The problem however is that if you use the wifi o the Kindle too much, you end up with a flat battery. So unless you have access to a place to charge it before it goes flat or don't want to be reading after it does go flat till you get to charge it, then you'll want to use the wifi sparingly.
That said, I posted another comment that has yet to be approved...
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The interface on the 505 is actually a little bit different. Easier to manage content. That makes a difference once you have content onboard. I do not know how it compares to managing content on the Kindle. But the 505 is easier to use in that way then the 500. And the ergonomics of the 505 are better then the 500.
I know you can serf the internet with the Kindle. Right now it is free to do so. But given Sprint's recent layoffs, I would guess that it won't be free for much longer.
No, you cannot search eBook on the 505. But you can read your eBooks on your computer and use the computer to search. The 505 does have a direct page jump feature. So if you wanted to go to page 365, you can very easily by tying in the page number and hitting enter.
Yes, I know they are here to give opinions. But the opinions given are based on an old model. All they know of for sure is that the screen of the 505 is the same as the Kindle. They don't actually know of the software changes to to 505 which can influence the opinions of how the 505 compares to the Kindle. So basically (in IMHO) the review is flawed. Too flawed to be of any use.
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As I have said, they cannot do a proper comparison of the two units without having a 505. And while the wifi is nice, that's not all there is to either unit. And if someone doesn't want or care for the wifi, then they should know about how the Kindle and 505 work excluding the wifi. These reviewers should never have done their review if they could not properly do such.