[surefireinvest]

for the ones out there that have one, you like it? you think it's worth it? does it come loaded with some books? are some of them free? best sellers or new ones average $10? what else is available besides books? ...thinking about getting one as a gift Hollar Back

[gdjfhdf]

I want something that has no problem reading regular pdfs.

Whats good.

[reervieltnope]

I want something that has no problem reading regular pdfs.

Whats good.

Apple iPad. I have several thousand .txt, .html, and .pdf books stashed on mine, along with most of my music collection and a few dozen movies. I also have the entire text dump of wikipedia, three dictionaries, and a few thousand photos stored on it, all of which I can view "offline" without a WiFi or 3G internet connection. Makes a great web browser too... I'm posting from it now!

[OrefZorremn]

I could never imagine owning a kindle. The smell and touch of a book. Just saying.

[duncanalisstmp]

I could never imagine owning a kindle. The smell and touch of a book. Just saying.

I understand your viewpoint completely, GoD... I own a "physical" library of over 4,000 books. However, try moving a time or three with a library like that, and you grow to appreciate a handheld device that will easily hold 4 or 5 times as many books, weighs about the same as 2 paperbacks, and can be referred to in total darkness! I personally wouldn't give up either, they both have their advantages and disadvantages.

[Olphander]

Originally Posted by MAGNES I want something that has no problem reading regular pdfs.

Whats good.

Apple iPad. I have several thousand .txt, .html, and .pdf books stashed on mine, along with most of my music collection and a few dozen movies. I also have the entire text dump of wikipedia, three dictionaries, and a few thousand photos stored on it, all of which I can view "offline" without a WiFi or 3G internet connection. Makes a great web browser too... I'm posting from it now! Yup. The I pad is the way too go. I'm typing on mine right now.

[rhiniddibiarmr]

I could never imagine owning a kindle. The smell and touch of a book. Just saying.

I agree. My girlfriend is a librarian, and he brought one home from work. I wasn't that impressed, it's nothing but a toy and a way to increase profits. Nothing beats ink on paper.

[iodigmaFemZem]

I know a kindle wouldn't replace a book, but with the price, storage capacity and weight it would be more practical than carrying around several books, the iPad would be a nice addition but it's greater expense to purchase and for connectivity than the kindle, and the iPad is close to a laptop, I'm wondering why they didn't incorporate the ability to make a phone call in the iPad

[Kdgjhytiy]

I am getting one this week. I look at it like this-- I can carry several books with me at once including reference materials in one small package. Weapon pdfs, medical pdfs and books etc.

[saerensenatljn]

Originally Posted by General of Darkness I could never imagine owning a kindle. The smell and touch of a book. Just saying.

I agree. My girlfriend is a librarian, and he brought one home from work. I wasn't that impressed, it's nothing but a toy and a way to increase profits. Nothing beats ink on paper. Your girlfriend is a he?

[littlePen]

I'm getting one for Christmas this year, and I did a good amount of research on them. Personally I have a huge library of PDF, .txt and .doc e-books that I simply have a hard time reading on a computer screen. My eyes start to hurt after 10 minutes or so of reading on an LCD screen. So what I like about the Kindle is that it's screen mimics ink on paper, and really well too. You can change the size of the text or the font type so it's comfortable to you. You can go to Target or Best Buy and see for yourself how nice it looks. The Kindle will read PDFs, but it renders them as images, not text, so if you have a pdf with small size font you'll have a hard time reading it on the Kindle. But you can convert your PDFs to the e-book "mobi" format (which Kindle can read) with a program called "Calibre E-Book Management". Like Gaillo, I have a large library of hard copy books as well, but after moving a few times and forgetting where a particular book is when you have 5 boxes of books, the convenience of having a good portion of them on one device is appealing.

does it come loaded with some books? No, it doesn't come with any books loaded on it.

