brooklyn1 wrote:
> "FERRANTE" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I love to read and often will go by the lake and read a book. However,
>> recently I have been looking into Amazon's Kindle 2 which is small and
>> its memory holds 1,500 complete books. It is pricey, about $370 and so
>> I am doing as much research as I can before I decide. It would be much
>> easier to take around than a bunch of books, plus you can read
>> newspapers or magazines too, but the subscriptions can be expensive.
>>
>> I know there are a lot of readers in our group and I am hopeful that
>> one of you or maybe a friend has used one and you can share your
>> thoughts with me (us), both pro and con. Here is a link to it so you
>> can get a better idea of what I am talking about:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00154JDAI/...l_41di7k8jq1_e
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>> Mark
>
> You have to pay to download the books too, not inexpensive, and you can't
> transfer them to another device
>
> I don't think it's worth the price... in today's tech device market I don't
> think the Kindle is worth more than $25. You can use any lap top or PDA for
> the same thing and a whole lot more. Personally I prefer reading real
> books, I can use the public library for free. Or I can buy real books (used
> are very cheap), and when I'm done reading I can give them away, trade them,
> or sell them. I think the Kindle is a very expensive way to read, it's
> purely a gimmick. If I wanted I could download books to a memory stick and
> read in bed on my big screen TV. For me a big part of reading enjoyment is
> derived from holding a real book and turning pages... reading off a screen
> is too sterile, it doesn't transport me.
>
> If you have an extra $400 burning a hole in your pocket this is a far better
> buy:
> http://www.dell.com/content/products...=19&l=en&s=dhs
>
>
>

I disagree. Ebook readers have their place. I have the Sony PRS505 and
love it. Received it as a gift, or else I wouldn't have it.

The benefits:

1) Small and light weight.
2) Screen large enough to read the text (and can change from small,
medium and large). Much better resolution then most lap/note book type
computers.
3) Can store many books on it. I have over a hundred on it, and that's
just the ones I might want to read now. Otherwise I'd have more on there.
4) Battery life is long (if shut down between uses) as I theoretically
can turn the page 1700 plus times before needing a recharge, but haven't
needed to do that yet. I can read for a week without charging. Can you
leave your laptop on for a week while you go camping?

The Minuses:

1) No back light on the model (but I have an add-on back-light).
2) Requires a recharge from time to time.
3) I don't have any cookbooks I like in Ebook format :-(

Here's the one I have, and some of the reviews others have made and the
associated back light:

http://tinyurl.com/bggk7c

http://tinyurl.com/bk42xd

Bob