Kindle Electronic Reader vs Nook?

[Red Rock]

After reading this forum, you all had me thinking and thinking...I went to amazon to check the Kindle out. I can see how this would be great especially with the newspaper and magazine capability. It would cut down on the paper I recieve at the house. It would go to the Kindle. Not only that, I am in the middle of 6 books. They are piled up on my shelf. With this, they would all be in the Kindle and I would have my shelf space. WOW.

I have a question though. More might come later.

If you already subscribe to a mag and want to get it on the Kindle how do you do the conversion? I guess the same would apply for a newspaper.

How do you pay for your books that you download? If they are $9.99 each (or whatever the cost is) how are thy paid for?

How do you get beyond the $300 price tag (or thereabouts)?

Thank you,
Red Rock

[ridenread]

I love my kindle. I really didnt think I would because I love the whole sensory experience of a book, the way they smell, the way they feel in your hands. the crack of the spine when you first open it. But I adapted very quickly. It took about 5 minutes to figure it out and then was totally lost in the book on the Kindle. I have been reading even more than normal and my eyes do not seem to fatigue at all like they do with real books. My husband and I both have a Kindle. We literally have 4 floor to ceiling book cases in additon to 2 normal 5 shelf bookcases bulging with books.

Once you set up the account with amazon the books are charged to whatever account you establish with them. Many books are free or very inexpensive. I love that you can read a sample of the book before deciding to purchase. The samples are typically 5% of the book. enough that you have a good sense if you want to continue.

I love that I can hear about a book somewhere and within two minutes have a sample of it to read without leaving my home. I still go to bookstores to peruse the shelves for new things to read and enjoy the smell of books. Yes I know that is a bit weird.

You can get a refurbished one on Amazon for $219.

[Red Rock]

Thanks ridenread. I will have to think about this for a while. I was tring to explain this to my DH and it made no sense to him at all. He does not like to read though. If we did not have TV he would not know what to do. Oh well...

Red Rock

[TrekTheKaty]

Red Rock,
Justifying the price depends on how much you read and how much you spend on books. I read about one large paperback per week (approx $15). Now I pay $9.99 or less, or FREE! So you multiply that by 12 and I come close to paying for my kindle in a year--definitely 2. This was amazing to me since my cell phone and laptop don't save me money in the long run.

[Red Rock]

TrekTheKaty I was thinking about book cost to myself. I do read a fair amount when you bring in things like newspapers and magazines, let alone books. I have not figured how much I spend on books overall but it does not take much when they are $15-20 a pop.

I might read more with this around. Who knows? I do know it would have been great on a recent vacation. I was trying to figureout which books to bring on the trip. This would hold them all AND have internet access too at no charge. How good is that?

What is the difference between a "new" version and a referbished one?

Red Rock

[limewave]

I was offered a special deal and got a new Kindle 2 for about $160. I should have bought 10 (as there was no limit to quantity) and offered them to my friends at TE for cost.

DH is thinking about getting a Kindle for himself. He reads a lot of books. And he likes rereading all of his books. We end up purchasing most of our books even though I make a trip to the library weekly.

Paperbacks do cost about $15 a piece now. We can order them for the Kindle for half or even less.

As I mentioned in a previous post, you can store your books on your computer if you want to. DH and I could probably share books that way if we end up getting him a Kindle as well.

[Red Rock]

So I was curious as to what anyone thought of the newer Kindles that are in preorder right now?

How much of difference is having the internet capability for those of you that have it? What is it like moving in and out of pages?

The price competion has my hubby thinking...Since I am surrounded by all sorts of books.

Red Rock