Amazon Kindle. Anybody got one?

[buddha]

So after a period of watching a couple of friends of mine who have e-readers I finally went and ordered a Kindle. Should be here tomorrow. There's a Kindle fan page on FB where they have a thread about questions concerning the Kindle and in there there's a list of free e-book links. I've looked at a bunch of these and there are quite a few good selections. Amazon has frebies, also, as well as discount books as low as $.99.
What I didn't realize is that you can do limited web surfing with these things, too.

Do any of you SBGs have Kindle or any of the other e-readers? Any suggestions for places to look for freebies?

I ordered the 3G/Wi-fi version. Seemed a bit more practical in this neck of the woods as not all public places have Wi-fi.

[TheSlyBear]

The Kindle is a nice little machine, but I chose an iPad. Firstly, it can do so much more than just e-reading, and I needed color because a lot of the books I read are technical PDFs with color diagrams.

But for a light-weight reader for just novels, the Kindle is a good choice. The Nook is not bad either.

[tomgallagher]

I received a Barnes and Noble NOOK for my birthday and am in the process of wearing it out. I don't know what I would do without it. From the latest Tom Clancy novel to freebies like Moby Dick and A Tale of Two Cities. A wonderful invention.

[Sly Red]

I use the Kindle-PC app on my Netbook.  Haven't used it a lot, but when I work in the city and commute by train it is ideal.

[marcx]

I have the very first generation kindle and have loved it since I received it!

[KC]

I have a Barnes and Noble Nook and am 100% sold on the e-reader.  It is convenient and find that I get less fatigued usiong the e-reader than a traditional book.  It fits more comfortably in my hands. 

Barnes and Noble has all sorts of promotions for free e-book material; mostly to get you into their stores. I suspect that an outfit like Amazon probably has a bunch of freebies too and you will be getting e-mails to that effect after you register your Kindle.

As I am in a book, club, it is very nice to be able to get the lion's share of books we read on line.  It is also a good thing not to have the clutter of books and newspapers.  I have an on-line subscription to the Washington Post and New Yorker and don't miss recycling daily papers and magazines.   

I highly recommend an e-reader and know you will be pleased.

Ken

[buddha]

It got here a day early and I am already playing with it. I downloaded a $.99 book from Amazon and I also have the list of free e-book links. Almost forgot to mention that I downloaded Scrabble from Amazon because I like that game.
Does anybody with the Kindle have any experience with the web surfing option. I haven't read the on board manual yet, just the quick-start guide that came with it in the box.
I gotta tell ya, I like this thing already.

[xnewyawka]

Sounds good buddha, I was wondering how good these were myself. Now I know what I'll suggest to my wife for my birthday gift, lol.  

[-Doug-]

My wife has one and loves it. It does have a quark where the find/search field will appear and start to fill up with jibirish (ex: bbbbbbfbbbfbfdb) but I think it is a fluke with the one she has. She will be contacting Amazon to see about getting it fixed/replaced. Even with that issue she still loves it and uses it often. I think you will enjoy it Buddha!

[Dawdler]

I know I'm late to the party but I own a Nook Color and a Kindle 3 and I must say I'm enjoying the Kindle 3 a lot more, its just a nice little gadget.

and I'm not sure if its been mentioned but there is a program called http://calibre-ebook.com/ which is a book organizer, format converter and allows you to transfer your books to your e-reader in seconds.  I'd be lost without this program since I've acquired over 3,000 e-books these past few years.

[Tyler]

I use the Kindle App on my Android phone and on my PC.  Probably the way I'll buy most books now.  I plan on getting a Android notepad so I'll use that as well.

[buddha]

One of the things that I discovered with the Kindle is "text-to-speech". So if I'm home reading a book prior to going on a road trip I don't have to wait until I reach my destination to continue. I just activate "text-to-speech" and the Kindle reads the book to me while I drive. It even turns the pages. That's a nice option because I have tired of most of the radio stations up here.

[tomgallagher]

I know I'm late to the party but I own a Nook Color and a Kindle 3 and I must say I'm enjoying the Kindle 3 a lot more, its just a nice little gadget.

and I'm not sure if its been mentioned but there is a program called http://calibre-ebook.com/ which is a book organizer, format converter and allows you to transfer your books to your e-reader in seconds.  I'd be lost without this program since I've acquired over 3,000 e-books these past few years.

Great organizer. Thanks for the link.

[wpruitt]

Sorry, still nothing like going to the bookstore and getting a good hard copy !

[Magoo]

Sorry, still nothing like going to the bookstore and getting a good hard copy !

Of course your welcome to your opinion , but have you tried a reader just curious? Was thinking like you till I tried my son's.