With that said, many times I have to wait for the damn things to come out in mass-market paperback because I don't want the hard covers. In fact, since I almost never read a book twice, I usually buy new and donate them. I suppose buying a "book" on the kindle is much cheaper than going to the store or ordering it off amazon and waiting for it... and nothing to dispose of.

What say you folks who have one... should I just get one? Is it worth it, at $109?

RAM? 8Track, if I recall... you have one. Do they last? Pros and cons?

Help yo brutha!

I prefer reading an actual book...holding the tablet makes my wrists sore, especially the left one which had surgery to fuse a couple of broken bones...hard to read outdoors during the day...more eyestrain from the glare and lighted display vs no glare from paper...

I don't read much anymore, due to floaters in my good eye that sit right at my reading focal point...but I prefer real books.

Only con for me really is, as you mentioned, lack of physical page turning, smell, etc associated with books.

All in all, I'd say it's worth it. And that's coming from someone who's a big fan of print. Several volumes on the shelves (value more sentimental than financial) and a few thousand comics as well.

Add in the adapter and I'm out the door for $240 (because I don't want the bundle with the damn ads, and I want the brown rustic leather case which is, of course, $20 more than the damn black, red, or other colors).

Seems like I am almost convinced to do it.

Edit: holy crap the kindle edition of the book I am wanting right now (which doesn't come out in paperback until September) is $17!! What in the actual fk?

Good luck.......🙄

If you have an iPad you might try the app first. 🤔

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But the wife reads a lot. She had the original kindle up until a year or two ago I got her a new paperwhite and she's used it a lot. Never any issues with either except the OR that got left out in the rain while camping.

Library.

At least our county library let's you download kindle books for free. Pretty good selection of current books. Not so much for older stuff that wasn't originally published in ebook form.

So much this. A library card is free...

Agree 100%, pages are weird and if you're like me and only like to stop after a chapter it is a pain to figure out how far you have. Also used it for text books and was even worse experience. I will never buy one again, prefer the real deal by miles.

Of course I have an old iPad and whataya know... not compatible with it. My phone is too damn small for my old ass eyes.

I’m a book-in-hand gal to my dying breath, BUT...I find myself using the kindle app a LOT more than I originally anticipated. Started out with my favorite study Bible on my phone, looking things up during the sermon on Sunday morning. Then I found a few free books that looked like interesting quick reads and downloaded them on the fly, and I t was even more convenient when I was able to pick up where I left off on the bigger screen of the iPad. Lately, I’ve been enjoying the *usually* much lower prices for kindle versions, and the instant gratification factor of the electronic version; a coworker recommended a book to me, and I downloaded it on the spot and was able to start reading it that day.

Travel convenience is a tossup, for me. I can carry several thousand books in one, thin device, and I always have my phone with me so I can read there, but the electronics aren’t so great in bright sun or near water. The paperwhite screen may do a lot better in the sun, but I still feel safer leaving a paperback lying on my beach chair while I go splash in the pool than I do an expensive electronic device. For a book I’m REALLY into, I find myself downloading it to my kindle app, then picking up a supplemental hard copy somewhere along the line.

A 2nd gen 9.7"

Original Fire HD

HD 10.

The old 9.7" with e-ink display is the easiest to read by far. The new paperwhite screens are just as easy to read maybe even easier. Yes, it really looks probably as close to paper as you can get with a digital screen.

The og fire is great for its size, very convenient. Color screen isn't the easiest to read in bright light (reflects) but for things like webpages and cookbooks with photos, it' works well.

I use the HD10 mainly for watching movies out in the yard with a cigar.

All of mine are the add-free models. Costs a bit more up front, but I think it's worth it.