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Originally Posted by kyblue
Thinking of getting a Kindle - for those that have them - what do you think? And would you buy it again if you did not have one. Pros/Cons?
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Absolutely LOVE our three kindles. Purchased the larger sized Kindle a few Christmases ago for my hubby........he used it daily. This past Father's Day I bought him the smaller Kindle..........ditto. It's lightweight. I recently bought myself one with a different colored cover so that we don't mix them up. Reading light is powered by a battery in the kindle.....ease of ordering a book from Amazon. Nothing not to like about it.
He read "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair (a book I had read back in 1971 and always wanted him to read)......and couldn't put it down. I've never seen him read a book that quickly.......but he said it was very disturbing to him.
The immigrants working in the Chicago meatpacking industry did have it rough.
One nice feature is the "voice". When his eyes would get tired, he'd "listen" to it as he read along. I prefer to just read without the "sound".
I just downloaded "The Emigrants" , a very old book on Swedish immigrants which I will read once our family leaves, but also last evening downloaded "The Help"........which is lighter reading about nannies.
You can set the print size to whatever is comfortable for your eyes.
It's great. After all the years of having books all over the house, this does cut down on the book clutter.......plus you can save so many right on the Kindle. Fine for reading in bright sunlight out on the back deck.
Also, "The Help" was an impulse buy late last evening. It immediately came onto my Kindle. This morning when I checked my emails, the $9 fee was showing on my credit card......saving approx. $14 + off the hardcover version.
The older book was only $8. Many books are FREE.
Once it arrives (very quickly) you have to charge the Kindle by plugging the power adaptor into an electrical outlet.........once that is done, just slide the power switch at the bottom edge of the Kindle and you can read the USERS GUIDE right on the screen...........or read the instruction booklet that comes along in the box. IT IS REALLY SIMPLE. A CHILD COULD DO IT.
You can type in any book you wish to order and read an explanation of it or you can check out the New York Times Best Seller List or the Amazon best seller list........and just HIGHLIGHT the book you want. That's it. It comes right onto your Kindle. It is charged to your Amazon account. If you are a frequent shopper at Amazon.com they will have your information.
It is really a nice invention for those who love to read. The instruction book or on screen instructions are simple and straightforward.
Yes, I would buy them again. They've come down in price, but both of these new ones are the ones with 3G connectivity and Wi-Fi of course.
Do buy the cover as well...........when you order the Kindle.
For more information just GO TO AMAZON.COM and read all the folks' comments. We only know one person who has the Nook and they are thinking of getting the Kindle. Good Luck !
p.s. Hubby just bought TIME MAGAZINE and it was immediately on his KINDLE.