Amazon Kindle

Whilst on holiday in March, the hotel offered free wifi and I was able to check our flights home and also my emails on the Kindle.
We paid £109 (now £111-due to vat increase!) for the regular Kindle 3. There is a 3G Kindle available for around £150.
 
andrewb said:
Don't worry about reading chunks from a computer screen. The Kindle screen is made up of magnetic ink, it looks just like the page of a book.. no backlight or anything. If you know anyone who has a Kindle it would be useful to have a go with theirs.

I've recently got one and it's great. Books are cheap and you can easily put PDFs on which has come in quite useful.
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Thank you for that information Andrew.......now if we could only solve the dilemma of me buying and recycling books to the charities, we would be cooking with gas :D
I do sometimes buy new books(not very often).....and I do get gifts of books.......and that would need to be overcome too.
I have thought about one of these gadgets, purely for when I travel with Ma....but these days that isn't happeneng very much either.......so I guess I will wait.
 
I was dead against the kindle when my partner first mentioned it to me, I read alot of books and was admanant I'd miss the feel of book and completely dismissed it.
Then his mum bought one and after looking at it I changed my mind.
I've had mine for a few months now and it's brilliant, the books are cheaper and the display is really crisp and easy to read. Its not as cumbersome as a book when your reading in bed.

I don't miss my hardbacks or paperbacks one bit!
 
just one thing to point out ...books do not have vat on them but e-books do as they are classed as software by the nice taxman so beware .
 
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just found an article about the Kindle if you have one you might or might not know
1) there is game on it you can play just press Alt+Shift+M to launch the game
2) There is a hidden clock press the Menu on new models on older ones Alt+T
3) The kindle can read to you press the Aa key on the device toggle the text to speech to on
 
im sure my sons android tablet can read these kindle books as well as many other uses like angry birds lol

also play movies,surf the net, store photos and hundres of free apps

kindle just seems pretty limited for the money when for the same money you can buy a basic 10" android tablet which will do what the kindle does and lots more
 
I completely LOVE my Kindle, but didnt think I would when I was given it as a gift. The screen looks exactly like a paper and ink page and you can read it one handed, leaving a valuable hand free for a cuppa. Its given my overbursting book shelves a rest and saved me money on new books. whenever im somewhere that has wifi, I can shop for free books, which is a joy. The best bit is being able to change text size to suit you and you can use the cursor to get an instant dictionary explanation for any unfamiliar terms. It is the future!
 
Pamperqueen said:
I completely LOVE my Kindle, but didnt think I would when I was given it as a gift. The screen looks exactly like a paper and ink page and you can read it one handed, leaving a valuable hand free for a cuppa. Its given my overbursting book shelves a rest and saved me money on new books. whenever im somewhere that has wifi, I can shop for free books, which is a joy. The best bit is being able to change text size to suit you and you can use the cursor to get an instant dictionary explanation for any unfamiliar terms. It is the future!
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Could not have put it better myself. I actually left mine in the box for the first few days after I'd got it, such is my suspicion of modern technology. However, when I did start to use it, I couldn't believe how easy it was. Got it with me at the moment, so I can have a read when I go out for a coffee at dinnertime. Wouldn't be without it!
 
I have to admit I DID look at them in Bury on Saturday........the concept of reading a heavy weight book in bed...without the weight appeals to me just a little......but I'm not sure about the Kindle......is it correct that it only takes the Amazon published books and PDF?.........I have looked on Flea Bay for alternative readers......hence the question for the techies........I think I would want something t hat would allow for colour illustrations as I would also use it for the children(they are really into reading, but being young, they also want the distraction of pictures).
I am going to need to do some more investigating I think.
 
Margaret Pilkington said:
I have to admit I DID look at them in Bury on Saturday........the concept of reading a heavy weight book in bed...without the weight appeals to me just a little......but I'm not sure about the Kindle......is it correct that it only takes the Amazon published books and PDF?.........I have looked on Flea Bay for alternative readers......hence the question for the techies........I think I would want something t hat would allow for colour illustrations as I would also use it for the children(they are really into reading, but being young, they also want the distraction of pictures).
I am going to need to do some more investigating I think.
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You cant write in the margins either Margaret
 
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