Anyone Own A Kindle?

[Beagleone]

I am looking at the Kindle for my wife for Christmas and maybe the Nook for myself since I have a lot of PDF ebooks already. Both are priced the same right now, but the holiday competition is heating up.

[KenS]

Another thing to consider with the Kindle, is that there is also a (free) iPhone app for catching up on a few pages when you don't have your kindle with you. The cool part is the "whispersync" technology that keeps the current page in sync between the iphone app and the Kindle itself.

Though I wouldn't want to read an entire book on the iPhone, this capability is very handy.

[aich75013]

Originally Posted by KenS

Though I wouldn't want to read an entire book on the iPhone, this capability is very handy.

I currently do a lot of reading on my iPhone.
I used to read on my Palm Pilot, so the screen is actually a bit larger.
You get used to it. I normally read during my lunch, so it is quite handy.

Originally Posted by aich75013

I currently do a lot of reading on my iPhone.
I used to read on my Palm Pilot, so the screen is actually a bit larger.
You get used to it. I normally read during my lunch, so it is quite handy.

Me too. I actually held the iPhone up to a paperback for comparison. With the margins on the book, etc, the amount of readin real estate between the two was almost e xactly the same

Originally Posted by KenS

Another thing to consider with the Kindle, is that there is also a (free) iPhone app for catching up on a few pages when you don't have your kindle with you. The cool part is the "whispersync" technology that keeps the current page in sync between the iphone app and the Kindle itself.

Though I wouldn't want to read an entire book on the iPhone, this capability is very handy.

Ken, b&n has an iPhone app as well which I'm sure will work in similar fashion with their Nook. My concern with the kindle, other than it's fugliness, and lukewarm reviews, is the proprietary scheme Amazon has for it.

The new readers coming out are going to be a lot
more versatile. As is usually the case in tech, first doesn't always mean best, and frequently winds up meaning worst

[VTDragon]

Originally Posted by Resipsa

The new readers coming out are going to be a lot
more versatile. As is usually the case in tech, first doesn't always mean best, and frequently winds up meaning worst

Absolutely correct.
I have been waiting for Kindle alternatives since it originally came out. The primary reason I have not bought one yet is that their over the air service is through Sprint and I just don't get Sprint coverage where I live. I plan on taking a good hard look at B&N's Nook as I believe its' service is through AT&T, but am also intrigued by Que from Plastiic Logic. It features an 81/2 X 11 screen and though the first offering will be black & white, they claim a full color e-ink display is "just around the corner". Unfortunately it is not coming out until early 2010.

[Veritas]

Originally Posted by VTDragon

The primary reason I have not bought one yet is that their over the air service is through Sprint and I just don't get Sprint coverage where I live. I plan on taking a good hard look at B&N's Nook as I believe its' service is through AT&T

The new International version of the Kindle has Whispernet provided by AT&T and its global roaming partners.