Amazon Kindle

[CoderGuy]

I have an iPad and recently bought a Nook Color (cause it was a cheap Android tablet) and love them. I wasn't an avid reader, maybe would pick up a book at the airport to read on the plane, but since getting these devices I find myself reading about a book a week. One other effect of having these devices is that I am buying many more eBooks than I ever bought books. DRM isn't an issue with me as, like movies or TV shows, once I read a book, I am done with it and move on, I don't collect. I also love the Kindle software on my iPad. There seem to be a lot of technical books on Amazon for the Kindle so I usually buy all my technical books for the Kindle and my Fiction through iBook.

[AtreyuKun]

Not a bad price really. I think it would be cool to own one. But for someone like me who doesn't read as much as he'd like, real books are the way to go.
There's something about holding a dead tree and smelling it and feeling the paper that it's hard for me to get over.

[Veganpunk]

I talked to Kim about it, she's on the fence but leaning towards wanting one.

[tom502]

About the one format thing, I've read around that you can just download e-book torrents (not that I ever would ) and convert them to use on the Kindle. If not, then the Nook would be a better choice. I agree about the space, I need those book selves for vinyl records dammit!

That's what ipod mp3 players are for.

[muddyfunkstar]

Several friends and family have got Kindles over the last couple of months and they all rave about them, so I can't see you being disappointed with it.

I'm tempted, because I do read a lot, but I'm also a bit strapped for cash and all my books come from the library or on loan from friends, so if I was to get a kindle I'd have to start buying books again. This does make me sound like a skinflint, but times are tough!

From a practical point of view, I think the idea of e-readers is brilliant, especially if you travel a lot - you can save a lot of space and weight in luggage with one of these things; and for the commuters like me, you know you've only got to carry one thin gadget around with you. I always avoid taking big hardbacks out the library because of their bulk.

Pretty sure if I didn't have other priorities for my money, I'd get one like a shot.

[KarlvB]

4. IMO - 3G is probably a waste on a e-reader, even if you travel (I do - LOTS) - you don't load it with one book at a time, so while I used to have expensive "emergency" book purchases in airports, I have 200 books queued up to read now. Maybe it would be cool if you didn't have a smart phone.

I would have to disagree slightly with you on this one.

I also have a massive amount of books that are pre-loaded but I did find myself in a situation the other day where I raced through the first part of a trilogy and enjoyed it so much that I wanted to read the other two right away. If I didn't have the 3G I would have had to wait until I could get to a Wifi spot.

The 3G is however responsible for a number of impulse buys - usually while commuting home and having read a great review of a book on the NYT / CS Monitor / London Review of Books - so in that sense it is a bad thing....

[Veganpunk]

I think I'll get her one. I have until July, so it's all good

[BadAxe]

I think I'll get her one. I have until July, so it's all good

Definitely do it. The Kindle rocks and is hands down the best e-book reader out there. Introducing color and all that other jazz doesn't work, because all of that adds glare. Thats why the Kindle won't do any of that. They are committed to making their device let the book bring the experience and they concentrate on things like weight, glare, eye strain, etc, and make their devices as comfortable as they can be. The kindle will not turn into a I-pad or any other such device, they want to remain as the best e-bbok reader there is, and right now, I believe they are. My wife is totally addicted to hers. All public domain books are also free for the Kindle. I highly recommend it.

[sgreger1]

[lxskllr]

Thought some of you might be interested in this article. It gives instructions for rooting the Nook Color, and turning it into a low cost tablet...

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/guide...oid-tablet.ars

[CoderGuy]

Thought some of you might be interested in this article. It gives instructions for rooting the Nook Color, and turning it into a low cost tablet...

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/guide...oid-tablet.ars

I have already done that (was the reason I bought the Nook Color actually). Works great. Here is the official rooting site: http://nookdevs.com/Portal:NookColor

[Veganpunk]

Thought some of you might be interested in this article. It gives instructions for rooting the Nook Color, and turning it into a low cost tablet...

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/guide...oid-tablet.ars

That's pretty cool. Might have to go with that instead!

[lxskllr]

That's pretty cool. Might have to go with that instead!

I'd totally do that if I had need for a tablet. I prefer the Eink readers, and my netbook for computing, but if you want a color display, that's an easy way to add functionality at no extra cost :^)

[CreteCoater]

I also got a kindle for Christmas. I love it. The first book I downloaded was the Anarchist Cookbook.....I'm sure I'm on a list somewhere now but oh well, its a file that's been around since the 80's and I find it hilarious. Anyways.....+1 on the kindle. I can't read on a backlit screen for very long without getting a headache. I can read the kindle all day long.

[Veganpunk]

I read that years ago. It is rather funny! Another good read is the Satanic Bible.