February 5, 2012

Kindle 2 worth the price?

Despite its others shortcomings, Amazon Kindle 2, a reading device became a model for e-readers. This $359 pleasure reading gadget was so saleable to many, but I was in the Amazon shop and I weigh in the pros and cons of this gadget.

During this crisis time many would want to save money so instead of buying non-essential stuff many would rather buy those stuff that are really essential and has practical use. So there I went inside the shop and found this gadget that seems so tempting, of course who wouldn’t get tempted, digital is a hip. You can purchase e-book, download it and everything is a breeze. You can bring it anywhere unlike a conventional book that weighs of nearly three pounds. A selection for Kindle The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell is priced at $16.19 sounds bargain right? It seems that this price is a fraction of the printed one. But later I discovered in Amazon’s bookstore the hardcover book now sells at only $17.99. So one can only save $1.80.

Thinking you buy for the gadget (Kindle 2) worth $359 and e-books worth same as the printed version which would you prefer to read now? I hope Amazon can address this matter to their customers.

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  1. Reg Fife says:

    You left out one important factor regarding the Kindle. Amazon can remotely delete books you’ve downloaded from your device. This happened just recently:
    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html?_r=1

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