Thinking of getting the wife a kindle for xmas, but know nothing about them
Has any one got one , are they any good and are the books for them expensive or easy to get hold of etc
any advice would be very welcome

Paul. Current Stable:
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Got one about 6 months ago, was a bit sceptical to begin with but picked one up for peanuts on a trip to Houston and I have been very happy with it so far. I spend about 12 hours in airports/on planes and have 4 nights in hotels every week so get through a couple of books every week and it has been a godsend as the bookshelves at home were getting overloaded.

Some books very cheap, some no cheaper than bookshop. the latest releases are always pricy (close to paper prices), but within a year or two most are down to less than a fiver, with some down to 99p. Depends how selective you are about your reading material - there's always something available. One major plus for me is that I have been tempted to read (and enjoy) some books that i wouldn't have touched in print form just because they have been on a 99p deal.

I got the 3G version and have used it quite a bit - there is an web browser on it that's good enough for catching up on some news or doing basic google searches if your somewhere without Wi-Fi or can't be bothered to fire up your computer.

The US version of Amazon has a much wider chocie of books on offer, but the UK one is catching up fast and I've not failed to find an ebook version of anything I've been looking for yet on teh UK site. that said, you can open up a US account and register the kindle to it if you want to buy from the US store (you'll need a US contact address though...any will do), then change back to the UK account after the purchase has downloaded.

If your wife reads a lot, even if its just on holiday, then I'd reccommend it. The non-glare screen really does work well even in direct sunlight (not that we'll see any of that for a while now!)

If she read at night then i'd also recommend getting a case with in built LED light - it works really well - not cheap, but worth it...

Thanks for that just going to make the purchase now

Cheers Paul. Current Stable:
Range Rover 2003 TD6 HSE Alveston Red, Sand Leather
Ford Focus C-Max silver 2003
V/W transporter Blue 1995
Yamaha XJR1300 Yellow 2002
Kawasaki ZX7R Green 1998
Honda CBR 600 Black 1998
Yamaha RD125LC Mk1 Red 1986
Yamaha RD125LC Mk1 Blue 1986

allycraven wrote:

If she read at night then i'd also recommend getting a case with in built LED light - it works really well - not cheap, but worth it...

Here ya go...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kindle-Keyboard-Li...B003DZ165W

Not cheap, but I think was worth it. Got mine for $50 in the states.

Good quality cover and mine is showing absolutely no signs of wear after 6 months with almost daily use.

perfect
THX

I do love her but not that much lol she can use the bed side light  Current Stable:
Range Rover 2003 TD6 HSE Alveston Red, Sand Leather
Ford Focus C-Max silver 2003
V/W transporter Blue 1995
Yamaha XJR1300 Yellow 2002
Kawasaki ZX7R Green 1998
Honda CBR 600 Black 1998
Yamaha RD125LC Mk1 Red 1986
Yamaha RD125LC Mk1 Blue 1986

I believe the books are available for free through file sharing in the same way music is available if you know where to look. my mrs has one and she has thousands of books .... All paid for ofcourse.

If you could P.M me the site where your wife buys her books from would be much appriciated Current Stable:
Range Rover 2003 TD6 HSE Alveston Red, Sand Leather
Ford Focus C-Max silver 2003
V/W transporter Blue 1995
Yamaha XJR1300 Yellow 2002
Kawasaki ZX7R Green 1998
Honda CBR 600 Black 1998
Yamaha RD125LC Mk1 Red 1986
Yamaha RD125LC Mk1 Blue 1986

I've had a 3G one for about a year now and it's brilliant. Also look out for 'deal of the day' as you can get some bargains there.
One thing it encouranged me to do was read all the classics again (not something I had done since school) as most of them are free.

Don't bother with anything else but the 3G though. I've mates who got the cheaper ones and the ball ache of having to plug it in to download isn't worth the saving. Regards
Mark

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