I really want this!

[LenaGardner]

And like 2 days ago I didn't know they existed. Tell me they aren't worth it and I don't need one.

buy me Lena

[ColleenSwerb]

For $300 you do NOT need one! LOL!

[lizzyfizzy]

back away from the pointless electronic devices.

[stayawake]

you do know that library cards are free right? *LOL*

(thanks a lot for this post - Lena - now *I* kinda want one too and before five minutes ago, I didn't know they existed either...apart from star trek!)

[LenaGardner]

I found one on ebay for less than $200...off to check Craig's List

the Kindle is even higher I think!

[ditzyscrap]

I didn't know Sony made one, but if I were to get one I'd probably get the Kindle even thought it's slightly more expensive. I think there are probably WAY more titles available for Kindle than just regular ebooks (but I could be mistaken on that one).

NOT that I'm planning on getting one anytime soon, lol...I prefer to hold books in my hand and with a Kindle/ebook type deal you can't just send it on to the next person because of copyright laws. I read books and then send them along and use the points I get from sharing my books to get others that I want to read. It's slightly cheaper and helps save trees! LOL!

[ColleenSwerb]

Don't you spend enough time with your face in front of a computer, or computer type devices? Give your eyes a break and just read the actual book

[Chels85]

no you don't need one...

[ditzyscrap]

Originally Posted by BrodoNY0123

Don't you spend enough time with your face in front of a computer, or computer type devices? Give your eyes a break and just read the actual book

I agree, lol! I saw someone using a Kindle on the plane while I was flying to Cali though and thought it would have been a lot less awkward than trying to handle an actual book (having to keep it open while I'm attending to children was difficult, lol).

[schock77]

shiny... pretty...technology... ok I don't need one and neither do you... move away from the shiny red e-book reader....

[KristinCB]

there is nothing better than a library!! you don't need it!

I read in the bath.. i'd be so worried i'd drop it in the water and wreck it on the first time LOL

[Rae's World]

Adobe Reader is free and most libraries have ebooks now. So if you already have a laptop then there you go!!! Free is always better than $300+.

[LenaGardner]

Free is always better than $300+.

For sure! Just not portable. I wanted it to be portable, like a little Nintendo DS for my purse, except for nerdy readers like me.

I read in the bath.. i'd be so worried i'd drop it in the water and wreck it on the first time LOL

HOWEVER...............THIS...

is what has sold me on shaking my head no and never looking back. I was all invisioning myself reading this in doctor's offices, lying on the couch, etc...I forgot that I truly do 80% of my reading in the tub.

THANKS KCB....David will appreciate you talking me off the ledge. I have more productive things to spend my money on anyway. Naomi's feet won't quit growing, for instance.

[aggiefamily]

I want a Kindle really bad.

I have a friend that is undergoing radiation and got the Kindle to take to appointments and treatments. It was easier then taking a laptop and since you can have many many books loaded it was more convenient than actual books.

The pages on the screen on a Kindle look like an actual paper book and does not have backlighting so it is easier on your eyes than a computer screen.

Can you tell I really want one? I don't have space for books and have a little phobia about library books.

[meems]

Originally Posted by aggiefamily

I want a Kindle really bad.

I have a friend that is undergoing radiation and got the Kindle to take to appointments and treatments. It was easier then taking a laptop and since you can have many many books loaded it was more convenient than actual books.

The pages on the screen on a Kindle look like an actual paper book and does not have backlighting so it is easier on your eyes than a computer screen.

Can you tell I really want one? I don't have space for books and have a little phobia about library books.

you can read books on your iPhone. Maybe not as easy on eyes as Kindle but not bad. I read all of Pride and Prejudice. I am too cheap to actually buy books for iPhone though.

[aggiefamily]

LOL! I tried to read on my phone but it killed my eyes.

[meems]

Originally Posted by aggiefamily

LOL! I tried to read on my phone but it killed my eyes.

what app were you using?

[wildblueeyez]

Way cool but I prefer an actual book I wouldn't like the rigidity of the reader, just like I don't like hardback books.

[amystoffel]

you need that as much as I need the brownies that are baking!

[DawnMarch]

I want a Kindle too, but the price is gonna have to come way down before I'll buy one!

