Kindle

matagin · October 16, 2011, 07:15:48 PM

I bought the new Kindle about a week ago and have played around with it some. I have used the Kindle app for a few years on my iPhone and enjoy but I just don't see the need for the Kindle. So I decided to return it tonight after owning it for just a week. I've been wanting one since it came out but never wanted to pay the large price. The reason I returned it is because I just love physical books. I have been a big reader all my life and still have books that I bought brand new when I was just a kid in the 80s. There is just something about having a physical copy of a book. I can look at them. I can flip through them. When I read them, it is easy to tell where I am in the book. It's hard to experience these things with an eReader. I hardly ever travel so it's not really necessary and if I do I can just read on my iPhone. Anyway, it's funny how we want something gadget-wise for so long and then are disappointed when we get it. It rarely happens to me but it did with the Kindle.

Feathers · October 17, 2011, 12:32:01 AM

I still want a kindle but I have a suspicion that I'll end up in the same camp as you. I've had some problems reading on the iPhone but have finally given in to age and made the text bigger :( which seems to have solved many of the problems.

I still want a Kindle, but more than anything I now want to try it for a while before committing any sort of cash to it (and I know that once I get it I'll want to re-purchase all my books for it which is another reason to avoid it!).

Jobydrone · October 17, 2011, 07:11:16 AM

I'm over the whole physical/tactile thing with regards to books. The convenience of the ability to store the entire library of congress in the palm of your hand (maybe a slight exaggeration but not by much) makes up for my missing the smell of paper or whatever. I am a crotchety old fart about some things, but not e-readers.

billybob476 · October 17, 2011, 07:18:54 AM

Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on October 17, 2011, 07:11:16 AM
I'm over the whole physical/tactile thing with regards to books. The convenience of the ability to store the entire library of congress in the palm of your hand (maybe a slight exaggeration but not by much) makes up for my missing the smell of paper or whatever. I am a crotchety old fart about some things, but not e-readers.

Yup my overflowing bookshelf is thanking me for getting that Kindle!

matagin · October 17, 2011, 08:21:28 AM

For someone that does tons of reading, like a new book every week or so, then the Kindle is perfect. I don't read that much so physical books work for me.

Bryancd · October 17, 2011, 08:23:22 AM

I have 2 Kindles in my cart at Amazon but still haven't pulled the trigger...but my wife really wants one so I think we will be a Kindle family. She doesn't like reading on the iPad.

Jobydrone · October 17, 2011, 08:40:46 AM

I got one for my mom (she's almost 70) and it took her about three months to fall in love with hers. She's a huge reader and doesn't limit herself to the Kindle but is using it more and more. Of course, then I had to set up her house for wifi, help her on multiple occasins with her Amazon account, but overall it was probably one of the best gifts I've ever given her.

X · October 17, 2011, 08:48:25 AM

Quote from: Bryancd on October 17, 2011, 08:23:22 AM
I have 2 Kindles in my cart at Amazon but still haven't pulled the trigger...but my wife really wants one so I think we will be a Kindle family. She doesn't like reading on the iPad.

You should. I just bought one and I love it. I have my tablet, but it just feels better reading from a Kindle ... if that makes sense.

Rico · October 17, 2011, 08:50:42 AM

I still go both ways! (Wait - that didn't sound right!)

I love my Kindle and feel it's much easier to read off it than a printed paperback. But I still buy regular books too. One thing that I pay attention to still is the price. It bugs still to pay the same money for a digital copy as a physical book. You should always save a dollar or two - at least. But for the small cost of the Kindle there are a TON of epub books out there that are free or dirt cheap. And that makes it worth it just on it's own.

X · October 17, 2011, 08:53:22 AM

Quote from: Rico on October 17, 2011, 08:50:42 AM
I still go both ways! (Wait - that didn't sound right!)

I love my Kindle and feel it's much easier to read off it than a printed paperback. But I still buy regular books too. One thing that I pay attention to still is the price. It bugs still to pay the same money for a digital copy as a physical book. You should always save a dollar or two - at least. But for the small cost of the Kindle there are a TON of epub books out there that are free or dirt cheap. And that makes it worth it just on it's own.

Most of the books that I'm interested in are big time cheaper than the hardcopy when I buy them. New books too.

Rico · October 17, 2011, 08:56:22 AM

Chris - are talking mainly hardcovers vs. Kindle pricing? Because most of the time I see paperbacks very close to Kindle pricing. Also, I don't buy a lot of brand new books just published.

Bryancd · October 17, 2011, 08:59:55 AM

Yeah, that's a good question. How quickly are new releases made available for the Kindle? I like buying the STAR WARS hardcovers usually on the week of their release. If I go all Kindle, will I have to wait until the paperback versions come out to get a digital copy? If so that would be an issue for me.

X · October 17, 2011, 09:00:56 AM

Quote from: Rico on October 17, 2011, 08:56:22 AM
Chris - are talking mainly hardcovers vs. Kindle pricing? Because most of the time I see paperbacks very close to Kindle pricing. Also, I don't buy a lot of brand new books just published.

Yeah hard cover and paperbacks for the most part when I get them new. I just bought one and saved like 10 bucks. As for the releases, they are day and date for the books I read.

Rico · October 17, 2011, 09:02:39 AM

For big new releases Bryan, it's pretty much gotten to be simultaneous. It's older books usually that are more of an issue. Upcoming example (Kindle version up on release day too).

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Plagueis-James-Luceno/dp/034551128X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318867263&sr=1-6

Bryancd · October 17, 2011, 09:06:37 AM

OK, good, that makes me feel better.