Hi all from Houston.
I've been researching (to the point of insanity) about Kindle, but i haven't quite decided yet. Now that friends are telling me of other readers and it just added to the confusion.
I plan on keeping it with me in the car as I drive around to various appointments and when I have downtime.
One of the things that is keeping me from fully committing is that some of my favorite authors that I like re-reading (Eddings, Clancy, Asprin,Elizabeth Moon) aren't available in ANY format that I've seen.
Another is the inability (that I know of) to purchase books from other sources. A half price book store sorta' thing, for older books or specialty books.
Finally, it is what is (to me) what appears to be the nickle and diming that Amazon wants to do to access some of the other features. This isn't a big deal because I travel with small computer I can browse with. It would have been nice to be able to do on a single device, though. I respect Amazon's right to make money, but geez!
The plus (for me) is the ability to read first chapters on books that I might not ordinarily see, but I wonder of some of Biographies, True crime, etc, that might NOT be available.
Oh yeah, I might buy one for my daughter if perhaps some of her (VERY EXPENSIVE) college books would be available in this medium instead.
I'm HOPING to make my decision in a few weeks.
now I'm going to up my geek quotient and go have a few beers, see Hellboy 2, and whine about my inability to get an Iphone.
Thanks all!