are some of them free? Thousands of older books, no longer in copyright, are available for free at the Kindle store: http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=2245146011

best sellers or new ones average $10? I've already put together a list of favorites that I want to download once I get mine, and I've found that the Kindle price is always much less than the hard copy price. Plus there are lots of new authors or indie authors who are not well known who put their books up for like $1-3. I found some sci-fi books for a couple bucks each that I'm planning to download. Also, pretty much any book available for Kindle you can get a free first chapter or sample sent directly to your Kindle so you can read the first part of the book to see if you like it.

what else is available besides books? The new Kindles have a web-browser on them, an mp3 player and you can download various games as well. I don't see a need for an mp3 or game player on an e-book reader, but the web browser could be cool. If you buy the Kindle 3G version, you don't have to pay for 3G support, so you have free internet on your Kindle for life.

[eXC3Kvnn]

I have been a habitual reader , from the time I learned to read, and have been in school ever since
For pleasure , and knowledge. And the thought of having the classics and others , that I do not have in hard cover, is irresistible.

Just ordered a Kindle 3g. and now looking for titles to load on it and my computer!

GoD I too like the feel and smell of books! Plus if the electronics die, you are screwed! The physical book
Will always be with you, if proper precautions are used. But this a toy for the dedicated reader types that
is hard to ignore!

[KeettyGlots]

I'm getting one for Christmas this year, and I did a good amount of research on them. Personally I have a huge library of PDF, .txt and .doc e-books that I simply have a hard time reading on a computer screen. My eyes start to hurt after 10 minutes or so of reading on an LCD screen. So what I like about the Kindle is that it's screen mimics ink on paper, and really well too. You can change the size of the text or the font type so it's comfortable to you. You can go to Target or Best Buy and see for yourself how nice it looks. The Kindle will read PDFs, but it renders them as images, not text, so if you have a pdf with small size font you'll have a hard time reading it on the Kindle. But you can convert your PDFs to the e-book "mobi" format (which Kindle can read) with a program called "Calibre E-Book Management". Like Gaillo, I have a large library of hard copy books as well, but after moving a few times and forgetting where a particular book is when you have 5 boxes of books, the convenience of having a good portion of them on one device is appealing.

does it come loaded with some books?

No, it doesn't come with any books loaded on it.

are some of them free? Thousands of older books, no longer in copyright, are available for free at the Kindle store: http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=2245146011

best sellers or new ones average $10? I've already put together a list of favorites that I want to download once I get mine, and I've found that the Kindle price is always much less than the hard copy price. Plus there are lots of new authors or indie authors who are not well known who put their books up for like $1-3. I found some sci-fi books for a couple bucks each that I'm planning to download. Also, pretty much any book available for Kindle you can get a free first chapter or sample sent directly to your Kindle so you can read the first part of the book to see if you like it.

what else is available besides books? The new Kindles have a web-browser on them, an mp3 player and you can download various games as well. I don't see a need for an mp3 or game player on an e-book reader, but the web browser could be cool. If you buy the Kindle 3G version, you don't have to pay for 3G support, so you have free internet on your Kindle for life. There are conversion programs that will render pdf into native kindle or any other format you want.
Also you if you are running windows 7 and buy one , from the kindle store you can down load a app to your pc to read on ether the kindle or pc.

I did bite the bullet and have several (bunch ) of the free books ready to load and reading now, in a window on my laptop.

Pdf files and one of the 3-4 programs that are free you can get any book format and render it into kindle format.. or go the other way!

[stastony]

Been playing with mine for a few days and this thing is amazing. the only gripe is the page keys on both sides that if the unit is not in a case, you WILL page back or forth from your spot.

Easy to read, and no distractions other than trying to hold by the long edges to stay away from the page key or more likely the page forward one.

And as said in this thread , for something that can hold a library in your hand but fit in your back pocket, but DO NOT EVEN THINK OF DOING IT!

It for a person that loves to read, *************** Love it.

There are programs that can convert all other formats to the kindle format.

This is a reader of books with a limited web browser, but who cares !

This thing is for reading and in that it does a banged up and good job.

[sueplydup]

Been playing with mine for a few days and this thing is amazing. the only gripe is the page keys on both sides that if the unit is not in a case, you WILL page back or forth from your spot.

