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amazon.com's kindle?

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:57 am
by kal
anybody have a kindle? i was looking at these and wondering what some real people opinions of them are not the dumb edited posts on most websites. for those of you that dont know this is a kindle.....http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wi ... _rhf_p_t_1

Re: amazon.com's kindle?

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:30 am
by DigitalMaestro
I have one and I love it! Whisper net is amazing. I've had trouble getting Amazon's free service to transcribe large docs into kindle, but those were full books, which they want you to buy, not transcribe. lol. overall, i love it. my screen died after about 6 months and i havn't yet fixed it, but i think that was my fault via abuse, not a flaw in the kindle.

Re: amazon.com's kindle?

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:07 pm
by Sherman
I suggest visiting http://www.mobileread.com.
They have information about all the different ebook readers out there (kindle, sony PRS, Cybook etc), and there's lots of people willing to talk about them on the forums...

I myself have a Sony PRS-505. I'm so glad I got it, one of the best purchases I ever made. It's what enabled me to comfortably read all of Fel's work without destroying my eyes squinting at a PC monitor/phone/PDA :D

I'm from New Zealand, so the Kindle wasn't really suitable for me, as the Whisper Net thing only functions in the good 'ol US of A..

Re: amazon.com's kindle?

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:35 pm
by kal
thanks both of you!

Re: amazon.com's kindle?

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:38 am
by DigitalMaestro
gotta love the good ol' US of A! to bad we elected the newest idiot.... not that the alternatives were all that much better.... o politics! why dost thou daunt all the masses?
-Digital Maestro