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Asphodel · 06-24-2009, 12:16 PM

Thanks for all the replies - all the good information you folks have provided has given me a lot to think about.

I think I am making progress in making my decision. Based on the responses here, I've checked out a few things. My local library's ebook program is really rather lacking in selection, so that doesn't appear to be a major consideration (at least at this point, I suppose they may add more in the future). I did some comparison shopping on several books that I am interested in buying, and they were cheaper on Amazon, every one of them. I am a little concerned that Amazon may raise their prices in the future, since I think they are discounting Kindle books quite a lot to promote Kindle sales and I don't expect that to last forever. But even if Amazon raises their prices I doubt they would be more expensive than the other ebook retailers out there that I've checked (Fictionwise, Diesel, the Sony store).

If I'm understanding correctly, I can use Calibre to convert any unsecured free book I might download (like public domain books) to a format that Kindle can read and load them on with the USB cable.

So I think I'm going to get the Kindle 2. The Sony looks like a great product and I like the fact that it is open source friendly, but I'm thinking the Kindle might be the device for me.

I've been so indecisive about this for the last few days that I want to see if I can stick with this decision for a bit before placing an order. ^^;;

Thanks again for all the help and info. This is a great place.

06-24-2009, 12:16 PM	#15
Asphodel Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle 2	Thanks for all the replies - all the good information you folks have provided has given me a lot to think about. I think I am making progress in making my decision. Based on the responses here, I've checked out a few things. My local library's ebook program is really rather lacking in selection, so that doesn't appear to be a major consideration (at least at this point, I suppose they may add more in the future). I did some comparison shopping on several books that I am interested in buying, and they were cheaper on Amazon, every one of them. I am a little concerned that Amazon may raise their prices in the future, since I think they are discounting Kindle books quite a lot to promote Kindle sales and I don't expect that to last forever. But even if Amazon raises their prices I doubt they would be more expensive than the other ebook retailers out there that I've checked (Fictionwise, Diesel, the Sony store). If I'm understanding correctly, I can use Calibre to convert any unsecured free book I might download (like public domain books) to a format that Kindle can read and load them on with the USB cable. So I think I'm going to get the Kindle 2. The Sony looks like a great product and I like the fact that it is open source friendly, but I'm thinking the Kindle might be the device for me. I've been so indecisive about this for the last few days that I want to see if I can stick with this decision for a bit before placing an order. ^^;; Thanks again for all the help and info. This is a great place.