Comments on: EBooks – Friend or Foe?

By: Will Casario

Will Casario — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:14:40 +0000

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By: GMT

GMT — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:16:39 +0000

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By: Inell Trainum

Inell Trainum — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:55:15 +0000

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By: Boudica

Boudica — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:10:29 +0000

What a really well thought out review! Very good and informative. I especially like the mention of the text to speech part and the use of the batteries.

I know quite a few reviewers on Amazon who have a Kindle, and they rave about it. I never thought about a refurbished model to cut the price down. I will have to look into this.

Thank you for a very good review.

Boudica

By: J.Park

J.Park — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:16:39 +0000

I bought a refurbished Kindle 2 few days back. I have no words to describe this product. First of all you must know I am a voracious reader and read more than 4 books a month. The problem I always faced was what to do with those books after I am done. Don’t get me wrong I would like to have them all in my collection but I have a job which takes me places and I can not carry all my books with me which is actually a lot. With Kindle I found a solution to the problem. Now I have a digital library instead of having a physical one.

Secondly, I take public transport from my home to office and it takes me more than an hour and a half one side. I would like to read on the way but my eyes get strained if I read on a bus. Along came Kindle…. now when I am on a bus I start text to speech and listen all the way to the office. This increased my reading time and I have started finishing a lot more books than before. This feature uses a lot of battery and the battery lasts for maximum 2-3 days but it is worth it.

Thirdly, I love the way it looks. Its sleek design and the way I can hold in one hand(any one) and keep reading.

Also there are a few books which are available on Kindle only by Amazon and believe me it is a great collection and don’t forget the free kindle books Amazon give as a promotion every few days. Its awesome.

Now the problems… Kindle is good for reading but not for browsing through the book. I like to quickly browse through a book before a start reading it but it is not possible here. Also when using the table of contents etc the 5 way stick is not very comfortable a way to go. Browsing web becomes problematic for the same reason.

If anybody likes to read books like I do, Kindle is worth every penny. The Nice to have and Great to have features of this device far far outweigh the problem with the 5 way stick. A must have device for every reader.

By: Sara Slack

Sara Slack — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:26:13 +0000

You can indeed, go right ahead. ^_^

By: Polprav

Polprav — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:39:05 +0000

Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?