Borders Going Bye Bye

[Not Afraid]

I would still love an iPad, but the price point is so much higher, it is a lot more akward, and the monthly expense is great. The Kindle is compact, easy to read, very portable, has a great price point and, so far, I'm really liking it.

I am, however, getting used to the fact that it doesn't have a touch screen!

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I would still love an iPad, but the price point is so much higher, it is a lot more akward, and the monthly expense is great. The Kindle is compact, easy to read, very portable, has a great price point and, so far, I'm really liking it.

I am, however, getting used to the fact that it doesn't have a touch screen!

I agree about the initial price point - but there's no real monthly expense unless you decide to pay for a month of 3G (unlike the iPhone, you don't need to have a contract - you can do one month at a time).

And I'll bet the next gen Kindle will have a touch screen... it's the only eReader that doesn't have one...

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by mousepod

I agree about the initial price point - but there's no real monthly expense unless you decide to pay for a month of 3G (unlike the iPhone, you don't need to have a contract - you can do one month at a time).

And I'll bet the next gen Kindle will have a touch screen... it's the only eReader that doesn't have one...

Or, if you don't plan to travel with it, and have WiFi at home, iPad is free once you buy it. The 3G plans seem cheap enough.

I've actually downloaded the Kindle for the PC to read a kindle only book someone has loaned me. That is kind of weird, but it works well.