"Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
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> 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.


That's too funny... I rest my case.