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Originally Posted by SonyMan
Traded in the Sony 505 for the Kindle. Mainly due to the fact that overall, books seem to be cheaper at Amazon. I have the same complaints that many others do ie, buttons on the side are way too big, On/Off buttons on the back and not easy to get to with the cover on if one wants to keep the Kindle locked in etc. (It's almost enuf to send the Kindle back but, I like the book prices!).
I know a lot of people complained about Sony's online book store, but there were some things I liked about it, like New Releases, Bundle specials an occational promotion etc. Does Amazon have anything like that on their Online website? I know that you can access New Books using the Kindle, but what about online? I haven't found it yet for Kindle books. Also, what's the recommended address I should bookmark to get to the Kindle site at Amazon? So far for me, there's too many mouse clicks to get to the Kindle Book page. I've been lurking on Mobileread for over year and I know I'll be impressed with the ideas that ya'll have to make my transition to the Kindle easy!
Thanks in advance!
PS Do I need to change my User Name now?
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Nah! Don't change your User Name. It's a lot of fun seeing that the SonyMan is carrying a Kindle! I've had my Kindle since February and love it -- and the availability/pricing of current releases is a major part of the reason. But I just now broke down and bought a PRS 505 as well. One motivating factor was to be able to speak from experience when comparing the two.
I don't have any problem with the big buttons on the Kindle when I'm reading. The only time I accidentally press one is when I'm handing the Kindle to someone else. I always "lock up" by pressing the Alt-Aa keys whenever I put the Kindle down. The only switch I use is the antenna switch, and it's very easy to lift the corner to toggle it up or down. I leave the antenna off most of the time; turning it on every second or third day when I'm within an EVDO service area.
I did find that the tab that locks the Kindle into the case is not glued very well. When my case got warm, the glue softened and the tab slid deeper into the slot, which meant that my Kindle was no longer held in the case. I grabbed the tab with my hemostats (you could use tweezers), repositioned it, and glued it firmly into place with good old cyanoacryllic glue. My Kindle is extremely secure in the case now.
Since you've been hanging around MobileRead for a while you know all about the nice people and the great books. Be sure to download a copy of the
MobileRead MobiPocket Download Guide and put it on your Kindle. That way, you can download books from here through the WhisperNet. Just another reason why I love the Kindle so much!