What do you think of the Kindle2?

[JudynTX]

Say o to The New Kindle

Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines

Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback

Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots

Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required

Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images

Longer Battery Life: 25% longer battery life; read for days without recharging

More Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books

Faster Page Turns: 20% faster page turns

Read-to-Me: With the new Text-to-Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you

Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available

Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise

Kindle2

[leemajors]

it's pretty damn expensive when you can get used paperbacks for pennies on amazon, or check books out for free from the library.

[CuckingFunt]

I may be silly and old fashioned, but I fail to see what's so difficult about holding a book. And, more specifically, I fail to see how this particular type of gadget could possibly correct that difficulty.

[Obstructed_View]

I may be silly and old fashioned, but I fail to see what's so difficult about holding a book. And, more specifically, I fail to see how this particular type of gadget could possibly correct that difficulty.

Waiting to see a picture of you holding 1500 books at once and not having any difficulty.

[baseline bum]

Waiting to see a picture of you holding 1500 books at once and not having any difficulty.

A book isn't something people will typically read for an hour, and then move on to a different one like a tv channel. The ipod argument doesn't work too well for here, as I don't think many people read from more than 1 or 2 books a week, excluding school and references for work.

[baseline bum]

I may be silly and old fashioned, but I fail to see what's so difficult about holding a book. And, more specifically, I fail to see how this particular type of gadget could possibly correct that difficulty.

Even worse, there's no way to scribble interesting notes in the margins.

[JudynTX]

Technology will be like the Jetsons someday.

[mrsmaalox]

There was a Kindle1? Those things are too specialized to be of any use to anyone except someone with a gadget fetish and money to burn. Ipods, laptops are more versatile. Of course those lack the storage, but I'm not one who keeps every book I read. I just always have one book in progress and another ready to go, and I pass them on when I'm finished.

[Sii]

I want one

[JudynTX]

I want one

Buy us both one.

[Sii]

my birthday is in a few months...you can buy me one

[JudynTX]

my birthday is in a few months...you can buy me one

Again?

What do you want for your birthday?

[CuckingFunt]

Waiting to see a picture of you holding 1500 books at once and not having any difficulty.

Why on earth would I need to hold 1500 books at once?

[CuckingFunt]

Even worse, there's no way to scribble interesting notes in the margins.

Or highlight. My books always look like they were printed in technicolor by the time I'm done with them.

[leemajors]

Or highlight. My books always look like they were printed in technicolor by the time I'm done with them.

defiler

[LockBeard]

Being able to put audio books on my ipod and listen while working is pretty cool.

[ehz33satx]

I may be silly and old fashioned, but I fail to see what's so difficult about holding a book. And, more specifically, I fail to see how this particular type of gadget could possibly correct that difficulty.

Your not just holding 1 book, your holding over 200,000 books, newspapers and magazines in your hand. And it reads out loud to you. book<kindle

[v2freak]

Sounds great but I would rather have a bigger version for textbooks or something. At least a 12 inch screen, and if they could add improvements to make it more like normal reading (IE having two pages open and flipping, writing in margins etc) I would buy one in a second.

[Frenzy]

yeah but can you hurl a kindle2 at someone who is bothering you...no. A book yes... the bigger the better.

[peewee's lovechild]

Trying to read something that small would be frustrating as .

There's nothing like reading an actual book.

[Thunder Dan]

My sister got a Kindle for Christmas, she loves it, but I don't see why you can't just put those books on your ipod and read them

[Obstructed_View]

Why on earth would I need to hold 1500 books at once?

You wouldn't, nor would you need instant access to over 200 thousand books, a hundred different newspapers from around the world, or over a thousand blogs. But you seem to be okay with that one book that you have no hope of finishing.

[Obstructed_View]

Trying to read something that small would be frustrating as .

There's nothing like reading an actual book.

I agree, but it's about as close to reading an actual book as you can get. The text is pretty amazing.

[thispego]

you people are pathetic. i bet you cant wait for electronic ass-wipers and automatic food-chewers also lazy spoiled mother ers

[leemajors]

you people are pathetic. i bet you cant wait for electronic ass-wipers and automatic food-chewers also lazy spoiled mother ers

blenders have been around for a while, pego