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im thinking of buying a kindle,anybody got one?what do you think please?
yep. love it. was massively anti it first, "l like the feeling of books" yada yada, but when you actually use one, and if you read a lot then it's great and no going back.
mines one of the older ones with keyboard, not sure what new ones are like
ded gud, as damo says
My wife has just bought one after being a big non-believer and she is now a total convert. She's got one of the newer ones without the keyboard and it's a really neat little package and only weighs a few grammes more than an iphone.
hey matt whats the model please?has i think are a few thanks bud
yes got the new one as above without the keyboard, love it. Reading twice as many books as last year.
Yup, loving mine without the keyboard as well. Really convenient to take away with me. I got a disk containing 1400 books for it from ebay for £2.50 as well. Should keep me going for a while!
borisebrus what did you type into ebay to get that many books please?are they any good the books you got for £2.50
i've got one. i absolutely love it. use it all the time, got a load of books on it.
wouldn't be without it, in fairness. i'm about to go away for work for a few months, i've managed to get a set of "1,000 books you must read" for... er... very cheap. should keep me going!
I bought the GF one for her Birthday last year, The main reason was to stop her using my baggage allowance every time we get on a plane as she reads a lot, especially on holiday and it's her way of relaxing. So I invested in the proper case with the built in light and it has been great. No more keeping me awake a night with her bed side light on! she just uses the kindle one instead. Overall it's brilliant and I've started to use it too. I had my doubts as mentioned above but using one has been a real pleasure.
Highly recommended.
I've got the newer one. Great for reading books.
Its rubbish for anything else though so don't buy it for PDF's or using its browser.
For me, thats 100% the reason i bought it. I thought about a Tablet, but I already waste far too much time mucking around on the internet looking up complete nonsense for no reason. Too many distractions!
Calibre good for transferring books from a pc.
http://calibre-ebook.com/
Foxski - yes, the books are great! Everything from Terry Pratchett to Stephen King, Harry Potter, Dan Brown, Iain Banks, loads of Biography and lots of classics like Dickens, Jane Austen and Bronte as well. All in Mobi format so you can put on your computer and transfer to your Kindle at will.
Unofficially for a beer token I might be persuaded to make a copy to let you browse the titles...
Love it. GF and mother both have them despite being book traditionalists and are complete converts too. If you ever travel or have a train commute then they're a godsend, although I really prefer reading on it when just sat at home. Sits in the hand nicely, page turn button is just under your thumb.
The pricing of ebooks is dismal though, the publishing industry seem intent on making the same mistakes and the music industry did, and have forced a model where they set their own (high) prices. Lots of scope for trying out authors outside of the bestsellers though, and there are always promos and sales on - I always have a backlog so just buy stuff when it's cheap.
boriselbrus its a deal ?
Got one for my birthday, I was anti, until I tried one. Brilliant for waiting rooms!
I was pretty amazed at how expensive books are from Amazon, but there are ways around this...
a good point about reading it on the tube/train for example is you can easily hold it with one hand and press the page turn button. beats waiting for a smooth bit of tube track before going for the quick page turn and nearly stacking it onto the other passengers!
dezb how do you get round it can you email it to me please?
your email's not in your profile, otherwise i'd be happy to give you a headsup.
Katie has the Keyboard, I have the newer Kindle 4 (non-touch). I reckon nicer than reading a paper book and definitely easier to carry on holiday than a bunch of books.
The 4 is smaller, lighter, and better looking BUT the keyboard is actually easier to hold and easier to turn pages only when you want to as well as having a longer battery life. You pays your money.
The gf loves hers. Again, she didn't think she would - she likes books on shelves and whatnot - but the kindle is ace, especially when away from home.
Be warned the screens are [i]really[/i] fragile, even in the case, but Amazon were excellent in replacing it at no cost when hers cracked while in a bag full of clothes...
no I dont have one
Well, get one and post afterwards.
will do !
foxski - Member
dezb how do you get round it can you email it to me
Well, I [i]could[/i]...
can see your email in profile 🙁
Thats cos I put it in there!?
lol no i mean i cannot see it 😥
We've got 3. One for me and one for the wife and the one I stood on 😳
The first one was a 3G, the rest are just wireless, since I didn't use the 3G even though I travel alot.
