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Originally Posted by HarryT
I find the 3G extremely useful on my Kindle for buying books - so very much easier than the horrible, horrible Sony eBook Library software. However, I also have a Sony PRS-350 with no WiFi or 3G, and use that extensively for reading ePub books. If it was my one and only reading device (but why would anyone only have one?), I'd certainly stick with the 3G Kindle.
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I never even installed the sony software... And I told my mother not to install it either. So, that's not a requirement for buying books at all!
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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
For a Kindle it would be likely to be more expensive without the wifi because Amazon would know that its target audience wasn't really interested in buying ebooks from Amazon. Like with games consoles or inkjet printers, the cost of the hardware is heavily subsidised against expected future software sales.
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Ok, let's rephrase: I'd buy the cheapest, if it has wifi, ok, if it hasn't, also ok.
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Originally Posted by rhadin
Harry, why would anyone want more than one dedicated reading device? I only read on one device at a time and see no reason why I need spend hundreds of dollars to have multiple dedicated devices that all do the same thing.
I admit I'm a bit behind the times. I don't own an iPad, an iPhone, or an iPod. I don't own a portable MP3 player or a smart phone. I don't read for pleasure on my PC (it's a reading for work only device) and I don't use apps to let me read on anything anywhere anytime. Rather, I take my Sony 950 with me everywhere. Other than the desire to own more than one dedicated device, I don't see either the need to do so or the logic in doing so.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
So that one can take advantage of both Kindle and ePub books. Also, the "pocket" form factor of the PRS-350 is very nice when you're "out and about".
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One reason I have multiple devices as well. Another reason is that I still haven't found the perfect-for-every-situation device. But my devices together do perfectly. (E-ink for long battery life and perfect outside reading experience, LCD for bedtime (dark bedroom) reading. And a smaller device for portability.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
A friend of mine, having seen my Kindle, recently bought his 85 year old mother one for Christmas and she absolutely loves it. She wouldn't have a clue about using a PC, but she can easily manage to buy books on the Kindle. It couldn't be easier.
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Oh, it has it uses, most certainly. But only if you can connect to the bookstore of your choice. I talked my mother out of the K3, simply because you're almost fixed to Amazon. And she doesn't read English.