Would you buy a K3 now, or wait and see ?

Wordcrasher · 09-03-2011, 04:26 AM

My wife at last expressed the desire to enter the ebooks' world.
Being a very happy owner of a K2, I am going to buy her a K3.
I am just wondering if I should go for it now or wait and see what will happen this fall.
Should I expect a price fall for K3 when the new tablet will be released ?

SamuraiXSendai · 09-03-2011, 07:13 AM

I would wait. I mean I would tell YOU to wait. I am the guy who bought the Kindle 1, 2 and 3 at full price. $399, yikes. But they were much better purchases than the Google TV!

Papi · 09-03-2011, 07:15 AM

I say it depends what importance you give to the potential new features of the Kindle. Until Amazon makes an official announcement, it's still possible they will come up with a touch Kindle, so if your wife would prefer touch over keyboard, it's wiser to wait a bit. I recently bought a Kindle, but prefer keyboard over touch, so...As for the price drop, I don't maybe it will be the case, but at 129$ the refurbished 3G Kindle, it's already as interesting as it gets.

Wordcrasher · 09-03-2011, 07:46 AM

Thanks for your advice,
that refurbished one is very interesting.
How are they? May a refurbished one be expected to be in mint condition?
Does it have the same guarantee as a new one ?

Papi · 09-03-2011, 08:52 AM

I didn't see you're in Italy, so that discards the refurbished Kindle which is sold in US only. Other than that, AFAIK they are repaired Kindles, or only repackaged since Amazon can't sell them as new if for example someone buys a new Kindle, opens it and returns it to Amazon in the 30 days he has to get reimbursed, so it will end up sold as refurbished after checking and repackaging the device.

CRussel · 09-03-2011, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Wordcrasher

My wife at last expressed the desire to enter the ebooks' world.
Being a very happy owner of a K2, I am going to buy her a K3.
I am just wondering if I should go for it now or wait and see what will happen this fall.
Should I expect a price fall for K3 when the new tablet will be released ?

Honestly, I see no reason to wait. There will always be something just around the corner. But the K3 is an excellent reader that will be useful for years. And is available at a very good price. So if she's ready now, go for it. If something new comes out that she absolutely must have in a few months? Sell the K2, keep the K3 for yourself, and buy her the new one. You'll still be able to get some money for the K2, you'll get a good upgrade to the K3 (the Pearl eInk really is better), and your wife will have the new one.

DiapDealer · 09-03-2011, 09:53 AM

Buy her one. Buy her one now.

pdurrant · 09-03-2011, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wordcrasher

My wife at last expressed the desire to enter the ebooks' world.
Being a very happy owner of a K2, I am going to buy her a K3.
I am just wondering if I should go for it now or wait and see what will happen this fall.
Should I expect a price fall for K3 when the new tablet will be released ?

Get a refurbished K3 with 3G and wifi. Sure, Amazon may announce something new in the next couple of months, but the K3 isn't going to stop working when that happens.

Refurbished Kindles direct from Amazon have the same guarantee as new ones. $129.99.

Wordcrasher · 09-03-2011, 10:21 AM

Thanks pdurrant.
Unfortunately I tried to check out one of those refurbished ones and I was told they are available only for US.
Well, 60$ is not the end of the world, I'll go for a new one.

pdurrant · 09-03-2011, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Wordcrasher

Thanks pdurrant.
Unfortunately I tried to check out one of those refurbished ones and I was told they are available only for US.
Well, 60$ is not the end of the world, I'll go for a new one.

That's a shame. They're also available from the UK store, but that's not much help if you need them shipped to Italy (although it ought to be!).

sadievan · 09-03-2011, 11:47 AM

Buy a Kindle. Buy a nice bottle of wine. Wrap up both. Surprise her with them. Enjoy the evening.

Carol

Wordcrasher · 09-03-2011, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sadievan

Buy a Kindle. Buy a nice bottle of wine. Wrap up both. Surprise her with them. Enjoy the evening.

