Kindle E-books?

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  1. Bandit88

    Bandit88 Old Enough to Know Better

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    Again - maybe. But after loving my Kindle for two years, it sits quietly on my dresser while I read Kindle books on my iPhone, which does not need a night light and allows me to do a lot more than just read the book.
     
  2. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    really. i tried to read kindle books on my ipod touch and i hated it. the screen didnt hold enough words. plus i dont like backlight.

    to further illustrate how great the kindle is: tonight a friend was talking about watership down, which i have not read. so i went to amazon, clicked the one click kindle button, and now the book is waiting for me on my nightstand. inatsnt, no docking, no hassle. love it. 5$.
     
  3. Cajun Sensation

    Cajun Sensation I'm kind of a big deal Staff Member

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    Watership Down. Great book. A friend of mine named his band Watership Down. Then they got signed to a record label (Wind Up Records) and had to change their name b/c of copyright issues.

    Anywho, great book.
     
  4. Bandit88

    Bandit88 Old Enough to Know Better

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    Oh - I recommend Kindle to anyone I come across who likes to read. I agree - it's really a great product.

    Lately, though - I read mostly at night and I don't want to disturb the natives, so I need a little light. And I haven't found a book light yet that doesn't pizz me (or the natives) off.

    At first I didn't like how few words made it on to the screen. Now, I just absent mindedly tap the edge of the screen and the next page quickly scrolls on, and I continue reading.

    If I read more in the daytime than night time (or for more than an hour or two at a time (battery life), I would not choose the iPhone, probably.

    Kindle rocks. But I bet there are more folks like me who don't like having to use a book light and have migrated to reading on their iPhones.
     
  5. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    The iPhone is much too small for anyone over 40 to use as a reading device.
     
  6. Bandit88

    Bandit88 Old Enough to Know Better

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    <===========. Over 40 and posting/reading on iPhone right now.
     
  7. RHans405

    RHans405 Let's Roll

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    <-- Over 50 and can only see my blackberry with glasses.

    Kindle is great. Library for Kindle, not so much.
     
  8. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    <----- 49 in June. I can't see this damned computer screen w/o glasses.
     
  9. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    your days are numbered my friend. Have you not noticed yourself squinting to see the tv? It creeps up on you w/o you ever seeing it coming.
     
  10. OkieTigerTK

    OkieTigerTK Tornado Alley

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    have been near sighted and blind as a bat since third grade. but still dont have reading glasses. every year my eye dr just tells me to wait, they're comin. i guess i'll just have to go for the little librarian look when i finally get to that point. :hihi:
     

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