It''s only USB and WiFi. I think the more the merrier in this space...Date: 5/11/2010 10:41:09 AM
Author:Haven
I just saw it in an email from Borders. Has anyone pre-ordered it?
It''s only $149.99.
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InLuv, thought you might find this interesting...Date: 5/11/2010 5:56:06 PM
Author: InLuv101
I think I am going to! The only reason I haven''t ordered a Kindle or Nook yet is because I was hoping and waiting for a price cut. I like the look, specs, the bluetooth/USB doesn''t bother me and of course the price is great!
So Kindle and nook are going the Apple route - basic iPod, then iPod Nano, then shuffle...Date: 5/11/2010 6:18:17 PM
Author: TravelingGal
InLuv, thought you might find this interesting...Date: 5/11/2010 5:56:06 PM
Author: InLuv101
I think I am going to! The only reason I haven''t ordered a Kindle or Nook yet is because I was hoping and waiting for a price cut. I like the look, specs, the bluetooth/USB doesn''t bother me and of course the price is great!
http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/5/10/2010/id/28214
If nook and Kindle are really going to come out with a ''lite'' version instead of cutting the price of the current versions, it might be best to wait a wee bit longer. Sony E-Reader is about this price as well comes in fun colors. What''s nice about your choices is that you can go check them out and see what you like best for that price point.
I find it interesting that the nook and kobo look a lot like the kindle, which probably was going for the apple ''white'' look. These people have no originality!!
Thanks TGal, it''s good to read the other perspective as I''ve only read the ''good'' until now. It did pique my interest enough that I pre-ordered last night. I opted to order because I felt the Kindle and Nook were just too much machine for me. I enjoy reading but don''t read hours everyday. I usually read while enjoying my lunch hour, sometimes on the weekends, and when I travel.Date: 5/11/2010 6:18:17 PM
Author: TravelingGal
InLuv, thought you might find this interesting...Date: 5/11/2010 5:56:06 PM
Author: InLuv101
I think I am going to! The only reason I haven''t ordered a Kindle or Nook yet is because I was hoping and waiting for a price cut. I like the look, specs, the bluetooth/USB doesn''t bother me and of course the price is great!
http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/5/10/2010/id/28214
If nook and Kindle are really going to come out with a ''lite'' version instead of cutting the price of the current versions, it might be best to wait a wee bit longer. Sony E-Reader is about this price as well comes in fun colors. What''s nice about your choices is that you can go check them out and see what you like best for that price point.
I find it interesting that the nook and kobo look a lot like the kindle, which probably was going for the apple ''white'' look. These people have no originality!!
SS, my Kindle holds a charge for 20-25 hours of fast paced reading (it''s the page turns that drain the batteries, I think.)Date: 5/12/2010 2:42:23 PM
Author: somethingshiny
I was completely against ereaders when they first appeared. But lately I''ve thought of how practical it would be. At any given time I have at least 6-10 books stacked in and around my bedside table. I''ve just broken another book case because of how overloaded they are. I really don''t have lots of space for book storage and have to keep most of them in the basement (which floods). My library can''t keep me in enough books. I can''t buy books for no place to put them.
I do love the feel, weight, smell of a book in my hand though. I don''t know how I could NOT have that.
I''m interested in seeing how this new device stacks up against the others!
Quick question for those with any readers--How long does it hold a charge??
I love the wireless downloads, too! Or even just the ability to access the Amazon store from anywhere. My book club met at a restaurant last month because I was too tired to entertain, and when we were tossing around ideas for future reads I whipped out my Kindle and downloaded samples of a couple choices. It was so cool! We were able to read the samples *right there* in the restaurant. It was pretty cool.Date: 5/12/2010 2:40:04 PM
Author: TravelingGal
InLuv, I totally am interested in your review! The key for me is the wireless downloads, so that would be a dealbreaker. It''s the spontaneity that I love about the Kindle.
I can only speak for the Kindle -Date: 5/12/2010 3:09:57 PM
Author: somethingshiny
I didn''t know that readers are only able to download some authors but not others. Hmmm...
sorry for the thread jack, but I have questions!!
what is the avg price of a download?
how long does downloading take?
when you ''turn the page'' does the screen have to catch up or is it immediately refreshed?
is the amount of text shown on the screen at any time adjustable?
can you book mark several books at once so you can pop in and out of many?
I''ve never seen a reader IRL. Poor me, I live in the boondocks....
I look for someone established and committed to the game. An e-reader is only as good as the vendor content when the product is proprietary. Otherwise I have a brick on my hands. For this reason, I understand why people are choosing products like nook. If Amazon gives up on Kindle, the product is worthless, while the others can still be used.Date: 5/12/2010 5:41:48 PM
Author: Zoe
I haven''t gotten an e-reader yet for some of the reasons mentioned. I might buy one for the practicality of it though, but I want to make sure I buy the right one for me. For those who have one, what are the things you look for? I''m not even sure what features I should keep in mind.
