"Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
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> brooklyn1 wrote:
>> "Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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. Received it as a gift, or
>>> else I wouldn't have it.
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>>
>> That's too funny... I rest my case.
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>
> Glad you chose to ignore the rest of my response.

After that line there was no reason to read further... that is just too, too
hilarious.... PRICELESS! LOL