Carol

Good advice !
I ordered the K3, now I'll have to wait some days.
Luckily the bottle of wine is already here

sadievan · 09-03-2011, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wordcrasher

Good advice !
I ordered the K3, now I'll have to wait some days.
Luckily the bottle of wine is already here

Carol

Mark Rehorst · 09-03-2011, 01:00 PM

If you wait, you may or may not get a nicer reader that may or may not be coming out in time for Xmas shopping season.

OTOH, if you get her a K3 now, there will be time for her to "thank" you (in the way that wives thank their husbands) over and over again, long before a new device may or may not be introduced.

Hmmm. It's a tough decision...

pdurrant · 09-03-2011, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Rehorst

OTOH, if you get her a K3 now, there will be time for her to "thank" you (in the way that wives thank their husbands) over and over again.

I'm guessing you mean "Letting him read on his Kindle, while she reads on her Kindle".

09-03-2011, 04:26 AM	#1
Wordcrasher Addict Posts: 253 Karma: 1246 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vicenza, Italy Device: Kindle Fire 2015, Kindle Paperwhite	Would you buy a K3 now, or wait and see ? My wife at last expressed the desire to enter the ebooks' world. Being a very happy owner of a K2, I am going to buy her a K3. I am just wondering if I should go for it now or wait and see what will happen this fall. Should I expect a price fall for K3 when the new tablet will be released ?

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09-03-2011, 07:13 AM	#2
SamuraiXSendai Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Earth Device: Kindle 1. Kindle 2. IPAD. KDXG. Kindle 3.Fire	I would wait. I mean I would tell YOU to wait. I am the guy who bought the Kindle 1, 2 and 3 at full price. $399, yikes. But they were much better purchases than the Google TV!

09-03-2011, 07:15 AM	#3
Papi Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 547600 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Paris Device: Kindle Keyboard, Kindle NT, PRS-650	I say it depends what importance you give to the potential new features of the Kindle. Until Amazon makes an official announcement, it's still possible they will come up with a touch Kindle, so if your wife would prefer touch over keyboard, it's wiser to wait a bit. I recently bought a Kindle, but prefer keyboard over touch, so...As for the price drop, I don't maybe it will be the case, but at 129$ the refurbished 3G Kindle, it's already as interesting as it gets.

09-03-2011, 07:46 AM	#4
Wordcrasher Addict Posts: 253 Karma: 1246 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vicenza, Italy Device: Kindle Fire 2015, Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks for your advice, that refurbished one is very interesting. How are they? May a refurbished one be expected to be in mint condition? Does it have the same guarantee as a new one ?

09-03-2011, 08:52 AM	#5
Papi Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 547600 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Paris Device: Kindle Keyboard, Kindle NT, PRS-650	I didn't see you're in Italy, so that discards the refurbished Kindle which is sold in US only. Other than that, AFAIK they are repaired Kindles, or only repackaged since Amazon can't sell them as new if for example someone buys a new Kindle, opens it and returns it to Amazon in the 30 days he has to get reimbursed, so it will end up sold as refurbished after checking and repackaging the device.

09-03-2011, 09:53 AM	#7
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,883 Karma: 207000000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Buy her one. Buy her one now.

09-03-2011, 10:21 AM	#9
Wordcrasher Addict Posts: 253 Karma: 1246 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vicenza, Italy Device: Kindle Fire 2015, Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks pdurrant. Unfortunately I tried to check out one of those refurbished ones and I was told they are available only for US. Well, 60$ is not the end of the world, I'll go for a new one.

09-03-2011, 11:47 AM	#11
sadievan Wizard Posts: 1,933 Karma: 5477576 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPhone, Kobo LC	Buy a Kindle. Buy a nice bottle of wine. Wrap up both. Surprise her with them. Enjoy the evening. Carol

09-03-2011, 01:00 PM	#14
Mark Rehorst was engr, now dentist Posts: 143 Karma: 18558 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Riverside, Ca Device: Kindle DXG	If you wait, you may or may not get a nicer reader that may or may not be coming out in time for Xmas shopping season. OTOH, if you get her a K3 now, there will be time for her to "thank" you (in the way that wives thank their husbands) over and over again, long before a new device may or may not be introduced. Hmmm. It's a tough decision...