cstuart Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I know lots of people with Treos, Blackberries, iPhones, iPods. I know some literate folks. But I don't know anybody with a Kindle. How many have actually been sold? if you count the one that bezos gave oprah, nearly 1 Yeah, but she's got a book club. I saw someone reading one on the subway. It's kind of wild looking - it's very flat, almost clip-board looking, although smaller. ok, that's two a guy was reading one next to me at the bar at hog island one day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesteinf Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I own a Kindle and I love it. I read on my commute every morning and evening, so it's fantastic not having to lug around a book. Also, when I go on vacation I usually schlep 4 or 5 books with me (sometimes all hardcover), so not having to do that anymore is great. There's no eye-strain because of the technology behind the display, so it really is just like reading an actual book. These probably aren't great reasons for everybody to buy a Kindle, but because of the amount of reading I do and the fact that a lot of it goes on outside of where I live, it's perfect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hollywood Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 These probably aren't great reasons for everybody to buy a Kindle, but because of the amount of reading I do and the fact that a lot of it goes on outside of where I live, it's perfect. sounds right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne F Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Kindle is now coming out with a version that reads cookbooks (and textbooks, too.) From the article, I guess that the real market is textbooks, not cookbooks. Oh, and newspapers: you can get a cheaper price on this Kindle if you agree to home delivery of the NY Times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Suzanne, The new Kindle is both $130 more expensive and not available until this Summer. Ho hum! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 (duplicate deleted) (How in the world there was a duplicate is a total mystery!!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Kindle is now coming out with a version that reads cookbooks (and textbooks, too.) From the article, I guess that the real market is textbooks, not cookbooks. Oh, and newspapers: you can get a cheaper price on this Kindle if you agree to home delivery of the NY Times. who can afford the nytimes, anymore? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne F Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 But it will be delivered right to your home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 But it will be delivered right to your home. but then i couldn't afford the kindle. anyway, i thought you were supposed to be able to read the times on the kindle. why would i still need a hard copy? surely, not for the best buy and target inserts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaymes Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Kindle is now coming out with a version that reads cookbooks (and textbooks, too.) From the article, I guess that the real market is textbooks, not cookbooks. I can totally see it for textbooks. Cookbooks, too. It's the "curling up with a good Kindle" that I don't find too enticing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lex Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I would buy one of these if it were $100. The $400 pricetag will really limit sales. Unless Apple starts selling them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I would buy one of these if it were $100. The $400 pricetag will really limit sales. Lex, Except for someone who reads a lot, the savings on reading material will offset the initial cost fairly quickly and lead to savings in the long run. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 For the record, I became disenchanted with the Kindle. I returned it for refund. One of the Amazon.com pages stayed in the background and bled through whatever I wanted to read. I called customer service and got someone I could not really understand...and she acknowledged she was NOT in the U.S. She wanted to ship me another Kindle. By then I had lost patience with the whole sequence. I have returned the Kindle (and the cover I bought to go with it) for full refunds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaymes Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I would buy one of these if it were $100. The $400 pricetag will really limit sales. Lex, Except for someone who reads a lot, the savings on reading material will offset the initial cost fairly quickly and lead to savings in the long run. But don't you have to pay to get the reading material? To download it or something? I wonder how that compares with the costs of a good used book store or book exchange... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne F Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Or the public library, god bless it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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