Aug 16, 2009
I want a Kindle DX SO BAD
i’m going to have to order one. Yeah, I REALLY shouldn’t spend the money, but I truly believe that this is the future of the “printed” word. And I’ve always been an early adopter…
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I have never really seen myself as an early adopter, but I do believe that electronic formats will prevail. A lot of the reading that I do is on my Crackberry. I can pretty much keep myself entertained on it until my thumbs start hurting.
But the Kindle has a long way to go. They need something more intuitive. And they also badly botched their PR by remotely deleting books off of peoples devices. This brings ownership and privacy into question. It would be convenient to haul around and store a bunch of books, but I just don’t think Kindle “has it” yet. I am waiting for Google or Apple to one up them in a major way.
I really like what Seth Godin has to say about the Kindle:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/reinventing-the-kindle-part-ii.html
I like the Kindle, and want one also. I am curious to see if Apple releases a tablet-y, e-book-y device on the Sept 7 keynote. My wife just read an article about how if you want to save money and want to lead a simple life, being an early adopter is *not* the way to go.
Sometimes you just have to feed the monster, I guess. I’ll let you check out my Kindle when I visit later this month.
So, PeteG, how is your Kindle? (PeteG got a Kindle2 for his birthday last week.)
I’m loving mine — it’s so nice to have the NYTimes auto-delivered wirelessly to my Kindle in the morning. I’ve also downloaded a bunch of free and public domain books, including some of the classics that I managed to avoid in high school and college.
I haven’t been one to purchase a lot of new release hardbacks — usually I go to Half Price Books or wait until they’re released in paperback (I prefer “trade” sized paperbacks, but whatever). However, considering that the aforementioned new release books when purchased on my Kindle are typically $9.99 (vs. $25.99+ for the dead tree edition), I have a feeling that I’ll be reading a lot more new release books.