anyone have a Kindle?

celestial princess · 12-25-2008, 01:53 PM

Do you love it?

Dh wants to get one for me for Christmas. I'm feeling a little :/ about this

1) they seem a little spendy. I can think of a thousand - well, several, anyway - things I would rather have but would never have thought to ask for due to $, and they cost less than this does. Like a Berkey water filter.

2) I'm sort of anti new technology, in a sense. That is, i don't want to be dependent or develop a dependence on new technologies as they come out. That may not make any sense at all, but it is how I feel.

However, I can see how it would be nice to have a mini portable library, and I really appreciate that he's trying to think of something that i will really like - I hate to rain on his parade, but a Berkey is something I just won't buy on my own, and although boring, would really contribute to an increased sense of security for me.

allisonintx · 12-25-2008, 02:04 PM

I want one badly, but not for a few years, yet. I want the technology to be better and the expense to be less before I take the plunge.

DragonfliiMama · 12-25-2008, 02:43 PM

Oh the space I could save with a portable library. Oh the library I could build. *drool* Yeah, I really really want one. But I will have to wait for the price to come down more I think. In the meantime, I am considering audiobooks but I really prefer reading to listening, so I'm not sure about that.

If it's not your thing, though - it's an awful lot of money that, like you said, could be spent on other things. Point in the fact, it's the reason I'm not getting one yet and I actually want it!

Leslie · 12-25-2008, 11:26 PM

I love the idea and have been dreaming of one (or maybe lusting after one?

) since they came out, so I've been following reviews - and I'm going to wait until the technology is better and prices come down. People who have them have been talking about some problems with them. Amazon.com has lots of customer reviews - look for reviews from people who have had one awhile.

For now, I'm happy with my Asus EEE mini-laptop where I can download and read classics from websites like Project Gutenburg for free.

12-25-2008, 01:53 PM	#1
celestial princess Rose Garden ...sometimes I can't see it for the trees Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,145	anyone have a Kindle? Do you love it? Dh wants to get one for me for Christmas. I'm feeling a little :/ about this 1) they seem a little spendy. I can think of a thousand - well, several, anyway - things I would rather have but would never have thought to ask for due to $, and they cost less than this does. Like a Berkey water filter. 2) I'm sort of anti new technology, in a sense. That is, i don't want to be dependent or develop a dependence on new technologies as they come out. That may not make any sense at all, but it is how I feel. However, I can see how it would be nice to have a mini portable library, and I really appreciate that he's trying to think of something that i will really like - I hate to rain on his parade, but a Berkey is something I just won't buy on my own, and although boring, would really contribute to an increased sense of security for me. __________________ Take everything I say with a pinch of INTJ Totally T4 c = Δ

12-25-2008, 02:04 PM	#2
allisonintx Rose Garden Some Cal/Mag will probably fix that. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: catching up on the laundry Posts: 41,294	Re: anyone have a Kindle? I want one badly, but not for a few years, yet. I want the technology to be better and the expense to be less before I take the plunge. __________________ allisonintx Wife to Stephen Mother to Elizabeth 19, Andrew 17, Abigail 14 & Evelyn 12 Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turn of the world. Love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down. Tells you she's hurting before she keens. Makes her a home. . . . . . . .

12-25-2008, 02:43 PM	#3
DragonfliiMama Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,114	Re: anyone have a Kindle? Oh the space I could save with a portable library. Oh the library I could build. drool Yeah, I really really want one. But I will have to wait for the price to come down more I think. In the meantime, I am considering audiobooks but I really prefer reading to listening, so I'm not sure about that. If it's not your thing, though - it's an awful lot of money that, like you said, could be spent on other things. Point in the fact, it's the reason I'm not getting one yet and I actually want it! __________________ ~Amii~ INFJ, Type 2/1 wife to Jimi, mama to Gabriel , 06/09 shimmer = soft, subtle sparkle

12-25-2008, 11:26 PM	#4
Leslie Rose Garden Genteel Princess Mollie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,203	Re: anyone have a Kindle? I love the idea and have been dreaming of one (or maybe lusting after one? ) since they came out, so I've been following reviews - and I'm going to wait until the technology is better and prices come down. People who have them have been talking about some problems with them. Amazon.com has lots of customer reviews - look for reviews from people who have had one awhile. For now, I'm happy with my Asus EEE mini-laptop where I can download and read classics from websites like Project Gutenburg for free.

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