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I am in a quandry. I am huge reader and
love to be reading. I am usually reading a few books at once, mainly
because I am reading some for school, and some for pure curiosity or
enjoyment (or both). I am one of those people who gets interested in
random things and then follows the path down the rabbit hole for a
while. I also can get addicted to authors and will read everything they
have ever written. Now, don’t mistake my incredible love for reading
with being a shut-in, just like I shouldn’t mistake your shaved head or
face piercings for anything more than self expression.
As an avid reader, I am starting to consider Amazon.com’s Kindle
2.0. It has a lot of new features that held me back from purchasing the
first one, but now, the issues I have left now is: what about having
the actual book. Right now, I have three bookcases that probably house
about 400 or so books. I have never counted and honestly, have no
desire to. I have about 20 books in my cart at Amazon.com at any one
time and at least another 40+ on my wish list. If you do a little
math, to get the Kindle with most of the books being $10 or less, I
will only be ‘out’ about $150 or thereabouts. Of course, as time
passes, the benefit of having purchased the Kindle will continue to
rise and the financial side will tip to my favor.
So, if one can get past the initial shock of the price and decide
that going electronic is the way to go, my last hesitation is with
upgrades. Amazon is on version 2.0. What happens when version 3, or 5
comes out? Do we get upgrade options? Has anyone who has the first
generation Kindle found any challenges now that the second generation
is out? I know, crazy random thoughts. But not completely unfounded
when you consider the iPod and that most of us are on our 2nd or 3rd
one. My first had a battery challenge and when I found out the cost of
replacing the battery, I decided to buy a new one from, yes, Amazon.
You can get just about anything from Amazon!
Anyone want to share their thoughts, suggestions, Kindle experiences?
