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Originally Posted by BVLarson
The key problems the Kindle has is the closed market (Amazon) and the limited functions (basically you read books, that's it). If it were cheap enough, that would be okay. I'm not sure Amazon can compete against something like the Ipad and all the future devices of this type built by monsters like Apple. If you can read your book on a full-functioned device that lets you do all the webstuff, watch movies, etc. How many future people will pay much for a machine that locks you in to one ebook supplier and does nothing else? Nooks and Kindles are destined to shrink percentage-wise as something like the Ipad eats up the new space.
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I actually see the limited functions of the Kindle to be a big positive. I have no desire to have a tablet PC to read books on. I own a K2i and it's the perfect size and weight for extended reading sessions.
I own an Oberon cover that I love, but lately I have stopped using it around the house and use a clam shell hard case instead since it has so much less weight than the Oberon. Even the extra ~8 ounces of cover doubled the weight of the Kindle and made it uncomfortable to hold after a time, so I could only imagine how bad it would be trying to read on an Ipad type device.
Today alone I've read a new 7000 location novel.