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Andrew H. · 12-05-2010, 08:28 PM

I listen to a lot of audiobooks and have never considered putting them on my Kindle; an mp3 player makes a lot more sense. MP3 players are a lot smaller, are lighter, and can be a lot cheaper. If you add a cover to a Kindle, it's no longer pocketable; even "naked" it's just barely pocketable.

For books, 4GB is plenty, and 3,500 books seems quite plausible, as most kindle books are easily under 1MB. Just looking through Amazon's site - the new John Grisham is 432pp./576KB; the new James Patterson is 384pp./397KB; the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is 480pp/867KB.

If you are interested in books with a lot of pictures, however, this will likely not hold true.

12-05-2010, 08:28 PM	#33
Andrew H. Grand Master of Flowers Posts: 2,201 Karma: 8389072 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Naptown Device: Kindle PW, Kindle 3 (aka Keyboard), iPhone, iPad 3 (not for reading)	I listen to a lot of audiobooks and have never considered putting them on my Kindle; an mp3 player makes a lot more sense. MP3 players are a lot smaller, are lighter, and can be a lot cheaper. If you add a cover to a Kindle, it's no longer pocketable; even "naked" it's just barely pocketable. For books, 4GB is plenty, and 3,500 books seems quite plausible, as most kindle books are easily under 1MB. Just looking through Amazon's site - the new John Grisham is 432pp./576KB; the new James Patterson is 384pp./397KB; the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is 480pp/867KB. If you are interested in books with a lot of pictures, however, this will likely not hold true.