Kindle - Lateral-g Forums

**Stuart Adams** · #1 12-11-2009, 04:01 AM

Anyone have a Kindle2 or Kindle DX. If so, thumbs up or down??

**Ketzer** · #2 12-11-2009, 10:35 AM

My wife has the 2 (started with original), swears by it. A slight curve getting used to reading books that way but once you get used to it, definately better, more convienent, all that. She has corrupted quite a few of her friends, once they put their hands on it a take a test drive, they're hooked.

Jeff-

radrambler · #3 12-11-2009, 08:22 PM

uh whats a kindle..
by this it sounds like a uh..personal toy
She has corrupted quite a few of her friends, once they put their hands on it a take a test drive, they're hooked..

HAD TOO
Tom

**Stuart Adams** · #4 12-11-2009, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ketzer

My wife has the 2 (started with original), swears by it. A slight curve getting used to reading books that way but once you get used to it, definately better, more convienent, all that. She has corrupted quite a few of her friends, once they put their hands on it a take a test drive, they're hooked.

Jeff-

Thanks. I've heard they are awesome. Possible Xmas gifts for my two kids.

awr68 · #5 12-11-2009, 08:39 PM

Never heard of it before so I googled it! Pretty cool deal! My wife reads a lot...I wonder if she would like one..hummmmmm!

**Ketzer** · #6 12-12-2009, 07:03 AM

Wife insists it would be a definate point scorer under the tree.
The amount of downloadable content for this thing is growing by huge leaps everyday, not just books, you can get tons more stuff.
... and Rad, if you keep the wi-fi turned off, those D-cells in it last forever

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Jeff-

**parsonsj** · #7 12-12-2009, 08:03 AM

Kindles are awesome. I've got the original, my daughter has the 2.

Look for colleges to go "Kindle-based" over the next several years, where each class has to ensure the textbook is available via Kindle. Book costs will drop by 75% in that scenario. Imagine your kids not carrying around 3 5 lb. textbooks in their backpacks. Here's the best part: if you lose it (or it gets stolen), you can regain all the books that were stored on it. And since you can password protect it... there's less incentive for thieves to take it.

You'll see more of them in the future.

jp

**clill** · #8 12-12-2009, 08:25 AM

We have 2 of the orig. ones here and they are absolutely great if you like reading books. Browse the Kindle store,find a book you like and it downloads to the kindle in about 30 seconds max. They are also always cheaper than paperback or hardbound. Battery lasts forever before it needs recharging, automatically bookmarks where you left off. Stores all the books you could ever possibly read. For those not familiar go to www.amazon.com and look for Kindle.

JamesJ · #9 12-12-2009, 08:50 AM

After you purchase it, are there any other fees other then when you get new books? I see that you can read the paper as well, How much does that cost? WSJ? New York Times?

wiedemab · #10 12-12-2009, 08:52 AM

We bought one for my Mom's boyfriend last year for X-mas. He is kinda of weird about technological things, so I wasn't sure how it would go over. He was a little skeptical at first. I just saw them last weekend and asked him how he liked it. He said that he wouldn't want to have to do without it. He travels a lot and would normally take 2 to 4 books on vacations etc. with him. Now he just takes the Kindle.

I should probably buy one for myself. I need to get back to reading more!!!!!!

Thumbs up from my perspective!