<p>Never thought about that - the lighting on the Kindle/Nook readers don’t accomodate reading in the dark? Me and my book light team up every night for reading!!!</p>
<p>I saw the Nook at B&N and unexpectedly loved it, although I’ve never really considered a reader. I can’t justify the purchase, however. I have too much screen-time during the day and really do appreciate some time with things that aren’t so digital. I also have a laptop, a phone, and a fairly capable mp3 device, so I really don’t need another gadget. Still, if money wasn’t so tight, I’d probably consider it. $200 isn’t bad for a capable device; lord knows I’ve spent more on the occasional Nintendo or Sony…</p>
<p>^^^ Applicant, you sound just like me!!! Don’t really need it, but wow looks fun and I’d probably use it some - but can I justify this over a trip to the library (free)??? Not at the moment…!</p>
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<p>The Kindle has no lighting. It does, however, have lights that can easily attach, you can read by lamplight, etc. They actually say the Kindle in the dark is easier to read than the iPad (assuming you have a light) – probably the same way a book is.</p>
<p>From what I understand, the ereaders such as Kindle work better than the Ipad in outdoor sunlight, though. </p>
<p>On the few ocassions when I thought I could bring my laptop to work at my kid’s practices, I was sadly mistaken. The glare from the screen made the display unreadable.</p>
<p>Good news - I heard back from my email to Amazon - they’re going to refund the $70 difference between what I paid and the current price. I’m quite happy with them for that!</p>
<p>Regarding the readers on other devices - yes, I can read books on a desktop, laptop, my iPhone, etc. but it’s not the same as on a specific device. I agree that having a specific device for every function is a pain but for an e-reader the desktop and laptop aren’t suitable to me wanting to read in bed, the iPad is too heavy for it and the iPhone is too small of a screen for reading novels and novels - it’s fine for shorter reads. The electronic Ink used on the e-readers makes it much like reading regular print on paper and it is done reflectively like a real book rather than with a back light like with an LCD screen. The size and weight are also about the same as a paperback which is good.</p>
<p>However, I’ve never used one much since I mostly buy things for other people rather than myself so I’ll have to get by with paper, my laptop, or my iPhone for it.</p>
<p>The other great thing is that there are a lot of free books - especially classics. Whenever I had a free moment and a hankering to read, I could easily download a book and read it - plus have the internet there for looking up words, summaries, etc…</p>
<p>On the other hand, it’s not as though I need more impulsive purchases (although for the most part books are a pretty good impulsive purchase). OMG!! Why am I convincing myself I need one of these things? Like I have $200 to throw around!</p>
<p>I got a Kindle for Mother’s Day and kind of kept my distance from it for a long while and then used it in a hurry to catch-up read my book club selection and then was totally hooked. I really love it. Fits in my purse. Nice size. I like the cream and gray palette - calm and classy. I love my Kindle. DH has an Ipad and I think it is very crass compared to my Kindle.</p>
<p>I’m with sewhappy.</p>
<p>Santa brought me my Kindle and we’ve been in love since.
It is soooo light, fits in my purse, battery lasts forever. The print on the Kindle is muted but clear at the same time, very easy on my tired eyes in the evening.</p>
<p>I DID accidentally purchase “The Help” while browsing for another free book like the many I’ve already read. I meant to view further info but apparently clicked the purchase button instead.
Good news…it’s a GREAT book!
But I do think I’ll browse books online from now on…the Kindle screen is too small for me to see what’s I’m buying! This is my only complaint so far and a happy one at that.</p>
<p>Darn! Ordered my Kindle on May 14th!</p>
<p>I am happy to report that I heard back from Amazon’s Customer Service and they are crediting me with $210 for 3 of the Kindles that I bought. Better than I had hoped for! </p>
<p>That said, I love my Kindle. I live overseas and it is not easy to get books here. Now I can read whatever I want whenever I want. And since all four of ours are on the same account we share books. It is fun to see what DS is reading (currently he is very into the classics) and DD and I enjoy similar books. We e-mail back and forth what we are thinking about the books we are reading. It has been a good way to stay close in spite of the very long distance between us.</p>
<p>My Kindle truly has proven to be one of my favorite purchases in a long, long time.</p>
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Try emailing them anyway and see what they say. You have nothing to lose.</p>
<p>Call customer service on Amazon (you put in your phone number and they call you right back). I had ordered mine on the 14th–the customer service rep instantly said no problem, she’d credit me the $70. I said “it sounds like you’ve done this a lot” and she told me Monday (right after the price drop) was the worst. Thanks to the OP for letting me know about this–that’s $70 more to spend on books…</p>
<p>I was talking with one of our head librarians in our system yesterday and she said some of the branches are going to be getting these stations where you can plug your “device” in and download books quickly right in the library. As opposed to now, I think you have to download to computer, then to device. Something like that.</p>
<p>I like that idea. I adore books, but tend to use the library much more than purchasing them.</p>
<p>I finally couldn’t stand that I was the last one of my friends to get a Kindle–and have been procrastinating for about a week about actually buying one. I figured the price dropped because Amazon couldn’t believe that I, the queen of library books, actually was breaking down and spending the money. Now I hear that EVERYONE gets the $189 price. I don’t feel special any more :)–but it arrives tomorrow!</p>
<p>You will LOVE it, dg5052!
I love mine and I’m the princess of the library books!</p>
<p>So library queens, tell me how it works with your Kindle and using “books” from the library.</p>
<p>I’m a library queen. But Maryland has a pretty extensive eBooks system. Not to mention with an eReader, I can access most free books and there are books for free through the eReader’s library.</p>
<p>I so wish I could use our library system with my Kindle. Double dang. My H can use his Sony ereader with the library loan.</p>
<p>Maybe one day…</p>
<p>Sent an email to customer service to see if they will rebate on my recent Kindle purchase. I would love having a book credit ! Keep your fingers crossed!</p>