<p>Unfortunately the electronic books cost MORE than physical paper books. You’d think it would be substantially less expensive since there are almost no incremental per-unit production costs.</p>
<p>Looks interesting. I agree on waiting a couple of years until the price goes down. How many people paid hundreds of dollars for a dvd player just 5 years ago that would look pretty primative and costs less then a $100 today?</p>
<p>Not so much for the price to go down, but for further development, a lot of tech journalists like the product and say once some of it’s bugs are improved upon the new versions can really change the distribution avenue for literary content as we know it.</p>
<p>Dstark you forgot to mention the highspeed EVDO internet capability, there is a web-browser as well in one of the folders. The EVDO allows you to download books anywhere there is CDMA cell phone service (Sprint or Verizon.) Works out awesome cause the PDF gets delivered right to your Kindle, meaning you can buy books while on a train or just about anywhere else.</p>
<p>The electronic books are $9.99 but paperbacks are cheaper (I almost never by hardcovers). I think the electronic versions should be substantially less but I don’t really know what the paper/printing/binding/stocking/shipping costs are for the paper books. </p>
<p>Other than what seems to be an inflated price of the book files, the idea of the electronic book is a good one as long as it’s easy on the eye. I like the idea of being able to have up to 200 books in the space of one - it’d beat lugging lots of heavy books on extended trips (I always want something to read).</p>
<p>I want one so badly, but I can’t afford one. I just got an ipod touch and I’m a broke college student. I love the idea, but I think they’re way too expensive (and the books should be much less than $10).</p>
<p>I own all of those books. Actually, I own over a thousand books. For about 8 years all I ever spent money on was books, and that’s all I asked to get for any gifts, and I spent my graduation money on books. There aren’t many books published before the past ten years that I would put on the kindle, except for a few favorites that I’d like to always carry with me.</p>
<p>I know that above paragraph sounded obnoxious. I don’t know how to word it to not sound obnoxious. Sorry :o</p>
<p>You might have to download the books at the airport. Not a big deal. Actually if your cellphone works on the plane, I believe you can download on the plane. Not during takeoffs and landings. :)</p>
<p>I enjoy my computer and the internet. But I really love sitting with a real book and turning the pages and reading it. And I like looking through the books on my bookshelf and deciding which old favorite to reread. The thought of no more paper books makes me really sad. :(</p>
And regardless of whether there are some great deals on books I largely don’t want, the NYT bestsellers are a rip.</p>