Chickenboy
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Now.....the big decision maker is whether to go with the 6inch reader at the reasonable price of under $200 or go with the new Kindle DX, the pricey but 9.7inch reader which is more suited to hardcover size. (thinking ahead to the glory days when books like Friedman and Lacroix and Evans/Peattie get digitalized) 6inch is great for paper backs but i'm used to bigger books. $400 however is pretty steep under my current budget. Maybe i should just stick with the smaller reader for now. It's not like any of those other books are available yet in the Kindle library. (though progress is being made....some of Clay Blair's older works are now available)
By the time the types of big books you are used to come out, there is likely to be a whole new line of Kindle's. There's also the weight issue.
This is so very true. You and my pal Laurie are on the same page. She's recommending the 6inch one for now, then when i'm ready to upgrade, she'll take it off my hands. Ironically enough, yesterday at the pub, a gentleman sat down next to me while my friend to my other side was showing me how he reads off his iPhone. This other gentleman had a 6in 1st generation Kindle. He says he loves it. Takes it everywhere. I can't wait to get one though i will miss being able to manually highlight and mark notes. lol. On the other hand.....toting around 2-4 books that eventually get worn and battered from being in a book bag will be a thing of the past. Also liking how eBooks tend to be less expensive. Wish i'd waited to get one before purchasing Hornfischer's "Neptune's Inferno" This book is awful and contains some pretty blatent errors. It certainly does the job of waving the flag however.
Nickademus,
I must say that my wife appreciates the larger 9.7 inch version that we now have between us. Sure, she could have made do with less, but no sense in denying the bigger option, wouldn't you say? Most guys I know have the 6" version, but I'm sold on the larger format. The extra weight isn't as bad as you think and it can be a real conversation starter when one whips it out in a pub or coffee shop. Your pal Laurie would probably be as willing to accept the 9.7" version as the smaller 6" format from you too, no?
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