covetting a kindle...does it make me a bad person?

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

I would love a kindle but put off by the price, do you think the price will come down? Must resist...

diable

Nope. Do you read a lot of books?

ab7167

Am in the same boat. Would love, can't afford... Am consoling myself by taking the high moral ground and not sticking on a credit card...

No help, just sympathy...

John_Gray

Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

Coveting a kindle...does it make me a bad person?

No, just a ms-guided one!

SpendlessKaren

I am buying one on thursday I have resisted since my daughter got hers for Xmas but having now been made redundant and having used her the last couple of days, I have decided I need one and will treat myself

mttylad

Why not use the kindle PC app first?
Its free.

Do you want some Kindle !!!!!!? google Kindle & click on images

asbokid

Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

I would love a kindle but put off by the price, do you think the price will come down? Must resist...

I don't know about a kindle although I confess to coveting a desperate housewife! (only joking!)

I always think that a book, unlike a kindle, is so cheap, i won't be miffed if i leave it on the train.

And also, unlike the kindle, you can throw a decent paperback off an eighth floor balcony onto the concrete below, and it will still be readable.

And with a traditional book, i like the much-vaunted Manual Page-Turning Facility (MP-TF®).

That Facility, which is not currently available on the Kindle, doesn't require costly AAA batteries that need replacing all too often.

phatbear

How about buying a tab?

Just bought mrs pb an advent vega for £40 more than a kindle so with a bit of jiggery pokery she can now use kindle and do so much more for only a bit extra

diable

phatbear wrote: »

How about buying a tab?

Just bought mrs pb an advent vega for £40 more than a kindle so with a bit of jiggery pokery she can now use kindle and do so much more like iron wash hoover and cook for a family of 8 for only a bit extra

sorry just had to ;o)))))

phatbear

ermmm ok, we have staff for such tasks dont ya know

nonnatus

ASbokid - I agree with all your other "pro-real book" points but the final one is not really relevant as the kindle doesn't use batteries. Its charge lasts for days and days and then I just plug it into the recharger overnight.
I wouldn't have bought it if it involved batteries

(And i really, really, really love my kindle - you can get such bargain books for it!!)