Amazon Kindle - anyone?

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manlymatt83

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I have about 100 books on my book shelf I have hardly ever read, mostly because when I'm ready to read a book, I rarely have them with me. The kindle sounds great to me - I can have it with me, and if I want to pick up a book on say, "python programming", I can just buy one and go.

However, I look at a computer screen day in and day out, so I'd really like to know how this "ink" is on the eye sight.

Anyone go from reading regular books to a kindle? Were you glad you did?
 
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Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude

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My wife has one, and it's really easy on the eyes. I prefer paper books to the digital just because of the feel of holding the book in my hands (and I can take it to the beach and not have to worry too much about it getting stolen) but if your only concern is eyestrain there's not much at all.
 
MagnusTheBrewer

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My sister has one and the display is very easy on the eyes. I do want to mention though that, if you're not reading much now, a Kindle isn't going to change that. Readers read and writers write. It's an accurate truism.
 
Leros

Leros

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I can't imagine Kindle would be good for books like "python programming" where you probably want to flip around a lot. I bet they're great for books that you read straight through, like novels.

<--- has never used an ebook reader
 
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DaveSimmons

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The e-ink is great. It's reflective tech like real ink, not projected light in your eyes like a tablet or LCD.

I have the fancy 3G version so I can get a new book from Amazon in under a minute even when there is no wifi connection around.

I also buy SF & fantasy books from baen.com, but for those I need to download to my PC then copy them via the included USB cable. If you read SF, baen also has a pretty good sized library of free ebooks.

I've only used mine for fiction not reference books though.
 
PowerEngineer

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I got my wife a kindle 3G for Christmas, figuring that one of the kids would latch onto it if she didn't like it. I am surprised how much she likes it, and she is definitely reading more now. Starting to think I should get one; I just wish I could borrow books from the public library in kindel format.
 
zzuupp

zzuupp

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I wouldn't have got one myself, but Santa was nice and sent me one. It works well.

And, yes it is easy to read.
 
Mike Gayner

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Love my Kindle - I would never be without one now. My brother bought one for me and my fiance for our engagement present - we're most likely going to wind up with one each.

There's absolutely no eye strain - it's more like reading off paper than reading off a screen.

BTW I didn't used to read much, now I read every day. And the list of cheap and free books, particularly classics, is awesome.
 
Dulanic

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PowerEngineer said:
I got my wife a kindle 3G for Christmas, figuring that one of the kids would latch onto it if she didn't like it. I am surprised how much she likes it, and she is definitely reading more now. Starting to think I should get one; I just wish I could borrow books from the public library in kindel format.
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The library issue is being worked on and Amazon has made large annoucements about it.

http://content.usatoday.com/communi...-to-launch-library-lending-for-kindle-books/1

As for the OP, I love my kindle. I just keep it "around" so if I need to stop somewhere I can read. If I get my oil changed, I read. If I have a doctor appt, I read. You get my point. It literally is like reading paper and has 0 eye strain.
 
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the DRIZZLE

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I got one as a gift about a month ago and at first thought WTF am I gonna do with this. It turned out that I really like it though. You will definitely read more.
 
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dingster1

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I love mine also. I have the app on my iPad and I can definitely tell the difference in the ink
 
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alent1234

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i use the kindle app on my ipad 2. there are free books given away every day and i have over 300 in my library. also use ibooks and Nook
 
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randomlinh

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e-ink is awesome.

but technical books on kindle? depends on the book, but I don't see it going well. The screen is too small when there may be a large sample of code you want to look at. I don't even know if they have technical books on kindle actually. It's like textbooks.. great idea, but I just don't see them translating to the kindle well. to a tablet maybe, but even then I have my reservations
 
Oyeve

Oyeve

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Oct 18, 1999
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I use the kindle app on my vibrant, iphone 4, asus transformer. They all synch so no matter which device I last read from I can pick up where I left off. I used to be one of the "If its not a real book I aint touching it" group until I was reading my old 2001: a space odessy book that is 30+ years old and it fell apart. Plus, many of the books I read over and over are really just rotting away as they are mostly paperback versions and were not really meant to have 20-30 years. So I went kindle app and love it.
 
gorcorps

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alfa147x said:
LCD sucks for reading. E-Ink is king.
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Not sure who you were responding to, but if it was the post above yours then you need to know there's a difference between Nook Color and Nook Touch.

Nook Color: LCD screen
Nook Touch: brand new Nook, e-ink touch screen

Touchscreen > buttons on any ereader. I had an original nook and have used a kindle, and the button UI is quite cumbersome.
 
alfa147x

alfa147x

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gorcorps said:
Not sure who you were responding to, but if it was the post above yours then you need to know there's a difference between Nook Color and Nook Touch.

Nook Color: LCD screen
Nook Touch: brand new Nook, e-ink touch screen

Touchscreen > buttons on any ereader. I had an original nook and have used a kindle, and the button UI is quite cumbersome.
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Oh. I was thinking of the one running android.
Excuse my comment.
 
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xSauronx

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id go for a nook color if youre going to read any stuff regularly thats illustrated/technical. i like mine and got it a couple of weeks ago...i dont love it, but i like it for reading. it does annoy me how cumbersome vendors make using my own bought and paid for books sometimes, so i dont know if ill keep it, but an e-reader would *NOT* do for techie stuff at all, imo
 
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