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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Definately a bonus to the Kindle. You can have your library in the cloud on only keep a few on the device. This way, the device is nice and fast with small menus and lists, but you have access to your full library if needed.
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This only works if you are within range of a Kindle server. AFAIK in urban/suburban USA. Not in the wilderness, not on the high seas, absolutely not in commercial aircraft (the Kindle
transmits and the FAA don't like it), and not elsewhere in the World. Even if it is extended so that any mobile phone server is sufficient there's a lot of places where I might want another book that are not covered. When I took the Trans-Siberian Express from Ekaterinburg to Vladivostok (very interesting, but not a thrill-per-minute - you need things to read for the five and a half day trip) I had GSM phone connections for perhaps 3% of the travel time.
James - who needs books to stay sane while on the road