zhunter Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 The books are stored on your Kindle account. You can register more than one Kindle to an account. Two people can read the same book at the same time. Cool. Are you able to have a book removed from your account and moved to another, or is the sale price a no-resell license? I expect that, IF my wife likes it, I will get her one too, and register her Kindle on my account, so we both have access to all the same books. EZPZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkish Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 The books are stored on your Kindle account. You can register more than one Kindle to an account. Two people can read the same book at the same time. Cool. Are you able to have a book removed from your account and moved to another, or is the sale price a no-resell license? Looks like a no-resell license to me. Z is on-point with his comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLG8R Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Question for those in the know..Thinking about one for my father-in-law. Loves to read, especially newspapers. Can you get newspaper subscriptions i.e NY Times, Wall Street Journal, etc, downloaded to the Kindle? Thanks david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Question for those in the know..Thinking about one for my father-in-law. Loves to read, especially newspapers. Can you get newspaper subscriptions i.e NY Times, Wall Street Journal, etc, downloaded to the Kindle?Thanks david Yes, delivered automatically every day. OK, I have had it for two days now, I can't imagine not having one now. Downloads are easy, and the thing is AWESOME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 The Kindle seems like a good way to replace the "buy-read-discard" cycle, but has certain problems as a replacement for one's personal library.Books are bulky, but you don't have a single item that could render your entire library useless. I'm toying with the idea --- in part to not have to go through the buy-read-discard cycle with as many books. Seems like it would take ~60 books to recoup the price of the Kindle, at $9.99 for most new releases vs. ~$15 for most new hardcover releases if you shop carefully..... Newspaper and Magazine delivery could also be cool, especially when traveling or if commuting via public transportation.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingman Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 My wife has been researching this for some time. While I do not have all the facts that she has, she said that the overall best deal out there is Sony's version. While it boast all the features of the Kindle, the book format is a PDF file. This allows you to down load books for free from a lot of sites including your library sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I've now read 4 or 5 books on my IPod using the Kindle app and so far it has been a pleasure. The app was free, the books are usually half price or less (some are free) and I don't mind the smaller screen of the Ipod. I just bought Glen Becks "How to Talk to Idiots" this morning and look forward to my lunch break so I can start reading it. -ld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I have retired my Kindle. Call me an old Stuck-In-The-Mud (Master in CompSci, 16 years as an Applications Consultant) but I found that I just liked the feel and versatility of paper much better. And I read a lot, 6-12 books a week mostly in airports and on planes, usually paperbacks, often mistreated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Just an FYI:Barnes and Noble also has an e-reader, I haven't seen one in person. Just posting for info... More details HERE That actually looks to be a better deal than Kindle --- especially because batteries are user replaceable.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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