nov 29, 2011 16:36:39 GMT -5
My father wants to get me a kindle for Christmas. My mother keeps trying to tell him not to bother, that I like the touch of a book, the smell of a book (excluding that one type of paper that makes me nauseous), and the heft of a book. Her words, not mine. I'm touched by my mother's understanding, but irritated by my father's persistence.
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Post by Kori on Jan 20, 2012 14:51:52 GMT -5
I don't have an e-reader either. Of course, they lack the pleasure of reading an actual book, and they cost a lot. Plus, if you loose your e-reader, there goes your library. Sure, you have it backed up on your computer, but they're not exactly portable anymore, until you buy a new one.
Nevertheless I have been considering it for when I finally get to backpack through Europe or something. When I went over to Ireland a few summers ago, I packed 10 books, all of which were finished by the time I left. I bought a few more, which only added to the weight of my luggage, and a few got wet from the rain pelting my bags. Luckily, none of them were ruined, but it was a close call. At the very least, an e-reader would mitigate the weight of all those books I carry everywhere.
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Post by Marina on Jan 20, 2012 22:48:21 GMT -5
I don't have an e-reader either. Of course, they lack the pleasure of reading an actual book, and they cost a lot. Plus, if you loose your e-reader, there goes your library. Sure, you have it backed up on your computer, but they're not exactly portable anymore, until you buy a new one. Nevertheless I have been considering it for when I finally get to backpack through Europe or something. When I went over to Ireland a few summers ago, I packed 10 books, all of which were finished by the time I left. I bought a few more, which only added to the weight of my luggage, and a few got wet from the rain pelting my bags. Luckily, none of them were ruined, but it was a close call. At the very least, an e-reader would mitigate the weight of all those books I carry everywhere. Actually your entire library is safe on Amazon. Besides, nowadays you can just download the app for either your phone or your computer. |
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Post by Kori on Jan 21, 2012 1:31:08 GMT -5
Actually your entire library is safe on Amazon. Besides, nowadays you can just download the app for either your phone or your computer. But what if you don't have a laptop or a smart phone? Then portability would still be an issue. Hell, smartphones are even worse than e-readers in my opinion, but that's another topic. |
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Post by sammybluejay on Jan 21, 2012 16:48:40 GMT -5
I got a Kindle 3 for my birthday in July and I absolutely love it, and my dad has a Sony one and he loves that one as well. The convenience of it is just wonderful, especially when you're reading a book that would be a huge hardcover (like when I read 1Q84 over the holidays) and a pain in the butt to lug around, and I love all the free classics. Also, as other people have mentioned, the convenience. I finally read Girl With the Dragon Tattoo this week and then as soon as I finished it wanted the second one - and all I had to do was log in to amazon and get it there and I could start it right away. And I live away from home for school, so I do a lot of travelling back and forth and having an ereader rather than having to drag a bunch of books with me has been a godsend.
That said, I'll never stop buying paper books. I buy all my class books in paperback so that I know I have the right edition and can keep up with page references and such in class. And I'll still always stop at Chapters or Coles and usually buy a book or two, because I still love the feeling of reading an actual book. I honestly feel like I'm stuck right in the middle because I love my ereader and I love paper books and really, when it comes down to it, as long as I get to read the book one way or another, it doesn't matter much to me.
However, I have found that if a book is the same price on my Kindle as it is for the paperback, chances are I'll go buy the paperback. Don't ask me why.
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jan 30, 2012 4:55:15 GMT -5
However, I have found that if a book is the same price on my Kindle as it is for the paperback, chances are I'll go buy the paperback. Don't ask me why. This makes total sense to me. If I'm going to pay the same regardless, I'd rather have the actual book in my hands that I can put on my shelf to take up all the space in my house so there's no room for me. Anyway. I have recently been using my mom's Kindle to read a lot of books and I am now sold on the concept of e-Readers. They are AWESOME. Though mom may not be so sold when she sees how many books I have purchased through her Amazon account. *sheepish look* But it does make me feel much better about the ebook of my novel that I'll be releasing shortly. /shrug |
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