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“One book can be borrowed at a time, and there are no due dates. You can borrow a new book as frequently as once a month, directly on your registered Kindle device, and you will be prompted to return the book that you are currently borrowing.” Hmm only once a month? That seems rather low.
Yes, and '5000 books' is a pretty low number, all things considered.
Does Prime make a lot of sense in the US? In Germany I don't quite get it, because mail only takes two days anyway. It seems at most I would save a day here or then with a certain probability. Not enough to warrant the cost, and one book per month doesn't change that much.
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Yes, and '5000 books' is a pretty low number, all things considered.
It's not a bad start, though. I'm pretty sure that this number will go up over time.
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I'm a bit confused by your comments. You weren't interested in the iPad, were interested in the Kindle Fire, but got a touch instead? Is that right? I've got the HP Touchpad, and don't really use it. I don't think the tablet market is as important as the marketing hype is saying it is. I suspect we are going to see more dedicated touch devices for specific uses, like the kindle (non-fire) rather than the do-everythin…
I had been thinking about getting an iPad. But iPad has some deficiencies which kept me on the fence. I was hoping for an update but none came. Then Amazon came out with its announcement. I ended up preordering a Kindle Touch but now am thinking about a Fire/Amazon Prime combination. I'm not thinking about the iPad anymore. I've thought that Google should buy Netflix and have Netflix handle the consumer aspects of Go…
Does Prime make a lot of sense in the US? In Germany I don't quite get it, because mail only takes two days anyway. It seems at most I would save a day here or then with a certain probability. Not enough to warrant the cost, and one book per month doesn't change that much.
Oh man...so tempting to get a Kindle now despite having an iPad 2.
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What makes you think that? With the low price of the Kindle, I could see even very casual readers picking one up and not using it much.
Average American is not even a casual reader.
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Average American is not even a casual reader.
Does anyone have any real data about the reading habits of the "average American?" I know several people, including my parents, that read many books a year but do not have Kindles. I also know several people who own Kindles but do not read many books a year.