March 28, 2012
To get a Kindle or not to get a Kindle?

Hmm. I had no desire to get an e-reader until recently when we had to look up the changing prices of new media technologies in Media. I chose e-readers. They’re … very tempting. I’d probably get this one because it has the longest battery life and free 3G (even if it can only access the store and Wikipedia on 3G). 

Only concerns:

  • I worry I’d become an entirely electronic reader, though, and my physical library would freeze, but the thing is e-books seem much cheaper and if I really have absolutely no money, there are lots of classics that are available free, not to mention torrents. 
  • I want to support the brick-and-mortar book industry but if I don’t have the money to do that, I’d prefer to still be able to support the authors somehow. 
  • I like actually owning physical books but I could still do that, right?

Not to mention I read (or rather finish) far fewer books than I used to. There’s also a Kindle app for iPhone so if I forget to bring something to read when I left home I could still access it on my phone. 

I sound like an advertisement O_O if you’re reading this you’re probably thinking “Just get one then!” and I would but I want to be sure and this is my way of deliberating and I also have very, very little money right now. However, it’s my birthday in a few weeks, my 18th no less, so I may be able to get it as a gift or from any money I’m given. 

Ooh, also 250,000 word inbuilt dictionary, searchable text, highlighting of key phrases and passages, guilt-free annotations from both myself and other people… 

Not too expensive, either. I feel bad for considering being unfaithful to physical books though :C

Any thoughts? Preferably from someone who has tried both? 

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  1. michaeltalbot answered: Couldn’t fit the answer into your ask box, so re-blogged it via The Kindle Monologues. Hope it’s helpful.
  2. eloquenceisunderrated answered: I have tried reading on my iPhone and results were not good! Hurty eye central.
  3. littlefishiesonboard answered: get one, i still read physical books sometimes and the dictionary feature is awesome, its great if you like to read
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