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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 I love my Kindle!!! May 16, 2008
I love my Kindell!! I have now purchased a total of 3. I find myself reading more than ever before, and I love the selections. I can change the font size, and always know where I last stopped. It is great for my son in College loves it. everywhere I go I take it along. It is easily carried in my purse. I have found myself reading while waiting at the DMV, and other places that consume lots of wasted time. I do not realize the long wait. I feel that this is the way in the future, and I love the continued list of books. I wood like to see more magizines, and childrens books. it would make car trips quieter, all in all I am more than sastisfied, and would highly recomend the Kindel. I certainly feel it has been more than worth the money.I like the idea that I do not have a ton 0f books collecting dust!!, I will enjoy this for a long time. Dawna C Meneses, LV,Nevada
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Great Device!! May 16, 2008
I have had my Kindle for a month now... apart from the finger training period (I kept changing pages just when I would get to an exciting part....very frustrating!!LOL). I wish this thing had been around years ago.... I Love It... Taking a box of books with me when I got aboard a boat was always a pain in the rear... Now, I just grab my Kindle.... How great is that???? I am in the process of building a "case" for it to allow more "grab area" without turning pages, but the button size is truly minor... Overall, the thing is fantastic...
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
My Kindle, my treasure trove May 16, 2008
A Kindle is the best treat I've ever given myself. Among the numerous benefits of using my Kindle are, the immediate realization that my reading speed and retention have improved remarkably and long gone is the eyestrain following hours of reading. I find my reading glasses now tend to hang around my neck...increasing the font size is all I need!
The convenience of carrying my first 22 downloaded books in my purse, weighing a little over a pound, may sound straight out of the sci-fi shelf but it is my new reality. I also keep up with my favorite blogs; find time to read favorite magazines I now subscribe to and listen to my downloaded music library, all at once while riding the bus.
Everyone out there, if you prefer to do without a Kindle, go ahead but don't deprive the reader in your life of one, especially those June graduates on your list. A Kindle is not a luxury but THE educational, information and media tool of the 21st century!!
And to think that for me, it all started with a sudden whim to splurge. Little did I know this baby boomer was about to enter a land of adventure, surprise and sheer delight.
2 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Kindle Shipping Ruse - Don't be deceived May 16, 2008
While it is displayed in bold letters as part of the ad and product page, it can't be assumed as it is implied: the tag line of "includes FREE Two-Day Shipping" is a ruse. You only get free two day shipping if you pick two day shipping. If you are unfortunante enough to use the 1-Click feature or not carefully scrutinize your order before that last place order button, you will not be receiving your Kindle in anywhere near the two days.
DONT BE TAKEN IN. Be sure to only order by placing in shopping cart and then specifically selecting the two day shipment method, THATS THE ONLY WAY YOU"LL GET IT.
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Not Nirvania, but Not Bad May 16, 2008
Listen if you're not an early adopter and if you're not willing to buy a device that is very first generation, wait till the next iteration of the Kindle. It will be better designed, it will have a better display, and it might even be cheaper.
If, however, you are a neophilliac like me, and always want the newest toys, the Kindle is useful and very cool. I'm a huge reader, and one of those very impatient people who think that the only problem with instant gratification is that it takes too long. The ability to have a book in moments is a dream come true for me.
But the Kindle's basic design is so bad that it beggars description. You literally can not pick up or hold this thing without inadvertently pressing a button. How could no one have noticed that?
The problem is mitigated somewhat by placing the Kindle in its cover, as it gives you a safe surface for gripping. But the cover is no marvel of modern design, either - the Kindle frequently flops out and the whole thing feels flimsy.
But here, as in so much in life, Velcro is the answer. If you put strips of Velcro on the back of the Kindle and the inside of the cover, you'll have a much more practical device that feels secure and is vastly more usable.
But a $400 book reader that you have to jerry-rig with Velcro to make it work? Say what now?
Another frustration with the Kindle is that the page display flicker, which isn't too noticeable when you're into a compelling story, makes it extremely time consuming and painful to "flip through" a book. That makes it slow - really almost intolerable - to find a specific reference or passage if you haven't bookmarked it.
In fact, everything on the Kindle is a little slow and dodgy. Again, I'm pretty impatient, but running a search, surfing the store, scrolling through your library, its all a bit ponderous.
So, what's to like? The Kindle is small and light enough that you can take your whole library with you. I'm often reading four or five books at a time, so that's a great convenience. I love being able to change font sizes, and the Kindle, once Velcro'ed into it's sleeve, is more comfortable to hold than a book, especially a big one.
You can clip passages and whole pages and save them to your computer - this can be very useful. And, it can't be oversaid: there's nothing like reading a good review of a book and then having it in your hands moments later. I'm definitely reading more with my Kindle, and that's always a good thing.
But what moves me most about the Kindle is not its reality but its promise. This is What Comes Next. The second generation is going to be fantastic, and the third a revolution. I believe in Amazon as a company, and I think its vision for the Kindle is a clear one.
Imagine: Liquid Color Displays, finger-tip controls, instant downloads, lightning-fast refresh rates, the whole world of literature and periodicals in one super-light and affordable package. When I use my Kindle I feel like I'm holding a little piece of the future in my hands. That's very cool.
My one request that could be done today - please Amazon, if you're reading this - please make the Kindle files that we buy readable on our computers, too. With their faster processors and better displays, we could be enjoying many elements of the future-Kindle today. The books are already DRM'ed, so I can't believe there's a justification for not letting us use them on more than one platform. No, I wouldn't want to read a novel on my desktop, but a reference book? A technical manual? A magazine? You betcha. Please, Amazon, I have no problem with the DRM, but a little flexibility with our purchased media would be wonderful. You can be the iTunes of the publishing world in regards to your ubiquity, but don't copy their punitive and moribund copyright restrictions. Let my literature go!
Scott Sherman, author, First You Fall: A Kevin Connor Mystery
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