Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device | List Price: $359.00
Discount Price: $359.00
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Brand: Amazon
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper.
- Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing.
- Wireless connectivity enables you to find, buy, and read instantly—whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed.
- Shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle.
- Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.
Kindle-ized [Posted on 2008-07-19]
I have owned the Kindle product for only a month and it is everything I envisioned it to be. It's a great experience!! The concept is brillant and the unit has performed as advertised. I particularly like the on-line ordering feature and the rapid downloading. Since I don't have to make trips to the book stores, etc., I am saving both time and money.
My only hope and expectation is that the digital library of available books will continue to increase.
Kindle Rocks! [Posted on 2008-07-19]
Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device
This is just what the doctor ordered. I travel 3-4 days a week and do not always have time to stop at a Bookstore. I love to read and the immediate fulfillment. I get from the kindle's whispernet connection is perfect. I always have have new material. Instantly! It is easy to see. I love listening to background music on it as well. Best purchase I have made in a long time well worth the price.
DAnny
I LIKE IT [Posted on 2008-07-19]
I have had the product for a couple of weeks and like it quite well. Go ahead and get one.
Kindle worth the money [Posted on 2008-07-19]
I really love my Kindle. I do alot of reading and there are alot of books that I like to read more than once. With limited storage in my home I can't keep all the books but with the Kindle I have plenty of room. Also it is very easy to use. I like being able to download the books so quickly. Also I like being able to take more than one book with me when I go to the Dr or other appointments so I'm not limited as to what I have to read. I would really recommend it to everyone who likes to read.
Six weeks and six novels later... [Posted on 2008-07-19]
I have had my Kindle now for six weeks and have read six novels on it in that time. As much as I love reading I usually only manage one or two books a month. So right out of the gate I will say that one big positive of the Kindle is that it has allowed me to read more. Because I take it with me just about everywhere I go I have all the books on my reading list with me at all times. I have found that I am able to read more than one book at a time, assuming that they are of different genres. So whatever book I am in the mood to read at the time, it is there in my hand.
It has been said here already but the e-ink technology is phenomenal. There is no light emitted from the screen so it is as easy on your eyes as a paper page of text. Actually, it is even easier on your eyes due to the fact that you can choose the font size that is most comfortable for you. Reading outside in the light of the bright sun? No problem.
I find that the page buttons are actually well placed. Whichever hand I happen to be holding the Kindle in there is a next page button within easy reach of a finger or thumb on that hand. I have read the complaints about the touchy previous page button but I find no such problem when the Kindle is used in conjunction with the Kindle cover. The cover does make it easy to hold and offers that added piece of mind when carrying it around with you. I did, however, think the cover was a bit plain so I purchased a handmade canvas and deer skin Kindle cover off of eBay.
The built in Oxford dictionary is a handy little tool. Typically when I read a novel one or two words pop up with which I am unfamiliar. Pre-Kindle I would usually just skip over the word, thus missing out on the opportunity to expand my vocabulary. With the Kindle, however, the definition is just two thumb clicks away.
But what about the feel? I must admit that my major concern before purchasing the Kindle was losing that old fashioned "book feel" of the paper against by fingertips, even the smell. But a chapter into my first book the device itself just disappeared and I became engrossed in the story, just as I do with a physical book. In addition to that, it is just easier to read with the Kindle. I no longer have to keep one hand occupied holding the book open. I can lay the Kindle down on the table and read while eating. I can even, for the first time in my life, get a good cardio workout on a treadmill while reading a book. I just crank up the font size and place it on the treadmill reading stand. Reading with the Kindle is just plain more comfortable than reading the old fashioned way.
I cannot comment on the Whispernet functionality. I am currently stationed overseas and Whispernet is only available within the US. However, Amazon allows you to download your purchases directly from your online media library to your computer. From there you can connect your Kindle to your computer via a USB cable and download your books. I find it very simple and quick. One downside to this, however, is you cannot download the samples this way. As of this writing, samples can only be downloaded via Whispernet.
When I first opened my Kindle I felt the keyboard took up too much space. In fact, since I don't have access to Whispernet I was thinking I would be better off without a keyboard all together and dedicating more of the space to the screen. But now that it is there I actually find myself using the keyboard to take notes in the books I am reading. So while I initially disliked the keyboard, it has now grown on me.
The one feature of the Kindle that I could do without is the audio feature. It is a poor MP3 player because you can only use it on random shuffle and the ability to fast forward and rewind does not exist. Amazon should either ditch the MP3 player, thus making the device a little lighter and cutting down on cost, or at least make the MP3 player fully functional.
The Kindle is expensive. There is no getting around that. My hope is that they will be able to bring down the cost in the next generation of the Kindle. That being said, I have come to cherish my Kindle so much that, knowing what I know now, I likely would have been willing to pay twice the amount.
While there is room for improvement, the Kindle is easily one of the best purchases I have ever made.
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