Date: 5/12/2010 1:22:37 PM
Author: Haven
Ooh, I''ll be interested in your review once you get your Kobo, InLuv!
I''m really loving my Kindle even though I was super hesitant when they first came out. BrownEyedGirl totally enabled me to buy one by showing hers off at our Chicago GTG! Seriously, though, I love it. I''m really interested in trying out the other eReaders so I can compare them. I tried the Nook at B&N but I didn''t like it very much. I can''t really say why, though. I tried that before I had my Kindle, I should go back and try it again now that I''ve been using my Kindle for a while.
I have to say that everyone in my book club was really anti-Kindle when I first brought it to a meeting. THEN, I bought a super cute cover for it from Elizabeth David Designs on Etsy, and they were all going ga-ga over the cover and saying ''Maybe I do want a Kindle!'' Hilarious. Put a nice accessory on it and people want it. I love it.
This Kobo does look interesting, though. I''ll be interested to see the lite versions of the other eReaders and how they compare.
Haven - would you say the kindle cover is really "girly-girl" in real life? My MIL''s b-day is coming up and she has a kindle. Wonder if the cover would be good for her (in her mid 60s.) What do you think?Date: 5/12/2010 1:22:37 PM
Author: Haven
I have to say that everyone in my book club was really anti-Kindle when I first brought it to a meeting. THEN, I bought a super cute cover for it from Elizabeth David Designs on Etsy, and they were all going ga-ga over the cover and saying ''Maybe I do want a Kindle!'' Hilarious. Put a nice accessory on it and people want it. I love it.
This Kobo does look interesting, though. I''ll be interested to see the lite versions of the other eReaders and how they compare.
I LOVE IT! I really do. I''m still reading a lot of paper books, too, but I love that I always have my Kindle in my purse. You definitely recommended a good one, BEG!Date: 5/12/2010 9:53:37 PM
Author: Brown.Eyed.Girl
Haven how are you liking your Kindle? The new cover is super cute!
I ditto what everyone else has said about the Kindle. I have the US version because I got it last March, and I love it. The only quibble I have right now is the issue with pricing between Penguin and Amazon (meaning I had to get the new Sookie book in hardcover! Not happy that it''s not part of my Kindle collection that I can take with me wherever I go). LOVE the fact that there''s a huge amount of storage. And my battery lasts forever, it feels (and I use my Kindle for a couple hours at least, everyday).
The Penguin thing is annoying. Amazon priced that hardcover at 9.99 to annoy them, I think. I still didn''t buy it. Reviews are very lukewarm anyway and I can wait for it to come out on Kindle, if it ever does. If not, Penguin lost my money, as far as I am concerned!Date: 5/12/2010 9:53:37 PM
Author: Brown.Eyed.Girl
Date: 5/12/2010 1:22:37 PM
Author: Haven
Ooh, I''ll be interested in your review once you get your Kobo, InLuv!
I''m really loving my Kindle even though I was super hesitant when they first came out. BrownEyedGirl totally enabled me to buy one by showing hers off at our Chicago GTG! Seriously, though, I love it. I''m really interested in trying out the other eReaders so I can compare them. I tried the Nook at B&N but I didn''t like it very much. I can''t really say why, though. I tried that before I had my Kindle, I should go back and try it again now that I''ve been using my Kindle for a while.
I have to say that everyone in my book club was really anti-Kindle when I first brought it to a meeting. THEN, I bought a super cute cover for it from Elizabeth David Designs on Etsy, and they were all going ga-ga over the cover and saying ''Maybe I do want a Kindle!'' Hilarious. Put a nice accessory on it and people want it. I love it.
This Kobo does look interesting, though. I''ll be interested to see the lite versions of the other eReaders and how they compare.
Haven how are you liking your Kindle? The new cover is super cute!
I ditto what everyone else has said about the Kindle. I have the US version because I got it last March, and I love it. The only quibble I have right now is the issue with pricing between Penguin and Amazon (meaning I had to get the new Sookie book in hardcover! Not happy that it''s not part of my Kindle collection that I can take with me wherever I go). LOVE the fact that there''s a huge amount of storage. And my battery lasts forever, it feels (and I use my Kindle for a couple hours at least, everyday).
My cover is pretty girly-girl, but that''s because I chose a super girly design. Elizabeth David has so many different fabrics available, so I think if you want something less girly-girl, you could find it.Date: 5/12/2010 10:00:06 PM
Author: MC
Haven - would you say the kindle cover is really ''girly-girl'' in real life? My MIL''s b-day is coming up and she has a kindle. Wonder if the cover would be good for her (in her mid 60s.) What do you think?