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gravescp · 09-14-2009, 12:21 PM

A long time ago I bought and evaluated the Kindle 1st generation for about 25 days before reluctantly returning it to Amazon. During that time I read numerous books, and was overall happy with the device, but I just could not justify the $400 price, especially with the new iPhone in my pocket.

Recently, I noticed that e-book readers have found a new low price point of $200 (the new sony 300, sony 505 (used), and the refurb kindle 1). Everyones ebook catalogs have grown, and new great features like whispersync, and library rentals have made this less of a niche space and more of a growing market.

Although I would love to get the cutting edge of these devices, I think for me the $200 is the magic price-point. So I just finished my order for the exact same Kindle 1 that I purchased, and have missed, those many months/years ago.

Hopefully, with the next generation we will see even further feature growth, and tech development. Most importantly though for the growth of the space I hope to see more readers at the $200 price and below :-)

09-14-2009, 12:21 PM	#1
gravescp Member Posts: 23 Karma: 57 Join Date: May 2008 Device: iphone	Finally taking the plunge. . .again :-) A long time ago I bought and evaluated the Kindle 1st generation for about 25 days before reluctantly returning it to Amazon. During that time I read numerous books, and was overall happy with the device, but I just could not justify the $400 price, especially with the new iPhone in my pocket. Recently, I noticed that e-book readers have found a new low price point of $200 (the new sony 300, sony 505 (used), and the refurb kindle 1). Everyones ebook catalogs have grown, and new great features like whispersync, and library rentals have made this less of a niche space and more of a growing market. Although I would love to get the cutting edge of these devices, I think for me the $200 is the magic price-point. So I just finished my order for the exact same Kindle 1 that I purchased, and have missed, those many months/years ago. Hopefully, with the next generation we will see even further feature growth, and tech development. Most importantly though for the growth of the space I hope to see more readers at the $200 price and below :-)