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GalinAZ · 03-10-2010, 09:02 PM

I got a Kindle as a gift. Why should I keep this thing? Here's the list of issues I have with it:

1) I can't add library e-books to it.
2) It doesn't have page numbers for the books like everything else published in the last 5 centuries
3) It has a teeny tiny keyboard instead of a touch screen like half a million phones manage to have
4) I can't read PDF documents (not the way they look on a PC anyway)
5) It's not a reading device it's a Amazon e-book selling device
6) I've got a PC (4, in fact) and a BB. I don't NEED another wireless device.
7) Searching for a "free" e-book on Amazon is frustrating. I don't want to read romance or "undiscovered" authors or born-again.

I figure I can sell this thing on Craigslist and for $200 get enough used paperbacks to last me until they come out with something truly useful.

Please convince me otherwise.

03-10-2010, 09:02 PM	#1
GalinAZ Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 66 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arizona Device: Kindle	Why should I keep this thing? I got a Kindle as a gift. Why should I keep this thing? Here's the list of issues I have with it: 1) I can't add library e-books to it. 2) It doesn't have page numbers for the books like everything else published in the last 5 centuries 3) It has a teeny tiny keyboard instead of a touch screen like half a million phones manage to have 4) I can't read PDF documents (not the way they look on a PC anyway) 5) It's not a reading device it's a Amazon e-book selling device 6) I've got a PC (4, in fact) and a BB. I don't NEED another wireless device. 7) Searching for a "free" e-book on Amazon is frustrating. I don't want to read romance or "undiscovered" authors or born-again. I figure I can sell this thing on Craigslist and for $200 get enough used paperbacks to last me until they come out with something truly useful. Please convince me otherwise.