Love them. It's only switching them on/off when landing/taking off that's a pain.
Not trolling - but I really don't get it. It's basically like iBooks on an iPhone, but without all the other functions of the phone? And a bit bigger?
Its the screen that sets the kindle apart from them AndyP, no strain on the eyes and a very long battery life.
agree it's the screen that sets it apart - it is like reading a peice of paper.
I can get nearly a page of a normal paperback on screen and readable too. My wife has poor close vision so has hers set with big text - I can see this being a great boon to people who normally need glasses for reading, too.
Had one a year & a bit. Love it, always read loads, read more now & very convenient
What sort of battery life are you getting?
The battery life is measured in weeks rather than hours. The screen is way better than an i whatever or tablet for reading.
The 3g version only makes sense if you can't access a wifi network.
If you go to http://www.ereaderiq.com/ they have lists of free books, sign up to their email list and every few days they will send you a list of free books that are available on Amazon..
Pete, you can do the same thing on ifttt.com (if this, then that). One of the most popular tasks is a simple 'if a new ebook appears on Amazon's top 100 free ebook chart, then send me an email about it'.
[i] It's basically like iBooks on an iPhone, but without all the other functions of the phone? And a bit bigger?[/i]
that's why I was cynical at first, because I hate reading on screens.
Kindle screen isn't like that though, not backlit for one thing.
As others have said, it is like reading printed paper.
@foxski - have you clicked the "Profile" link on the forum history page?
I've had one for a year or so - the older keyboard model - and got my wife the newer model this year for Christmas. Despite being slightly unsure about it to start with she's now completely in love with it.
Bought one at Christmas in the US with Touch Screen. Like it very much for Tube travel.
Much better than ipad for just reading and doesn't suck batteries
Plum
Thanks all. I'm happy with reading on my iPhone but if the battery life is huge I can see a definite benefit there for holidays etc!
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Yes, the big BIG advantage is that it's designed for purpose compared to a smartphone/Ipad which I'd used before for reading.
- The screen is as good as, if not better than ink and paper.
- It's thin and lightweight compared to a book which make things like reading in bed whilst lying on your side/back far better.
- The battery lasts for ever compared to backlit screens.
- I can't see it being overtaken by technology in the short or medium term. The bits that are important are the screen, battery life and size, and these are nailed already.
I was unconvinved before I got one, can't recommend enough now. It's also worth looking at the Sony offering as well, but the main thing is to get a specific e-reader.
Basically, unless you've got the WiFi running, it only uses battery to [i]change[/i] the display. So your battery life can be measured in page turns; it'll keep the display going pretty much indefinitely otherwise. I don't know offhand about the new one, but the older Kindles have been tested at over three thousand page turns per charge. Charging's pretty quick too, I think mine takes two to three hours to fully charge.
Clever stuff.
Yep, despite it being a non-Apple product, I really like my (basic, no keyboard) Kindle. Keep it in my coat pocket so I always have something to read on the bus, waiting for GF to show up to a date, etc. The screen is too much like a book to allow reading in bed without a decent light.
Plus' as covered above, its very good at what it does, even the browser is OK for reading stuff (wikipedia etc) less so for writing as theres no keyboard on the basic version.
Minus, the price of books, the bestsellers were 2x or 3x the price of the paperback in Tesco! I was expecting iTunes levles of pricing with paperbacks that used to be £7-£8 being about a third of that now that theres no printing costs.
Free books are hit-and-miss, just because you can publish your own book for free doesnt mean you nececeraly should, a lot of crap makes it into the thop 100! I can forsee a lot of 'good' free books being re-released after being bought by a publisher and gone through the usual proof reading and editing, a bit like a band releasing a demo EP, getting a recod deal then releasing their album.