MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - K3 owners: Would you mind answering some questions for a potential buyer?

cjottawa · 11-19-2010, 12:32 PM

As others have said, the Kindle is designed to be excellent for consuming written information and isn't well suited to producing it.

I have Google Reader's Mobile website bookmarked as well as mobile versions of several popular sites like NYTimes, CBC and so forth. Reading them on a Kindle is quite easy on the eyes.

Typing anything more than a Twitter Tweet from a Kindle is tiresome, however. I save any "commenting" on articles until I'm at a computer with a proper keyboard.

Another way to look at it: if I were on vacation and only wanted to check email, I'd bring the Kindle. I COULD reply to the OCCASIONAL email from it but it would be a "once a day" event to let family know how things were. If I had any serious correspondence to do, the netbook would be tagging along.

11-19-2010, 12:32 PM	#13
cjottawa Tempus fugit. Posts: 91 Karma: 911 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Keyboard	As others have said, the Kindle is designed to be excellent for consuming written information and isn't well suited to producing it. I have Google Reader's Mobile website bookmarked as well as mobile versions of several popular sites like NYTimes, CBC and so forth. Reading them on a Kindle is quite easy on the eyes. Typing anything more than a Twitter Tweet from a Kindle is tiresome, however. I save any "commenting" on articles until I'm at a computer with a proper keyboard. Another way to look at it: if I were on vacation and only wanted to check email, I'd bring the Kindle. I COULD reply to the OCCASIONAL email from it but it would be a "once a day" event to let family know how things were. If I had any serious correspondence to do, the netbook would be tagging along. Last edited by cjottawa; 11-19-2010 at 12:34 PM.