I May Have To Eat Crow Regarding Kindle

[redbrunja]

So, my Fiction class on Friday sucked and was a complete waste of time for several reasons, but one of the things that happened was that I had two people comment on what I was reading (on positively, one simply asking what I was reading) and I ended up going into my  whole I-hate-people-talking-about-what I read spiel. Which I felt really bad about, because both of the people commenting had positive things to say. In fact, one of them had a kindle and he pulled it out as an I-read-trash-books-and-no-one-knows solidarity thing.

And actually, his kindle was very cool. It was very sleek and about the size of a hardcover book and I didn't have the same instinct to skim that I do on the computer. I didn't feel the same disconnect with the text that some people reported and I think the dictionary feature is nifty. Now, I still think it should be back-lit and I have issues with how close a kindle book is to a corporal book in price but that experience plus hearing a UN worker rave about being able to have a whole personal library in something the size of a hardback is winning me over.

Comments

[aj.livejournal.com]

Ereaders are SO FUN. I would definitely say do your research regarding type, but they really, really, REALLY are awesome for people who read on the go. Especially fic. Oh, my GOD, THE FIC I've read on mine! I always hated sitting and reading novel-length stuff on the computer. With my reader, I can read it pretty much anywhere.

That being said, do yourself a favor and honestly think about whether or not you'd use it on a regular basis. If you don't think you will, go ahead and skip it. But if you think you might... DO IT.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm not even CONSIDERING buying at this point.

I would need to be in a situation where a.) I did not have the space to carry books with me and b.) was ready to give up the physicality of buying books.

Otherwise, it's way too much of a big-ticket item for me to feel justified in buying one.

[aj.livejournal.com]

*nod* That's fair. That being said I would honestly think about saving up for it if you think you'd use it. It was, honestly, the best $ I spent last year and is something that I absolutely use on a daily basis. Mind you, I have a Sony, and they just released a $200 model that's pretty great. :)

I totally like to compare it to an iPod or MP3 player: definitely a luxury item, but one that gets a lot of use from me. And, weirdly, I actually read more physical books now that I'm in the habit of reading.

STILL. Library: FREE.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

STILL. Library: FREE.

That is a hard price to beat.

And I have a feeling that in a couple years, when I have a steady job and all the kinks have been ironed out of kindle, I'll probably pick one up.