Easy to read, and no distractions other than trying to hold by the long edges to stay away from the page key or more likely the page forward one.

And as said in this thread , for something that can hold a library in your hand but fit in your back pocket, but DO NOT EVEN THINK OF DOING IT!

It for a person that loves to read, *************** Love it.

There are programs that can convert all other formats to the kindle format.

This is a reader of books with a limited web browser, but who cares !

This thing is for reading and in that it does a banged up and good job.

I'll find out tomorrow IF it was a good decision to gift one...

[Kausilwf]

Originally Posted by Dogman Been playing with mine for a few days and this thing is amazing. the only gripe is the page keys on both sides that if the unit is not in a case, you WILL page back or forth from your spot.

Easy to read, and no distractions other than trying to hold by the long edges to stay away from the page key or more likely the page forward one.

And as said in this thread , for something that can hold a library in your hand but fit in your back pocket, but DO NOT EVEN THINK OF DOING IT!

It for a person that loves to read, *************** Love it.

There are programs that can convert all other formats to the kindle format.

This is a reader of books with a limited web browser, but who cares !

This thing is for reading and in that it does a banged up and good job.

I'll find out tomorrow IF it was a good decision to gift one... Dude if you use it for a tad , you will want it back for your self..


Yes they are that good!

[immelawealecy]

Originally Posted by willie pete Originally Posted by Dogman Been playing with mine for a few days and this thing is amazing. the only gripe is the page keys on both sides that if the unit is not in a case, you WILL page back or forth from your spot.

Easy to read, and no distractions other than trying to hold by the long edges to stay away from the page key or more likely the page forward one.

And as said in this thread , for something that can hold a library in your hand but fit in your back pocket, but DO NOT EVEN THINK OF DOING IT!

It for a person that loves to read, *************** Love it.

There are programs that can convert all other formats to the kindle format.

This is a reader of books with a limited web browser, but who cares !

This thing is for reading and in that it does a banged up and good job.

I'll find out tomorrow IF it was a good decision to gift one... Dude if you use it for a tad , you will want it back for your self..


Yes they are that good! ..I think I'll be OK ....and you can browse the web too? ..not that that's what it would be used for predominately, but still....I got the 3G model

[iqxdvjgmat]

Originally Posted by Dogman Originally Posted by willie pete Originally Posted by Dogman Been playing with mine for a few days and this thing is amazing. the only gripe is the page keys on both sides that if the unit is not in a case, you WILL page back or forth from your spot.

Easy to read, and no distractions other than trying to hold by the long edges to stay away from the page key or more likely the page forward one.

And as said in this thread , for something that can hold a library in your hand but fit in your back pocket, but DO NOT EVEN THINK OF DOING IT!

It for a person that loves to read, *************** Love it.

There are programs that can convert all other formats to the kindle format.

This is a reader of books with a limited web browser, but who cares !

This thing is for reading and in that it does a banged up and good job.

I'll find out tomorrow IF it was a good decision to gift one... Dude if you use it for a tad , you will want it back for your self..


Yes they are that good! ..I think I'll be OK ....and you can browse the web too? ..not that that's what it would be used for predominately, but still....I got the 3G model Where I live it is spotty edge area(EDGE) I have not been into a 3g area yet , so I can not report
What I can say you can use the web, but highly limited..

And those limits , until I can be in one and play, I will not say.


But this , This is a reader and it does it dam well, Best IMO of the bunch, It is not a do everything .But for reading, IT ROCKS!!!!

The web for it is to download books, free and the ones you pay for.


This machine does its job very very well.

I love it.

[Donlupedron]

gracias

[Nashhlkq]

..I think I'll be OK ....and you can browse the web too? ..not that that's what it would be used for predominately, but still....I got the 3G model

Yep it comes with a web browser, and if you got the 3G model, you don't have to pay for the 3G support, so you have free internet on the Kindle for life!

I think I'm getting one for Christmas tomorrow, I'm excited!