Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Kindle




Even though one my most favorite activities is browsing the shelves of bookstores and buying books, I think I could become a big fan of the Kindle, the electronic book from Amazon. 


The thing is neat: 100,000 books, all about $10, downloaded right to the device through cellular technology, special screen "ink" that makes the words look like ink on paper, newspapers downloaded every morning and many other special features.


The downside: no more physical, tangible, book-shelf-lining books; the Kindle is first generation, which means the it WILL get better, so a $400 price tag is most certainly not worth it at this point; and, lets be honest, a book is really, really, really nice to have.
Any additional thoughts out there?

3 comments:

Carol and Dan said...

My comment is not about "The Kindle"...interesting though. Don't you love Portland!? Was that bar with the band on the waterfront? If it was, we've been there. A dog (pet of another guest) sat with us at our table the entire time. Random.

Shelby said...

Ok sis. I posted something new just for you.

And by the way...there's nothing like the smell and feel of a new book! You can never take that away from me! :)

TAITx3 said...

SRT: You're getting free money soon from the George Bush economic stimulus bill. You're supposed to spend it on crazy stuff like a Kindle. Go for it, man.

Jason