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Hi,

I'm doing a lot of reading at the minute and was thinking of getting one of these.

Does anyone have one? if do what do you think?

I'm also assuming i can read Blonde etc on it?

Thanks.

My friend at work has one and i looked at it yesterday while he was reading the paper on it. Way too small for me but it was nice and small/thin/light he seemed to like it alot.

Dont think you can surf web at all on it; otherwise nobody would buy an ipad. The 3g is just for downloading the books from Amazon as far as I'm aware.

Look a good bit of kit for someone who reads a lot tho. In truth though the extra £50 for the 3g is probably not worth it as you get wifi everywhere and you can just load the books in the house before you go travelling.

Only use of 3g; if you want to download new books while on a train that doesnt have wifi; on the beach on holiday. Even most hotels abroad now have wifi so prob not worth it

So you cannot surf the internet at all then? ie read blonde etc?

This was also a good reason to get one because due to the kids taking over my laptop of an evening i'm currently viewing Blonde on my ipod! and my 37yr old eyes are struggling.

I've got one, and I love it. 

Handy for train/plane journeys meaning you don't have to lug around books, and with the wireless switched off (which you don't need to read a book you've downloaded) it lasts for weeks on a single charge.  The 3G is handy if you're going to be buying books or subscribing to newspapers, etc. and will be doing this on the move (where you haven't got a laptop with you or a wi-fi connection).  The 3G is free, and works across the world in lots of countries (those you'd expect it to really). So this means you can go on holiday to the States and don't have to think about the books you want to read before you go - you can buy and download the ones you want on the fly when you're there.

If you're reading magazines/newspapers, the DX (I think it's called) might be better as it has a much larger screen.  But that sort of defeats the object of it being so portable.  The screen is excellent in daylight, and is easy to read even in bright sunshine.   The screen isn't back-lit, so if you're reading in the dark you need an external light source.  But that's why the battery life is so good.

There's also the Sony version that others seem to prefer.  I like the simplicity of the Kindle, and the unit itself is very compact and neat.

There is a crappy (think they call it experimental) browser on it, but don't expect anything brilliant.  It's fine to read blonde with (and you get free internet access so that's good), but navigating a web page with the Kindle is cumbersome (it's not really what it was designed to do). 

But if you read a lot of books, and are often 'on the go', then it's a nice gadget to have.  Glad I got mine.

You can read blonde on it, but it's not really what it was designed for.  Neither was an ipod really though :D.  If you don't want to post a lot, but just want to read the threads on blonde, then I guess it's perfectly fine.  I really need a laptop though as for some reason I always want to respond on threads as well as read them... ;)

Are you able to make the odd response on it though?

I have one on the way as I need one for work, an unavoidable expense obv

Larry the lobster will bear the cost of this eventually though surely?

I no longer wish to be assosiated with the disappointment filled machine that is labelled Larry the Boring Crab Infested Lobster of Shite

I use my phone to make my odd responses if I'm not on my computer.  But yes, could use the Kindle.  I have a small laptop that I use when I'm out and about anyway, so I tend to use that (which is why I don't see the point of an ipad).

Sights set on greater things?

No i don't want an ipad either and as i'm never too far away from home i think the wi-fi one at £109 will suffice.

Excellent, thanks for the advice Dan.

Not currently. I cant get over how Larry treated me.
I thought he was amazing, he was so lucky, he was my world.
Then one morning I woke up, spooning the machine as normal, popped my nifty right in and didnt get a single fiddle with the feature.
This continued for months on end, and while I still put the effort in Larry just never got me excited enough to walk away satisfied.
Since the split up I havent been able to look at another fruit machine, my lifes a mess and I have been drinking heavily.
I was even tempted to eat a couple of the bastards as revenge.

How many books do you think would make the extra cost worthwhile?

What would you make the breakeven point?

Not checked yet but am assuming the downloads would be cheaper than buying the physical books?

The book prices are a bit all over the shop from what I have seen.

I would be surprised if you hadnt broken even by around the 30 book mark.

You also get books at a cheaper rate than hard copies(quite considerable in some cases) on amazon so not as much as you think if you read a lot

Why does the delivery take so long?

Yeah I thought that. Not like Amazon, can only assume they are having trouble with the numbers being ordered.
Im away on Friday, gonna have to carry a book on the plane, its just not on.

I've been against ereaders for a while, but it is getting more tempting.

If it were purely against the full cost prices then I'd get one now, but I think I might have to check the figures based on buying books in sales and various other special offers.

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There was a massive backlog before September when they got them in stock.  No idea why they are limiting supply.

The cost of some books is far less than the paperback version.  The odd book is surprisingly more expensive for the Kindle version.  Also, a lot of books still aren't available on the Kindle - which is a pain.  Of course, on the plus side once you have a Kindle and find a book you want, it's yours to read in seconds.  You can also download samples of books to read a dozen pages or so, which helps give you an idea of the book before you buy.

Perhaps a nice stewardess will hold it for you!?

If more books were available I'd certainly consider getting one; the only books I really like reading are Autobiographys and they dont really seem to convert them for the kindle- especially older releases

Got a Sony Reader for Christmas last year but hadn't got around to using it until I went to Cornwall last week. Main reason i hadn't used it was the books I wanted weren't available as e-books.
In fact I was very disappointed with lack of choice initially and also I thought the e-books would be a lot cheaper than what they sell for.

However finally downloaded 4 books last week and really enjoyed the reader, very nice size and easy to use can't put it down now.

How long do these things take to ship?

Ordered on the 12th October still not heard anything.

Have you had yours yet Stu?