Has anyone tried the Kindle as a means of getting WSJ and other relevant tools? The model sounds attractive, particularly the automatic download when I'm travelling, but I also expect it could be far less effective for scanning than the hardcopy.
Tx
Kindle?
I thought about purchasing one; however I am not a fan of reading a great deal of text on a screen, I prefer old fashioned hardcopies. Even though the device's display is supposed to be like reading printed text, I'm skeptical. The two benefits that I could think of for this device are the downloads available on it - newspapers, blogs, books and the fact that you can bring your reading material with you without breaking your back. For $400 this seems like a very pricey gadget. Since my commute time is spent driving, I'll stick with audio books (cds or those downloaded to my iPod) or my favorite Podcasts - like MT.
Kindle as a tool?
It's attractive, but I'm holding off spending the money until the next generation of the technology (because it will likely be better and cheaper..). You've probably already scanned the reviews, but a particularly helpful one was by Steve Wildstrom in his Business Week column on November 19, 2007. In case you missed it, here's how he summarized it:
[i]I don't think any form of electronic print will ever surpass the experience of ink on paper, but the Kindle comes as close as anything I've tried. I wish the contrast of the page was higher. The turning of pages could also be a bit faster. And I'd really like it if a brief but annoying fade to black with each page flip could be eliminated. E Ink is working on improved displays, including color.
Past e-book efforts forced you to accept a reading experience that was inferior to print in exchange for the ability to carry a huge volume of text in a small package. Not many people found the deal worth it. The Kindle's wireless connection and the quality of the Amazon store add a new and exciting dimension to the e-book. I just hope Amazon can do the one thing that no e-book vendor has accomplished: sell enough Kindles to drive the price down to the point where it becomes a true mass-market product. [/i]
Kindle as a tool?
I don't agree with Business Week here. I switched to reading ebooks on a [b]PDA[/b] three years ago and now I can't imagine doing without it. It does take a few weeks to get used to though and I doubt the journalist used it that long before making up his mind.
Kindle as a tool?
I have not purchased one but I got to demo one for about 30 minutes.
The one thing that seems distracting is the 'blip' screen refresh when you change a page. The screen technology is very cool ... very low battery.
But I found the page change effect very distracting, so much so, I've decided to wait to version 2.0 and see if that fixes it.
I have downloaded a couple of books recently to my AT&T Tilt but only read a few pages so far so I can't really recommend that either.
Steve
Kindle as a tool?
I listen to another podcast, Security Now, over on the TWIT network. Those guys are both big E-Reader fans. They said that the screen flash is on the Sony readers too. I wonder if it's technologically necessary to clear the screen for re-draw.
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