Amazon Kindle

[jnnfrlsw]

This is off topic but was wondering if anyone uses a kindle ebook reader? I just got one for my birthday and am loving this thing. I have always been an avid reader but since I received kindle I am glued to it reading 5-7 hours each day, Just wondering if anyone else does the same?

 

[Elendil]

I have both the Amazon Kindle and the Kindle app for my iPad. Both are great!

 

[ChrisToff]

I bought the Kindle 3 in late September. The E-Ink technology really is pretty damn cool.

I still buy a physical copy of the books I like, but it's really handy having all those books at your fingertips.

 

[julieann]

I love reading on my Kindle. Books seem so cumbersome after using an e-reader.

 

[chr1s234]

I use it for my survey classes in college, the classes where it is merely a reference material and not a book that you work out of everyday like Calculus or Accounting. I love it, and it saves money over buying textbooks used.

 

[Mathew R Taylor]

My mom upgraded to the digital age with a Kindle of her very own, and loves it!! I have an app for my iphone that I'm somewhat content with, but have been eyeing up the new kindle as well. Now that there's competition, they really are pushing the envelope (IMO) for prices.

 

[UntamedRose]

Got the app on my phone...thinking about it but I have kinda a love and hate thing going on with the idea.

 

[Eekaa Chu]

I actually have the Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader, and the Nook app on my android phone. It is similar, but the nook has some features the kindle doesn't. I love it. I too still love books, but it is nice to carry a library with me.

 

[RedDeath5]

we got my step-daughter a Nook for Christmas last year...poor girl wore the thing out. so looks like she's gettin the next generation Nook for Christmas this year.

 

[Darkwitless]

I'm looking at one of these as a gift for my mom for Christmas - there are a couple of ebook readers out there - why do you have the ebook reader you do? Pros? Cons?

 

[bornagainst]

I absolutely adore my Kindle. Best purchase I have made this year.

1. Price is better than any of the others.
2. No BACKLIT LCD screen to mess with your eyes. The e-ink technology makes it read JUST iike a book...so you can read it in direct sunlight.
3. Lots of free books you can access.
4. Amazon has announced book lending...that was the biggie for the Nook. Glad Amazon smartened up.

 

[Nightseer]

I bought an aluratec libre over the kindle because it's fairly generic-which means the formats are non-prprietary. I can use standard epub-which means I can shop around and get better prices than what amazon wants for theirs. I'd love to have a kindle for the backlighting, however, the aluratec gets the job done and until amazon and BN start using completely standardized formats I won't touch it.

I don't like being forced to use a particular store.

 

[MiztrezzLyn]

I have a Kindle and love it. I have had it, hmm, maybe 18 months?

Anyway just as an fyi, you can use Calibre (free program that you can download) to convert book types to the kindle type. You can actually use it to convert any way that you want to. Epub to mobi, pdf to epub, etc. I don't even know all the file types that it supports. It works pretty well for me.

Gutenberg.org has a TON of free books that you can download that are out of copyright and you can download them as mobi or epub and then use Calibre to convert it to the Kindle format.

Just thought I'd put that out there in case anyone didn't know about it.

 

[ChrisToff]

And with wifi turned off on my Kindle the battery can last upwards of a month... thats insane.

 

[jnnfrlsw]

The free sample chapters are a great feature too. Don't know how many times I have bought a book in a store and then got home read the first chapter and hated it. This will save me some serious money. Also, here is a great site for free books Free Books for Your Kindle

 

[sensay]

I dont have one yet!! been throwing hints out there to the hubs for Christmas so we will see!!

 

[Nightseer]

Yes, but asaik Calibre does not work at all with drm'd files............it works fine with non-drm, though. So the 200+ ebooks that I have paid between 3 and 8 dollars as opposed to the $9 that amazon wanted for the same books for would be immediately useless.

I have a Kindle and love it. I have had it, hmm, maybe 18 months?

Anyway just as an fyi, you can use Calibre (free program that you can download) to convert book types to the kindle type. You can actually use it to convert any way that you want to. Epub to mobi, pdf to epub, etc. I don't even know all the file types that it supports. It works pretty well for me.

Gutenberg.org has a TON of free books that you can download that are out of copyright and you can download them as mobi or epub and then use Calibre to convert it to the Kindle format.

Just thought I'd put that out there in case anyone didn't know about it.

 

[HyOnLyph]

Does the Kindle or others have LARGE font for sight impaired?

 

[MiztrezzLyn]

The Kindle does, I am not sure about the others. It goes up to quite a large font.

 

[tmbrown327]

I have a K3 and Calibre and the Kindle Collection Manager and this is an awesome combination. I have no need for a colored bar of anything to distract me from the words or deplete the battery. If you just want to read, the Kindle's the way to go. I also have access to the Usenet, so finding books is never a problem.