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New Amazon Kindle announced: $139 WiFi-only, $189 3G, available August 27th

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Re: New Amazon Kindle announced: $139 WiFi-only, $189 3G, available August 27th

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Interesting that there's only a $50 premium for the 3G Kindle, whereas the 3G iPad is an additional $130 over the Wifi model. Different licensing agreements? Amazon taking a loss? Typical Apple markup?

I'd imagine the web usage is probably a LOT heavier on an iPad than a Kindle (at least, I use it a lot more on my iPad than I do my Kindle... :)).

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Can anyone give me their take on viewing PDFs with the non-DX Kindle?

I've been seriously thinking about getting one. I read through reports and ebooks pretty heavily and my chief concern is that if I bought a Kindle I'd end up reading mangled PDFs where the formatting gets distorted to accomodate the smaller screen size.

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I love my Kindle and this is awesome news. For all of you on the fence, here's why I recommend everyone buy a Kindle (haven't used a Nook, but I think most of these points apply): 1. You will read more. 2. The reading experience will be better than you think--there was a 1-2 day adjustment period for me. After that, I didn't even notice I wasn't reading paper and ink. 3. You can highlight and make notes in books that…

Why is a Kindle better than an iPad?

I don't know that it's better but it's a quarter of the price of my iPad during a period of penny pinching.

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I love my Kindle and this is awesome news. For all of you on the fence, here's why I recommend everyone buy a Kindle (haven't used a Nook, but I think most of these points apply): 1. You will read more. 2. The reading experience will be better than you think--there was a 1-2 day adjustment period for me. After that, I didn't even notice I wasn't reading paper and ink. 3. You can highlight and make notes in books that…

Why is a Kindle better than an iPad?

1. A more naturaL reading experience to the eye. 2. Less stressful. after spending the day in front of a computer and tv, you wouldn't want to strain you eyes while reading i guess. 3.Battery life.

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I love my Kindle and this is awesome news. For all of you on the fence, here's why I recommend everyone buy a Kindle (haven't used a Nook, but I think most of these points apply): 1. You will read more. 2. The reading experience will be better than you think--there was a 1-2 day adjustment period for me. After that, I didn't even notice I wasn't reading paper and ink. 3. You can highlight and make notes in books that…

Why is a Kindle better than an iPad?

Beyond that, why is a kindle better than my phone?

* I'm not going to take a kindle to the bathroom at work, I am taking my phone.

* The page turning is instant and effortless on my phone, not so on the kindle.

* With white text on a black background on the phone, I can read in more situations more easily than on the kindle, and with less eye-strain.

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I love my Kindle and this is awesome news. For all of you on the fence, here's why I recommend everyone buy a Kindle (haven't used a Nook, but I think most of these points apply): 1. You will read more. 2. The reading experience will be better than you think--there was a 1-2 day adjustment period for me. After that, I didn't even notice I wasn't reading paper and ink. 3. You can highlight and make notes in books that…

Why is a Kindle better than an iPad?

From what I understand of the tech specs of both (not an owner of either) the Kindle has a special screen unique to modern e-book readers that mimics the paper-ink reaction to light (i.e. more light is more readable) rather than the iPad's backlit LCD which produces glare under more light.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Ink

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I love my Kindle and this is awesome news. For all of you on the fence, here's why I recommend everyone buy a Kindle (haven't used a Nook, but I think most of these points apply): 1. You will read more. 2. The reading experience will be better than you think--there was a 1-2 day adjustment period for me. After that, I didn't even notice I wasn't reading paper and ink. 3. You can highlight and make notes in books that…

Why is a Kindle better than an iPad?

It's lighter and smaller. This makes it easier to carry around and less of a strain on my hands to use. It probably comes down to personal preference, though.

One thing about the iPad that really turned me off was that I tried to read it in direct sunlight and it was hard to see. It also overheated, so I had to turn it off. Real bummer for me, as I love reading out on my deck while I get some sun.

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I love my Kindle and this is awesome news. For all of you on the fence, here's why I recommend everyone buy a Kindle (haven't used a Nook, but I think most of these points apply): 1. You will read more. 2. The reading experience will be better than you think--there was a 1-2 day adjustment period for me. After that, I didn't even notice I wasn't reading paper and ink. 3. You can highlight and make notes in books that…

Why is a Kindle better than an iPad?

- Epaper is easy on the eyes

- If your book could stream YouTube you would probably be less inclined to read

- Kindle is loads lighter and smaller in other dimensions too so the form factor is more like that of a typical paperback

- Lower barrier to entry (lower cost, no requirement for data plan for on the go data)

Actually it becomes evident that the iPad and Kindle serve different markets. When else would you compare two things that differ in price 3-4 fold?

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I love my Kindle and this is awesome news. For all of you on the fence, here's why I recommend everyone buy a Kindle (haven't used a Nook, but I think most of these points apply): 1. You will read more. 2. The reading experience will be better than you think--there was a 1-2 day adjustment period for me. After that, I didn't even notice I wasn't reading paper and ink. 3. You can highlight and make notes in books that…

Why is a Kindle better than an iPad?

E-ink is still a much better screen for reading text than the iPad's LCD. Not only does it perform much better in sunlight, but the lack of a backlight reduces eyestrain substantially (the Kindle iPad app has an option to use white text on a black background, which helps a little but nto completely). Back when I wasn't working on a startup I would often spend several hours at a time reading books on my Kindle, but that would be much more painful on my iPad.

Some formats are better on an iPad: periodicals (which can use more rich media and images), and technical books (code and diagrams render better, and the faster screen makes it much easier to flip through reference books). But if you spend lots of time reading books cover-to-cover, Kindle is easily the best device.

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