'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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I'm currently being very tempted by a deal-of-the-day for a $40 (plus $5 shipping) re-furbed Kindle.
I already have a Kobo (Borders' ereader before they went belly-up), but I'm tempted (or looking for an excuse) to do compare and contrast.
edit, 'cuz the numbers I put at first didn't constitute an actual "deal"
Amazon has been slashing prices on Kindles for a couple of days - either yesterday or the day before ALL the Gold Box deals were for Kindles or Kindle accessories.
The buzz I've been hearing is they will be releasing a new model soon and need to clear warehouse space.
That's a good deal.
Nook dropped its retail prices by $20 too, so I think things are ashakin' in the ereader world. Have I mentioned how much I love mine? It reduced my summer luggage by an entire bag.
Apple is going to release a smaller, cheaper iPad soon, which is why they want you to buy an ereader now.
Damn you all.
(I just bought the Kindle off the CowBoom link. /am weak)
Score! Er, or something. (Maybe I'm just glad I'm not the only one tempted!)
Ain't nothing wrong with Kindle temptation. I actually have Kindle touch already and am tempted because I kind of hate the touchscreen interface for page turning, and since I don't highlight or make notes, I wouldn't miss the on-screen keyboard...
I kind of hate the touchscreen interface for page turning
Really? I love it and can't imagine using silly old buttons.
It always takes me multiple tries to get it to go backwards (I either don't go far enough to the left, or I go so far that I miss and hit the edge). I've tried using swiping instead, but it just isn't smooth and since I often hold my kindle a bit at an angle I occasionally skip forward or back a chapter instead, which is obnoxious. I often also click to go to the next page too close to the menu bar, which requires me to move my hand position, and tap two more times to actually get to the next page, and I usually accidentally click an extra time out of frustration. And when I tried to use my old bath-reading method (put it in a ziploc bag), either the ziploc bag turns pages or it doesn't detect my touch no matter how hard I push.
So...yeah. I don't like it. Physical buttons for the win. I actually thought the very first gen kindle, which was incredibly ugly in many ways, was the best for page turning because it had a HUGE page-turn button on the right that was quite easy to press (so easy that it annoyed some people, but not me.)
We also recently discovered that there's no quick way to skip to the next or previous bookmark: you have to actually open the Notes and Marks file every time. I think this is probably true in the regular kindle too, but there was a keyboard shortcut for it on the Kindle Keyboard. (shift-next-page, I believe).
I actually thought the very first gen kindle, which was incredibly ugly in many ways, was the best for page turning because it had a HUGE page-turn button on the right that was quite easy to press (so easy that it annoyed some people, but not me.)
I have a 3rd Gen Kindle (the graphite one, I think it's called Kindle Keyboard now?) and I *love* the page turn buttons. They're right where my thumbs want to be anyway, but not so sensitive that I press them by accident (which was an issue I did have with the 1st gen). DH has a Kindle Touch and I don't find it as comfortable, even if the screen is much nicer.