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July 1, 2008 from Pownce - Comment - Like - Share

I'm still toying with the idea of getting a Kindle, after all this time. I think I read enough to warrant the price. Thoughts?

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Worth it. - Andru Edwards

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Signs point to yes. Andy Ihnatko says it makes waffles, too. - Ha3rvey (F please!)

Maybe worth seeing what you think of ebook apps in the iPhone App Store later this week ... - Patrick Jordan

I love mine and I haven't even used it to its fullest potential yet. It's so nice to buy e-books and other publications without needing to connect it to a computer. Plus there are a few e-book sites that have free content that is directly downloadable to the Kindle, like Manybooks.net and Feedbooks.com (IIRC). - Cheryl Jones

mmm waffles... - Veronica

Books don't stop working when you drop them in the toilet. - Josh

I'm tempted too, but the price point isn't attractive enough yet. - Jonathon

Still too expensive IMHO. - Andy White from twhirl

my only issue with the kindle right now is the limited selection. I went through my wishlist and only 8 of the 65 books I want have kindle editions. Once that hits closer to 40 to 50 percent I'll take the plunge. I think v2 will probably be an improvement and can't be that far off as v1 has been out awhile. I'd wait. - Sidney

I love to have one but it's still too pricey. In the mean time, my iPhone running textreader works great as an ebook reader. - Inksim

i've been trying one out. product works great, i just can't justify the price (and am a constant reader). $10/book > used prices. - Jeremy Toeman

I love my Kindle, see: http://mconnick.wordpress.com/2008... - Michael Connick

Now when do you have time to read? - Todd Loren Sinclair

Todd, on airplanes :) - Veronica

I would like to get a Kindle, but I have questions about being able to read/order top-selling Japanese books on one. Can I? - Vince DeGeorge

Don't you think the new iPhone store will have a book reader app. I can't see spending the $ on a dedicated device. I've even used MobiPocket on my BlackBerry and it's not bad. The iPhone/iTouch would be perfect. - Kevin Shannon

I wish the design was more like the Sony reader and we would be good to go... I hate the looks of the Kindle - Robert

Get it. I would do the same if there was native PDF support. Need it for journal articles. - Jeremy Franklin

I want this thing too, but I'm convinced that as soon as I buy, v2 will come out with better graphics, better button placement and a more comfortable form factor. I just can't pull the trigger at $350. $199? I'd have one. - BISQ

Get the Kindle, it is legit as an e-book reader and really does work well. - Tony

It is a High on my Wish List. - DonnaSue

With BISQ on this one - $399 seems a bit too much. $249 or even $199 would help me make the leap. That said, as a writer, I LOVE LOVE LOVE books (it's SO hard for me to part with them) so the intangibleness of the Kindle is actually what's holding me back more. - Aubrey Sabala

I own 2 because one is always lent out. I recommend one if you purchase books often. My 2 paid for themselves in the discounts. - LPH™ and his dog P™

Robert Scoble's early review: http://scobleizer.com/2007... - David Newman

I would wait for something a little more book-ish. Maybe a flexible screen or at least something with side-by-side viewing. Also I'm a bit biased toward Audible, so I do very little book reading anymore. (In the words of Calacanis, "Lo-o-o-ove Audible...") - StephenTorrence

Yeah, I wish there was something as open as the Kindle (unlike the eReader) but with the slick design that I so crave... le sigh. - Veronica

With all the blackout's I've been having, I'm waiting until one has a backlight option. I like that it doesn't use one by default, but I want a light for some situations. - FiZ

Why not wait till the app store opens and see if there is a decent reader for the iphone? - Chris Kuhner

Oh god, I couldn't imagine reading anything extensively on the iPhone. - John Barker

I guess some people really do like the Kindle. It surprises me. Maybe we are close to the Kindle II release. Spies, where are you? - MattJhsn

I've been meaning to blog a review but probably never will, so here's probably my only statement on it. The way I talked myself into buying a Kindle after a day's agonizing or so recently: realizing that with the lifetime wireless service it makes a great gift. So that I could give it to my mom if I upgrade or stop using it one day. The fact is, though, within a week of having one, my wife wanted one, and most of my friends did, too. There's a 30-day free return: try it? - Timothy Shey

Kindle is good.But can never be a substitute 4 u sitiing in front of the fire with a some java and a good paper bound book in hand. - Arjun

I think that you could buy it then if you found you did not use it just return it. I have been thinking of that myself. Amazon is good that way - I bought a Geko handheld gps and when it really did not do what I thought it would I returned it not problem at all. I made sure I kept all the packaging. - Ted Sbardella