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The Hooded Claw · 11-14-2009, 04:53 PM

I shopped for "features", but not exactly hardware features. I've been purchasing books from Amazon.com since soon after they started (I just now looked it up, my first order was for three books on July 10, 1997!) and they've always had exceptionally good customer service. So once Amazon came out with the Kindle it was pretty certain that when/if I bought an ebook, it would be Amazon. The excellent experience of one of my best friends with his Kindle 1 closed the deal, and I ordered a Kindle 2 last month within an hour of when they dropped the price to $259.

Having said that, I'm also more than willing to buy other brands given a good reason....I'm actively looking for a Sony PRS-300 to take with me when traveling just for the small form factor! But travel is too limited a use for me to pay the $199 retail price, so I'm going to have to find a closeout or some sort of "deal" before I pull the trigger!

Similarly, I was curious about the Nook, but the pre-release publicity hasn't shown me any advantage that would justify the purchase.

But I'll always have some sort of Kindle, unless Amazon does something truly Jekyll/Hydish and totally alienates me.

11-14-2009, 04:53 PM	#35
The Hooded Claw Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 6050 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oklahoma! Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Android phone with Kindle app, Kindle 4 in reserve	I shopped for "features", but not exactly hardware features. I've been purchasing books from Amazon.com since soon after they started (I just now looked it up, my first order was for three books on July 10, 1997!) and they've always had exceptionally good customer service. So once Amazon came out with the Kindle it was pretty certain that when/if I bought an ebook, it would be Amazon. The excellent experience of one of my best friends with his Kindle 1 closed the deal, and I ordered a Kindle 2 last month within an hour of when they dropped the price to $259. Having said that, I'm also more than willing to buy other brands given a good reason....I'm actively looking for a Sony PRS-300 to take with me when traveling just for the small form factor! But travel is too limited a use for me to pay the $199 retail price, so I'm going to have to find a closeout or some sort of "deal" before I pull the trigger! Similarly, I was curious about the Nook, but the pre-release publicity hasn't shown me any advantage that would justify the purchase. But I'll always have some sort of Kindle, unless Amazon does something truly Jekyll/Hydish and totally alienates me. Last edited by The Hooded Claw; 11-14-2009 at 04:55 PM.