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Originally Posted by carnivroar
Kindle books are generally very overpriced, but to make up for that, almost all the Classics are free. Is the Kindle worth it for those alone? I've been thinking of buying a Kindle but only because it's so easy to get free foreign language literature, which is already hard to find in paperback regardless of price.
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Well, that's an easy one to answer. It is if you think the Classics and Free Foreign Language Literature are worth $79=>$199 (Depending on model).
I don't read any of that stuff, so it wouldn't help me justify a Kindle. Reading the other responses, I agree with many of the answers and I disagree with many because our tastes are different. Your tastes will be different too.
As Dr. Drib, and others noted its not just classic/foreign books that are free. Hang around the Deals thread to see what else is free on a weekly basis. Lots of good stuff. Especially check out the posts from ATDrake in that thread. As someone else mentioned, check out your library to see what they offer for free.
For books that aren't free, in many (but not all) cases the Kindle books are cheaper than the corresponding paper versions. It depends somewhat on publisher. Check a few of your current books from your reading list to see. If you like independent (self-published) there will definitely be some bargains.
For me, the Kindle is a lot cheaper and has paid back its hardware costs. It might be for you too, but it might not if you like some specialized genre (e.g. People who weave baskets under water and were neutral during the US Civil war
). Since I don't know specifically what your tastes are, only you can tell if your will save money.
Finally, I am a Kindle man myself, but you will find many of these bargains also exist on other readers.