Am I crazy???

SangYuP · 10-09-2010, 12:25 AM

I bought a Kindle 3 a few days ago. It was my first ebook reader and I'm loving it. Well, while I was at Target today, I found the PRS-300 for under $40 so I had to buy it even though I already had the Kindle. My wife is calling me crazy for keeping both of them. Am I crazy to keep both? I'm doing a lot of research right now on the PRS-300 for the pros and cons. If I already have the Kindle, is the 300 a waste of money???

MrPLD · 10-09-2010, 12:49 AM

I'd be keeping them both... gotta collect them all!

Piper_ · 10-09-2010, 12:57 AM

Gosh no.

I'd grab one for $40, in a heartbeat! You can read library books on the Sony PRS 300, can't you?

Is this a common price, or was it an opened item?

doreenjoy · 10-09-2010, 01:00 AM

I'd keep both!

The Sony 300 gives you EPUB support, all those Google PD books, plus library books. It's a totally rational decision!

daffy4u · 10-09-2010, 01:05 AM

I think you've made a great purchase (especially at that price!). You now have all your ebook bases covered for Amazon and ePub. Congratulations!

SangYuP · 10-09-2010, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piper_

Gosh no.

I'd grab one for $40, in a heartbeat! You can read library books on the Sony PRS 300, can't you?

Is this a common price, or was it an opened item?

This was clearance price at the local Target. They were brand new and they had 5 and now they have 3 left...I bought one for me and one for a present.

SangYuP · 10-09-2010, 02:10 AM

Thanks to everyone for helping me rationalize my purchase...I still don't think my wife is completely happy with my decision....but I just couldn't pass up a good deal and as everyone mentioned...I have the best of both worlds.

neilmarr · 10-09-2010, 05:27 AM

You'll be pleasantly surprised, Sang, with what the Sony does that the Kindle can't, and vice versa. And under $40! It's the price that's crazy -- not you. Cheers. Neil

parafluie · 10-09-2010, 06:49 AM

When we stop collecting books for the bookshelf, it's time to collect eReaders. Otherwise, what will we put on our shelves or stack into our rollees when we travel?

I plan to buy a 650 in addition to the Kindle. And, if I were to see a different eReader at Target for $40, you can bet your booties I'd buy it. Eventually, I'll be able to loan out my readers instead of my books!

But to answer your initial question: Yes, of course you are crazy!

Latinandgreek · 10-09-2010, 07:27 AM

Wow, am I jealous. I'd pick that 300 up in a heartbeat, even though I have the PRS-505. Now you can use your Kindle for your Amazon books, your 300 for your epubs. Also, you will find the 300 more portable than your Kindle.

jswinden · 10-09-2010, 02:24 PM

You made the right decision, and congratulations. I had a 300 when I bought my K3, but I kept the 300 until I upgraded to the 350. I always like to have a reader that is easily used in the Amazon world and another reader that is easily used in the world of ePubs!

Sometimes the K3 is my reader of choice for a particular book or situation, and sometimes my 350 is my reader of choice. It is really nice having both options.

dordale · 10-09-2010, 08:05 PM

Very good decision! I currently have three fully functioning readers...have had a Sony 505 for two and a half years, a BN nook for about three months and a Sony 650 for two weeks. And if I found a Sony 300 at Target for less than $50 I'd pick it up in a heart beat!

Right now, I currently have a 350 that I'm setting up to give to my Mother In Law. If she doesn't like it (highly unlikely) that'll be mine too!

dordale

Xanthe · 10-10-2010, 01:00 AM

Even though I need another ereader like I need a hole is my head, I wouldn't be able to pass up a $40 Sony. I could always give it as a gift to someone, and it would be a gift they would never expect.

kalex · 10-10-2010, 10:04 PM

Kindle 3 is much better than PRS300. PRS300 uses older display and I can tell you from first hand experience that going from prs-350 which is new generation of displays to prs-300 was horrible for me

. Funny thing is that I used PRS300 before but after using 350 i wouldn't go back. 300 is very slow and screen is much worse then on 350/kindle 3
But then again for $40 I guess i could use it

khalleron · 10-11-2010, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kalex

Kindle 3 is much better than PRS300. PRS300 uses older display and I can tell you from first hand experience that going from prs-350 which is new generation of displays to prs-300 was horrible for me

. Funny thing is that I used PRS300 before but after using 350 i wouldn't go back. 300 is very slow and screen is much worse then on 350/kindle 3
But then again for $40 I guess i could use it

Hm. I've compared the Kindle 3 screen against my old PRS-505 and I couldn't see that much difference myself.

