"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