I'm far off on this. I love me my "real" books.
Never say never, of course.
But....
I just ordered it, has not arrived.
Any opinions? U like?
I ordered the larger one. Someone at work had the smaller version, and I figured fuck it, get the bigger one.
I agree with SILVER TRAIN - I like hard-cover books, that you can hold in your hands when you read, underline, dog-ear. But my purchase of the Kindle is purely practical - I travel a lot and just can't take all those books with me. I am sad to see the end of an era, but I will still want to read real books and the Kindle!
I ordered the larger one. Someone at work had the smaller version, and I figured fuck it, get the bigger one.
I agree with SILVER TRAIN - I like hard-cover books, that you can hold in your hands when you read, underline, dog-ear. But my purchase of the Kindle is purely practical - I travel a lot and just can't take all those books with me. I am sad to see the end of an era, but I will still want to read real books and the Kindle!
I can remember (stupidly) not using cut/paste - thought it was dumb.
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Oh, I'm sure I'll break down and succumb to the wonders of technological convenience someday (sooner rather than later). But I'll never get rid of my bookshelves full of the real thing.
Books to me are like objects of art. Each and every one. The covers, the dust jackets, the wear and tear, the inscriptions "From Dinara - on this holy day, to another Modesty Blaise fan", the stamps from the Western Australian Railway Library, the history, the majesty, the sometimes wonderful words within..........
I'm hoping Kindle doesn't do for books what mp3 has done for music on vinyl/cd. Jury still out.....
yes I can read my kindle in direct sunlight, but like all little electronic things it doesnt like high heat and will freeze up on you, then I have to open the back and reboot it.
Amazon keeps a file for you of all the books you bought, should you delete it from your kindle you can download it back, you only pay for the book once.