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palex481 · 05-13-2008, 11:19 PM

I will give Jeff credit for one thing. He did bring out e-ink into the mainstream. I'm a gadget freak and I'd heard of E-ink before, but not until I heard about the Kindle was I interested in e-ink readers.

Now with that said, I bought the Sony 505 instead.

The Kindle I feel is good for someone who is not very technically inclined, and doesn't have a pre-existing ebook library. They did integrate well with Amazon, making it easy to spend money, which is good for Jeff, not the people

Personally, I already had a substantial collection of LIT files, and an iphone. So wireless connectivity was moot.

If Jeff had designed the Kindle better, I would have bought one in a heartbeat. The look of it throws me off of it everytime. Too plastic and odd.

05-13-2008, 11:19 PM	#47
palex481 Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 53 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	I will give Jeff credit for one thing. He did bring out e-ink into the mainstream. I'm a gadget freak and I'd heard of E-ink before, but not until I heard about the Kindle was I interested in e-ink readers. Now with that said, I bought the Sony 505 instead. The Kindle I feel is good for someone who is not very technically inclined, and doesn't have a pre-existing ebook library. They did integrate well with Amazon, making it easy to spend money, which is good for Jeff, not the people Personally, I already had a substantial collection of LIT files, and an iphone. So wireless connectivity was moot. If Jeff had designed the Kindle better, I would have bought one in a heartbeat. The look of it throws me off of it everytime. Too plastic and odd.