[cindyg]

I've gotta agree with the others, I've seen these for awhile now and don't get it - seems like much less strain on the eyes to just read a book and the cost???? Why are they so dang expensive?

[Stacey42]

The Kindle is freaking awesome!!!

A friend of mine got one right before he was deployed and took about 25 books with him to Afghanistan on it & was able to update his various subscriptions while there. He let me borrow it for a few days when he got back. I am so in love with that thing!!!

It is so easy to read with & to take everywhere & instead of only having the one book to read when you are waiting around, you have dozens to choose from!!!

I was thinking maybe part of our tax refund might be diverted toward one but as DH pointed out, I don't actually do all that much waiting around by myself & I have about 15 audiobooks still to listen too. So no Kindle for me

right now anyway.... someday it will be mine....

[digideb]

I kinda wanted one, but then I realized that I'd get way too many headaches. I do much better reading a book than on a computer.

[Melissa Bennett]

I just have one question. Can you download the Twilight series on it? Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!

[maryinaz]

I absolutely will be asking for a Kindle for Mother's Day or maybe my birthday. You can make the font any size you want, so that will help eye-strain, not hurt it, especially because it's supposed to look like the pages in a book. I'd love to be able to take multiple books with me and have them all fit in that space.

My only thing is that I will *want* it backlit at times and it's not. I'm hoping that by the time my birthday rolls around, they will have a new version out that has that option.

(I too have a phobia about library books...I mean, you don't know where they have been, or where or how people have read them...bathroom, tub, naked. )

[aggiefamily]

Originally Posted by maryinaz

(I too have a phobia about library books...I mean, you don't know where they have been, or where or how people have read them...bathroom, tub, naked. )

Ummm yeah! I have had some smelly books from the library. And then there was the one that a condom wrapper fell out of when I opened it.

[maryinaz]

OMG - GROSS!!! I think I'm throwing away my library card. Blech.

I have the same kind of phobia about rented bowling shoes. :P

[cheltzey]

Originally Posted by maryinaz

I have the same kind of phobia about rented bowling shoes. :P

Ah, yes, but have you ever seen anyone bowling naked...or in the bathroom? I don't think you have to worry too much about that!

[FireWolf]

Originally Posted by lissab

I just have one question. Can you download the Twilight series on it? Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!

Yes!

[Sue Setiadji]

Libraries store more books than you'll ever need and wont cost you anywhere near the price of this gadget.

Im sure you can resist it - itll be superceded and only worth $50 in a year anyway!

[my3hens]

Wow that is cool!! Yeah I am broke, but still it would be sooo nice to have one of those!

[Sari]

Originally Posted by aggiefamily

Ummm yeah! I have had some smelly books from the library. And then there was the one that a condom wrapper fell out of when I opened it.

EWWW!

I have a friend that owns a Kindle and raves about it all the time.

[Angela Spangler]

Nice, but not worth it, IMO. I guess for me, the act of actually reading a BOOK is what gets it for me. I'm old fashioned that way, though.

[AmandaDykan]

My neighbor just got one of these for Christmas. She LOVES it. I'm a book nut... and I've been thinking about getting one too. Seems really cool. Of course, I'm the one who stays up WAY too late listening to my books on my Ipod.

[meems]

I think if the Sony reader and the Kindle looked prettier I might be more tempted. They look kind of ugly to me LOL. Also I don't generally buy books. I do not fear the library. Although I condom wrapper would seriously give me pause.

[Shawna]

Originally Posted by aggiefamily

Ummm yeah! I have had some smelly books from the library. And then there was the one that a condom wrapper fell out of when I opened it.

Ewww that's gross! But I've borrowed a TON of books from our libraries over the last 6-7 months and I guess I've been lucky enough to never have gotten a smelly or gross book before.

[EveRecinella]

I think they are cool and the gadget nerd in me longs for one, but honestly I LOVE reading real books, the smell of a new book, everything...I need help, don't I? LOL

[meganmecrazy]

I didn't know they even made such things until hubby found one at Target a couple months ago. It wasn't 300 dollars though. I forget the exact price but it was closer to 200.

[dawnmcd]

I have a reader- no clue which one it is and it can be very nice! I still use y library all the time as well. i can even get ebooks from my library! We got ours on clearance from the local shopco.