I don't want either of them. I'm happy with my Android-based smartphone and my laptop. If I had to go to one device, I'd just have a laptop. If I'm traveling I'll have a paperback book that I can sell or give-away or loan to as many people as I want.
Honestly — and I know a bunch of you are the same — the only way I'd want a Kindle is if I were downloading the books for free.
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I'm so glad that you posted this. You have no idea. I thought I was the only one.
Unfortunately, The Pad (i or otherwise) is the wave of the future. It will replace laptops as soon as they start coming with quadcore or better CPUs and better graphics subsystems.
+Lilian Sloan Felt the same way!
+Mark Gesswein For casual surfers, perhaps. For people doing work, photo editing, or anything more than amateur level, I don't see it.
I have a smart phone and a kindle (well, multiples, since I got a kindle before I got a smart phone). I love my Kindle. Love it. Yes, I can read on my phone, but it's a battery hog. If I travel, the Kindle goes with me because I can read through 2-3 books on a cross country flight and back (Yeah, I read fast–last flight was Newark to Denver, just under 4 hours and I finished 2 books and started a third) and not need to charge it the entire time. Given baggage limitations, I couldn't have brought that many books with me, and finding time to go book shopping would have been silly. I seldom if ever share out my printed books, other than with my sister–and she has a kindle, so we share kindle books without having to pay postage.
I do still buy real books, but only a few, and I don't regret that one bit. I have storage space for other things!
That said–to each their own. I felt the same way about iPhones and Blackberries. But, I enjoy my Android more than I expected.
+Sheila Garl Thanks for the pro-Kindle commentary. My brother +Keith Cramer is also a Kindle advocate. For the price, if I were reading that much and had limited capacity to carry books, I'd go with a Kindle. For my life now, no need. Plus… I'm still against the way you can share books. When I buy a book in real-space, I can share it as much as I want. I balk at the electronic restrictions. They just can't "let go" of that final bit of control.
I'm rocking a laptop, kindle, and my android phone. I would love to add a tablet of some sort to my lineup (android based is my preference of course!) Every device has it's place. I became a Kindle fan once the price dropped below $100 and they added the ability to add content via USB. I like the e-ink displays, since the only thing I will do with a kindle is read books. I don't want my kindle to do anything else. I have my laptop for that (and eventually a tablet!)
So I'm sick of hearing about IPads and Kindles, so what do I do? Start a conversation about IPads and Kindles. #backfire
While I have no desire for an iPad and am home (work from home) so much I really can't rationalize an i or smart phone I do read lots and last Christmas got a Kindle. What have I found – rather than reading in bed at night it plays my audio books. I like to be read to sleep it seems. As mentioned it does have super battery life but the sharing restrictions piss me right off also. Even though I have a laptop if I'm working I want to be in the office with my big monitor and proper set up rather than leaning over something balancing on my lap or the coffee table.
+Scott Cramer Just buy an kindle. 🙂
I enjoyed the irony of the post!