12-04-2007, 05:33 AM | #1 |
Lurker
Posts: 20
Karma: 91
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Ankh Morpork
Device: Sony Reader PRS 500/505 (blue) / iPhone / Kindle (gave away)
|
Reasons For Keeping My Sony Reader and Giving Away My Kindle
I ordered my Kindle the day they came out and was so excited I couldn't wait to get it. I decided to give my Sony Reader to a friend, and spent quite a bit of time loading it up with books I think my friend would enjoy while waiting for the Kindle to arrive. After using the Kindle I've decided my friend is getting it instead of the Sony. My reasons are:
I don't like the way the Kindle feels in my hands, I hate the buttons and much prefer the Sony controls. I keep accidentally pushing buttons I don't want pushed. It's very frustrating. I don't need the Amazon store features in the Kindle. I have Sprint EV-DO on my laptop, which I confess I pay 80.00 a month for, (unlimited bandwidth) but I travel almost constantly for my job, and it is my primary internet connection and worth it to me. I don't like the way the Kindle books are formatted, the margins are too large. I don't like the way the Connect Store books are formatted either though. Most of my ebook purchases are made at Fictionwise and I use BookDesigner to reformat for the reader the way I like them. I'm comfortable with this process, and even if I kept the Kindle I would have to continue doing this because I made the mistake of giving Sony Readers to some family members who can't manage to put books on them. The Kindle would have been a kinder gift to those people and a smaller burden on myself. My biggest reason for giving my friend the Kindle and keeping my Reader is that I'm afraid the Kindle will put me in the poor house. I am a compulsive and impulsive gadget and book buyer. I love new gadgets and can't ever have enough books. The LAST thing I need is a gadget that makes buying books any easier for me. This is what will probably happen: Holy cow, what happened to the house payment money? Oh yes, it's in my Kindle. At least with the Reader I have to think about it a bit more before buying. I've had the Kindle for over a week and I like the Sony better by a large margin. Not only because I can control my compulsion to buy books easier with it, but also because it does everything I want it to do, exactly how I want it done. It's also sexier. |
12-04-2007, 06:35 AM | #2 |
Resident Curmudgeon
Posts: 76,038
Karma: 134368292
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
|
That is one aspect of the Kindle nobody has yet to mention. How easier it is to spend too much on ebooks. You are correct in that it is a new level of easy to overspend.
|
Advert | |
|
12-04-2007, 09:12 AM | #3 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 76
Karma: 15
Join Date: Oct 2006
Device: Sony Reader
|
Hah, funny... I've had to impose a rule on myself: no buying anything that hasn't been in my Amazon shopping cart for at least 24 hours. It's saved me scads of money over the last few years...
|
12-04-2007, 09:41 AM | #4 |
Wombat Aficionado
Posts: 481
Karma: 733
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arizona
Device: Fire, Kindle1, Sony PRS-500 Reader, Rocket 1100 eBook
|
Heh, I feel you pain. There's always BBA (Book Buyers Anonymous)
|
12-04-2007, 10:44 AM | #5 |
Lowlife of the Party
Posts: 266
Karma: 4038
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: seattle
Device: nook, iphone
|
Yeah, I would totally go overboard with book buying on a kindle. With the Sony I utilize the wish list feature pretty heavily (and when I'm away from a windows computer I use a shopping list app on my treo to keep track of that stuff). If I bought everything right away I'd have made some pretty stupid purchases. Going back and looking at my wishlist sometimes it's like "what was I smoking that day?!"
|
Advert | |
|
12-04-2007, 11:11 AM | #6 |
Gizmologist
Posts: 11,615
Karma: 929550
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN
Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3
|
|
12-04-2007, 06:17 PM | #7 | ||||
Lurker
Posts: 20
Karma: 91
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Ankh Morpork
Device: Sony Reader PRS 500/505 (blue) / iPhone / Kindle (gave away)
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
I just found out that Kindles are selling on eBay for a thousand dollars! Wish I hadn't already promised this one to someone. |
||||
12-04-2007, 06:21 PM | #8 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 53
Karma: 60
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Michigan
Device: PRS-505, N800
|
|
12-04-2007, 07:23 PM | #9 |
Zealot
Posts: 145
Karma: 230
Join Date: Oct 2007
Device: 505
|
|
03-06-2009, 12:49 PM | #10 |
Junior Member
Posts: 2
Karma: 10
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Northern NY
Device: Kindle 2
|
Hmm! You've got me thinking, now! I saw the ads for the Kindle2 and was mesmerized! I wanted one REALLY bad, but after reading some of this stuff, maybe I don't want one afterall! I'll have to do some more research!
|
03-06-2009, 01:39 PM | #11 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
|
Quote:
You WANT a Kindle.... You WANT a Kindle.... BOb |
|
03-06-2009, 01:48 PM | #12 |
Hi There!
Posts: 7,473
Karma: 2930523
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Ft Lauderdale
Device: iPad
|
|
03-06-2009, 03:31 PM | #13 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,624
Karma: 1008294
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Iowa, USA
Device: Nook Simple Touch
|
that is just nuts
|
03-06-2009, 04:00 PM | #14 |
Addict
Posts: 294
Karma: 250590
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: The Great Pacific Northwest
Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi
|
People are selling Kindles on Ebay for $1499.00... This does not mean people are actually buying Kindles on ebay at that price.
|
03-06-2009, 04:01 PM | #15 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Give me reasons why I shouldn't get a Sony | jurat | Amazon Kindle | 14 | 05-18-2010 10:47 AM |
Reasons I got the Kindle and got rid of my Sony Reader | byebyeSony | Amazon Kindle | 21 | 04-29-2008 03:42 PM |
Why I'm keeping the Kindle and gave my wife the Reader | KlondikeGeoff | Which one should I buy? | 6 | 01-28-2008 10:46 AM |
Why I'm keeping the Kindle and gave my wife the Reader | KlondikeGeoff | Sony Reader | 1 | 01-27-2008 11:24 AM |
Reasons I'm not getting a Kindle but the Sony 505 instead. | Astropin | Amazon Kindle | 226 | 01-25-2008 12:43 PM |