Guest guest Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hi Cat, I have one and I think its great! The only problem I have with it is I can't actually down load books without hooking it up to the computer because Montana (where I live) isn't able to connect the divice. Anyway I am sure you would love it too. ________________________________ To: bodyforlifewomensclub2 ; bodyforlife Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:40:58 PM Subject: OT- Amazon Kindle I was wondering if anyone on the list owned a Kindle. I am looking into purchasing a Kindle DX from Amazon. My bookshelves in my house have gotten way out of control. I figure this is a great way to carry MANY books with me at one time, and cut down on clutter. Does anyone have a Kindle experience to share? Was it good or bad?? Thanks! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 My teacher has one. He says he reads 2-3 books a week. He loves it. You can read it outside, the battery lasts forever, you can download books anywhere w/o any subscription, and you can even convert .txt or .pdf books to fit the kindle. It can read to you, and if very lightweight. He was sold on it for sure. > > I was wondering if anyone on the list owned a Kindle. I am looking into > purchasing a Kindle DX from Amazon. My bookshelves in my house have gotten > way out of control. I figure this is a great way to carry MANY books with me > at one time, and cut down on clutter. Does anyone have a Kindle experience > to share? Was it good or bad?? > > Thanks! > Cat > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hi Cat, I have a Kindle, and absolutely love it!! In addition to all that's been said below, I love the fact that one can look up word definitions as you are reading; just move the cursor to the word, and a definition appears at the bottom of the page!!! I can't tell how many words I've looked up - words that I would never have looked up (because I might be reading on the train, on my way to work, without a dictionary handy). I also find that many classics are free, and that even more recent books are incredibly affordable. Hope this is helpful to you. --Liz. ________________________________ To: bodyforlife Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:33:13 PM Subject: Re: OT- Amazon Kindle My teacher has one. He says he reads 2-3 books a week. He loves it. You can read it outside, the battery lasts forever, you can download books anywhere w/o any subscription, and you can even convert .txt or .pdf books to fit the kindle. It can read to you, and if very lightweight. He was sold on it for sure. > > I was wondering if anyone on the list owned a Kindle. I am looking into > purchasing a Kindle DX from Amazon. My bookshelves in my house have gotten > way out of control. I figure this is a great way to carry MANY books with me > at one time, and cut down on clutter. Does anyone have a Kindle experience > to share? Was it good or bad?? > > Thanks! > Cat > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Thank you all for your comments as I too was interested in one! My Mom loves to read and I was debating on getting her one for Christmas. I think I am sold. ________________________________ To: bodyforlife Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:53:06 PM Subject: Re: Re: OT- Amazon Kindle Hi Cat, I have a Kindle, and absolutely love it!! In addition to all that's been said below, I love the fact that one can look up word definitions as you are reading; just move the cursor to the word, and a definition appears at the bottom of the page!!! I can't tell how many words I've looked up - words that I would never have looked up (because I might be reading on the train, on my way to work, without a dictionary handy). I also find that many classics are free, and that even more recent books are incredibly affordable. Hope this is helpful to you. --Liz. ____________ _________ _________ __ From: pborkstrom <pborkstromgmail (DOT) com> To: bodyforlife@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:33:13 PM Subject: Re: OT- Amazon Kindle My teacher has one. He says he reads 2-3 books a week. He loves it. You can read it outside, the battery lasts forever, you can download books anywhere w/o any subscription, and you can even convert .txt or .pdf books to fit the kindle. It can read to you, and if very lightweight. He was sold on it for sure. > > I was wondering if anyone on the list owned a Kindle. I am looking into > purchasing a Kindle DX from Amazon. My bookshelves in my house have gotten > way out of control. I figure this is a great way to carry MANY books with me > at one time, and cut down on clutter. Does anyone have a Kindle experience > to share? Was it good or bad?? > > Thanks! > Cat > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 I also have a Kindle. Love it. It was wonderful when we went to France in May; no wondering how many books I needed to slog along in my carry-on to get me through airport waits and the 9 1/2 hour flight. I see now they have knocked $60.00 off of the price.........it figures, after I buy. Would love to have the DX, but not for that kind of bucks. A larger screen would be nicer, tho; but this will have to suffice. I keep it in my purse, never know when I will have to wait somewhere and can polish off a few pages. Z Re: OT- Amazon Kindle My teacher has one. He says he reads 2-3 books a week. He loves it. You can read it outside, the battery lasts forever, you can download books anywhere w/o any subscription, and you can even convert .txt or .pdf books to fit the kindle. It can read to you, and if very lightweight. He was sold on it for sure. > > I was wondering if anyone on the list owned a Kindle. I am looking into > purchasing a Kindle DX from Amazon. My bookshelves in my house have gotten > way out of control. I figure this is a great way to carry MANY books with me > at one time, and cut down on clutter. Does anyone have a Kindle experience > to share? Was it good or bad?? > > Thanks! > Cat > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 This sounds interesting. Are the prices of the books that are downloaded comparable to purchasing a hardback or paperback? Andy > > > > I was wondering if anyone on the list owned a Kindle. I am looking into > > purchasing a Kindle DX from Amazon. My bookshelves in my house have gotten > > way out of control. I figure this is a great way to carry MANY books with me > > at one time, and cut down on clutter. Does anyone have a Kindle experience > > to share? Was it good or bad?? > > > > Thanks! > > Cat > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Interesting conversation. I don't have a Kindle but I have a Creative Zen MP3 player. I drive a long way to work and download audio books all the time. I listen to it while driving, mowing the lawn, riding my bike and occasionally when working out. (I usually like music for that). Most libraries have downloadable books for free, an almost neverending supply depending on what you like. They have tons of mysteries, drama, autobiographies etc. Creative Zen is a great quality device and not expensive and a huge savings considering the cost of books! Make sure you get one with bookmarks as alot of these default to the beginning and lose your place. Sandisk has a ton of cheap ones that are a waste of money so don't bother with them unless you buy their upper end model. Get one around 8G and you can hold tons of books without having to download all the time. Any questions just ask. Oh and you can download for the Kindle from the library as well! Subject: Re: OT- Amazon Kindle To: bodyforlife Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 10:25 AM This sounds interesting. Are the prices of the books that are downloaded comparable to purchasing a hardback or paperback? Andy > > > > I was wondering if anyone on the list owned a Kindle. I am looking into > > purchasing a Kindle DX from Amazon. My bookshelves in my house have gotten > > way out of control. I figure this is a great way to carry MANY books with me > > at one time, and cut down on clutter. Does anyone have a Kindle experience > > to share? Was it good or bad?? > > > > Thanks! > > Cat > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Andy, There are tons of free books and most new releases and best sellers are 9.99 or less. Plus I see it as an environmentally friendly way to read. No tree killing!! I'm totally sold!! I'm hoping to order one by the end of the month. Re: OT- Amazon Kindle This sounds interesting. Are the prices of the books that are downloaded comparable to purchasing a hardback or paperback? Andy > > > > I was wondering if anyone on the list owned a Kindle. I am looking into > > purchasing a Kindle DX from Amazon. My bookshelves in my house have gotten > > way out of control. I figure this is a great way to carry MANY books with me > > at one time, and cut down on clutter. Does anyone have a Kindle experience > > to share? Was it good or bad?? > > > > Thanks! > > Cat > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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