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Old 07-29-2009, 01:14 AM
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Anybody buy a Kindle yet. I'm curious if one would survive in a truck or are they too fragile?
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And exactly what is a Kindle?
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Old 07-29-2009, 04:17 AM
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Malaki86 --

Kindle is an electronic reader, a new way to carry and read books:

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons.../dp/B000FI73MA
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Thanks! Pretty cool. I think it would work fine in a truck. I mean I use my laptop everyday for all my navigation and for cruising the Internet on a daily basis.

I also like the fact that you can buy best sellers for $9.99, but I think I'll wait a while to see if the price comes down.

Nevertheless, they should also come up with a service for laptops, where we could download those best sellers for $9.99 as well.
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Anybody buy a Kindle yet. I'm curious if one would survive in a truck or are they too fragile?
Anything left on the floor is going to become "fragile" real quick! (side note: Dell insurance was very good about replacing husband's broken keyboard and screen on laptop/floor mat. ) Oops!

But if you want to be sure, put a folded towel or something else cushy under the Kindle when it's put away. That will help absorb the vibrations from driving. should also help keep it from slipping around.

Personally, I'll take a print book any time! Libraries are a much underused resource.
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Personally, I'll take a print book any time! Libraries are a much underused resource.
I agree. I definitely agree. But it looks like Kindle and other e-readers are here to stay. I think it was about a week ago that I read that someone was actually suing Kindle because the plastic lid or top or cover kept breaking; something like that.
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I agree I would rather have a book. What I really want a Kindle for is to be able to subscribe to a newspaper and download it each day. I figure the cost savings on the electronic subscription vs single copy prices would pay for the Kindle in as little as 18 months. I wouldn't have to dispose of all the leftover paper and I wouldn't be going on walking tours of strange places every day trying to find a paper machine that still has some left and won't eat my money. I would also be able to read my paper(s) of choice every day from anywhere in the country.

I'm almost ready to spring for it.
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But with a laptop (and WiFi) you can get any newspaper in the world for free--and everything else the Internet offers, including book and audio-book downloads. Although Kindle books are cheaper than other book downloads. And Kindles cost less than laptops.
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But with a laptop (and WiFi) you can get any newspaper in the world for free--and everything else the Internet offers, including book and audio-book downloads. Although Kindle books are cheaper than other book downloads. And Kindles cost less than laptops.
And the Kindle is easier to carry around- I always like to read the paper while I eat.
And the Kindle presents the paper in its regular format, as opposed to having to surf around a website to get all the stories.
And with the Kindle I can download the days paper while I'm around civilization, then read it sitting out in the redwoods while I'm taking a break.

I'm really trying to talk myself in to this...........
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