As to the OP, the $40 Sony would be worth it just to have access to library books, not to mention all the other things it gives you access to that the Kindle doesn't.

Good deal! I'd have bought them all!

10-09-2010, 12:25 AM	#1
SangYuP Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3; PRS-300	Am I crazy??? I bought a Kindle 3 a few days ago. It was my first ebook reader and I'm loving it. Well, while I was at Target today, I found the PRS-300 for under $40 so I had to buy it even though I already had the Kindle. My wife is calling me crazy for keeping both of them. Am I crazy to keep both? I'm doing a lot of research right now on the PRS-300 for the pros and cons. If I already have the Kindle, is the 300 a waste of money???

10-09-2010, 02:24 PM	#11
jswinden Nameless Being	You made the right decision, and congratulations. I had a 300 when I bought my K3, but I kept the 300 until I upgraded to the 350. I always like to have a reader that is easily used in the Amazon world and another reader that is easily used in the world of ePubs! Sometimes the K3 is my reader of choice for a particular book or situation, and sometimes my 350 is my reader of choice. It is really nice having both options. Last edited by jswinden; 10-09-2010 at 02:26 PM.

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10-09-2010, 12:49 AM	#2
MrPLD Author's pet-geek Posts: 933 Karma: 1040670 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi, Onyx Boox M96	I'd be keeping them both... gotta collect them all!

10-09-2010, 12:57 AM	#3
Piper_ ~~~~~ Posts: 761 Karma: 1278391 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle 3, Sony 350	Gosh no. I'd grab one for $40, in a heartbeat! You can read library books on the Sony PRS 300, can't you? Is this a common price, or was it an opened item?

10-09-2010, 01:00 AM	#4
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	I'd keep both! The Sony 300 gives you EPUB support, all those Google PD books, plus library books. It's a totally rational decision!

10-09-2010, 01:05 AM	#5
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	I think you've made a great purchase (especially at that price!). You now have all your ebook bases covered for Amazon and ePub. Congratulations!

10-09-2010, 02:10 AM	#7
SangYuP Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3; PRS-300	Thanks to everyone for helping me rationalize my purchase...I still don't think my wife is completely happy with my decision....but I just couldn't pass up a good deal and as everyone mentioned...I have the best of both worlds.

10-09-2010, 05:27 AM	#8
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	You'll be pleasantly surprised, Sang, with what the Sony does that the Kindle can't, and vice versa. And under $40! It's the price that's crazy -- not you. Cheers. Neil

10-09-2010, 06:49 AM	#9
parafluie Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle 3,	When we stop collecting books for the bookshelf, it's time to collect eReaders. Otherwise, what will we put on our shelves or stack into our rollees when we travel? I plan to buy a 650 in addition to the Kindle. And, if I were to see a different eReader at Target for $40, you can bet your booties I'd buy it. Eventually, I'll be able to loan out my readers instead of my books! But to answer your initial question: Yes, of course you are crazy!

10-09-2010, 07:27 AM	#10
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Wow, am I jealous. I'd pick that 300 up in a heartbeat, even though I have the PRS-505. Now you can use your Kindle for your Amazon books, your 300 for your epubs. Also, you will find the 300 more portable than your Kindle.

10-09-2010, 08:05 PM	#12
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	Very good decision! I currently have three fully functioning readers...have had a Sony 505 for two and a half years, a BN nook for about three months and a Sony 650 for two weeks. And if I found a Sony 300 at Target for less than $50 I'd pick it up in a heart beat! Right now, I currently have a 350 that I'm setting up to give to my Mother In Law. If she doesn't like it (highly unlikely) that'll be mine too! dordale

10-10-2010, 01:00 AM	#13
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Even though I need another ereader like I need a hole is my head, I wouldn't be able to pass up a $40 Sony. I could always give it as a gift to someone, and it would be a gift they would never expect.

10-10-2010, 10:04 PM	#14
kalex Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 3248 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: sony	Kindle 3 is much better than PRS300. PRS300 uses older display and I can tell you from first hand experience that going from prs-350 which is new generation of displays to prs-300 was horrible for me . Funny thing is that I used PRS300 before but after using 350 i wouldn't go back. 300 is very slow and screen is much worse then on 350/kindle 3 But then again for $40 I guess i could use it