@DiscordTiger Said 
The textbooks I had to price were about $140, which is insane when the book was only $160.
yes the kindle has a web browser, better functionality is a newer update, it really intended for searchttps://www.theforumsite.com/comments.php?t=414896"e=5454279hing mostly text based like wiki, but the news sites are pretty decent on it, like cnn and a few others, they have a less flashy version for phones and devices, it comes with a nice set of bookmarks for the basics. It is now capable of reading and posting here, it was read only when I bought it, something about a java update. There is a new game that came out for it recently, something like scrabble, where you make words out of the tiles it gives you.
Not that I would buy it just for the game or the web, but it really does a lot and has great portability. It does not "share" books though, so loaning a book to a friend is not an option. And all my purchases are also stored at amazon, and can be removed from the device if there is conflict with the publisher. Not thrilled with that, but I think Amazon also refunded the $ on the illegal copies that were purchased that they removed from the system and devices. Amazon said they would not do it again, (removing from the devices). I think their TOS is still a little vague about it though.
It still leaves an interesting question about what we own in electronic format. Which is why there is no way in hell I ever pay anywhere near $140 for an e-book. I max out at $15, and there better be a damn good reason to go over $10.
The audio reader is a little monotone for me. Kinda like the "voice" that can read texts on some phones, but it is better than nothing
Oh, yeah, when the Kindle 3 came out, a lot of people were complaining about losing content they paid for. I didn't blame them.
One person had over 1,000 books and documents that she couldn't transfer to other devices (phone and laptop, etc.) and she was furious. That kind of put me off buying one. I'm glad you can transfer stuff now.
I'd like having the games, too.
Do you have the case with the light accessory? I'd think a lamp or an overhead light would be enough when it's dark in the room, but I saw someone saying the background is grayish instead of "cream" like the pages of a book.
I could always ship my paperbacks to you when I'm finished.
Oct 03, 2010 @ 21:01:48
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