Kindle 2

[grizzle]

The concept of not killing trees is cool. It also can play audible books. Cost per book seems allot cheaper.

The concept of having the daily paper right there is cool too. Im reading that it uses att 3g network but there is no cost to using the network. Is there a kindle monthly subscription or something?

Nope, no monthly fee. You buy the Kindle. Then you buy the books at a price cheaper than paper books). That's it.

The only monthly fees are for various subscriptions, like to newspapers or magazines (Alfred Hitchcock Mysteries, etc.)

So, $359 bucks for the kindle, and then you still have to buy books for close to hardcover prices?

Am I missing something?

For me, I've usually got 3 books going at a time. I read like I game - jump from one to another depending on my mood. So it'll be nice to be able to carry them all around at once.

Plus, instead of a heavy, War & Peace sized book, this thing is 1/3 inch thick, so easily carried with me.

I have a bunch of books lying around because I was bored certain weekends and had the urge to read a book. So I ordered it from Amazon. And it arrived a week later, when I was no longer interested, or was distracted, or sidetracked, etc. So, with Kindle, I can download the book in 60 seconds right when I am ready to read, instead of waiting for it.


I think it's just a natural progression. I remember years ago when I was first thinking about buying a cell phone. I remember thinking the cell phone makes and takes phone calls, just like my home phone. Other than portability, which I never needed a phone outside of home anyway, what was the point. But now I have a cell phone and couldn't imagine not having it.