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Originally Posted by echoleaf
I just researched 35 books, checking out Amazon, ebooksmall, BooksonBoard, Dieselbooks & Mobipocket (totally forgot about Fictionwise). Some are new, some are not, some are popular, some are not - you get the drift. I've attached a pdf if anyone wants to take a peek.
Out of 35: - 13 were not available as paperback
- 3 were Kindle only
- 2 were Kindle & PDF, but not Mobipocket
Average book prices: - Kindle 9.85
- Mobipocket 12.67
- PDF 13.33
My conclusions: - Kindle's availability advantage is not huge
- Kindle's price advantage is there, but it's also not that big
- Getting a reader than can handle Mobi & PDF seems like the wisest idea
- Some publishers are offering good prices on ebooks, and that is more likely to grow than shrink
I think I just talked myself out of a Kindle :-P Living out of the US, there's no difference in ease of use with other ereaders. I'm thinking I should figure out what can display pdfs well and take it from there.
As far as features like annotation, search, etc - search would be nice, but not necessary. Annotations would be nice, but I'd rather do it by hand. Same with dictionary lookup. |
The only problem that I have with your attachment is that it is difficult to tell how you did your averages. Some of the price differences are close to $10 (in Kindle's favor). Also, I have found that, since the Kindle will read non-drm mobi format, I am able to take advantage of that as well.
Now, the PDF is why I am buying a DX in the future to add to my Kindle collection. However, even without PDF, and (mind you this is just for myself), the amount of money that I have saved using the Kindle store (over both traditional book stores and other online stores -- and not counting all the free goodies to be had here), has paid for my Kindles several times over.
But, the important thing is not that you get a Kindle. It is that you get an ebook reader that you really like, and one that you would be willing to purchase again after you've got it (assuming that you and your wife would like to be able to share books between the two of you).
So, enjoy whatever you do decide on. (Costa Rica?? People LIVE there?? I thought that was just a vacation destination!!)