[Shire]

I do not have one as yet, but will defintely be purchasing one soon. In my investigating, I was told variations of the Kindle are also sold at Barnes & Noble. I have not been able to confirm this, but intend to, if no other reason just to be able to gather some info on it. The Kindle is particularly intriguing as I love my audio books, and I understand the Kindle can also be used as audio. Hope you are succesful in your quest...

[beady]

Shire.....there is another electronic book out by Sony called the E-Reader. I looked at that at Target. It is about $20.00 cheaper than Kindle.
It has most of the same features as the Kindle ...the differences being the Kindle books are much less expensive....and Amazon's list of books much larger, plus the E-reader does not have the audio feature.

[Herb]

On Amazon Kindle dropped to $300.00

[uujudy]

How heavy is it?
Can you read it in the dark? If I wanted to read in bed, would I be able to do that? Does it give off enough light to keep Mr. Judy awake? Would it annoy the person next to me on an airplane?
Does it get hot?
How often does it need to be recharged?
If you switch to voice mode is it a real voice or is it the national weather service guy?
Can I use earbuds with it?
Can I connect it to the speakers in my car?

Just wondering out loud. Thanks for any info.
Judy

[Herb]

Judy, very light
no, can't read in dark
charging depends on type of use. I now charge every 3 days
voice is a little stiff but not real bad however no excitement or inflection
Headphones a yes
car, possibly depending on other equipment
Hope this helps, I'll be happy to show mine
Herb

[uujudy]

Thanks for all the great info Herb, but not being able to read in bed is a huge minus for me.
Could I clip my bitty book light to it?

[barb1191]

Originally Posted by uujudy

Thanks for all the great info Herb, but not being able to read in bed is a huge minus for me.
Could I clip my bitty book light to it?

Yes Judy, you can easily clip a "bitty book light" to the Kindle. I received a "bitty book light" with my updated cell phone and it's perfect to clip onto the Kindle. Works out just fine.

[uujudy]

Thanks Barb. That's good to know. I checked out the Kindle at Amazon.com, and I had no idea they were that expensive! Yikes! I think I'll stick with the Villages library for now. They have plenty of books I haven't read yet. lol
Cheaply yours,
Judy

[mzmom3]

They have book lights made just for the Kindle ........ both sold on Amazon.

[BBQMan]

Kindle is the best way to go today, IMHO. Any book you purchase is not only on your Kindle, but in your personal library on Amazon. You can buy newspapers, I get the WSJ and The Orlando Sentinel. I can buy the magazines I want to read and have them show-up wherever I am in this country. You can get samples of books before you buy and two week trial subscriptions. Since subscriptions are on a month-to-month basis you can cancel anytime you want.

As you may have surmised, I am a Kindle fan and own both Kindle 2 and Kindle DX. I can go on and on about he advantages of Kindle, but urge you to see for yourself. Anyone is welcome to come and try mine (352 751-1059) or just order one from Amazon. If you do not like it for any reason, you have thirty days to return it.