Monday, December 27, 2010

Amazing Kindle too

The aftershocks have worn off and I find myself alone with my Kindle and I love it. The only piece that makes me wish for something else is the lack of lighting, but after seeing the other devices that are backlit I can say, YAY. I chose right again. I didn't want a Nook, because of the ties to Barnes and Noble not thinking about it being a book replacement. The screen on the Nook was not designed well for reading long periods of time and I found out that it was built with a LCD screen (which is bad on your eyes over long periods of time.) I also found out that is how the screens are backlit. LCD technology is fantastic for when you need it, but it is not perfect for long periods of reading. Go me for dodging the backlit screen. The glare on the LCD screens are bad as well, so that was another dodge. I love the Kindle for so many ways, and the most I love the Kindle for is reading of PDFs. Transfering them over like a PDF is not very readable but converting them to a PRC and then transferring them over is a whole lot better. I mean that I can change the font size, bookmark a section, and read it without a concern. I have not seen a PDF on the Nook or any of the e-readers but I have to say that PRC formats are the way for PDFs. I was also asked what about lending from the library, I do not go to the library now, so why change? I can see going to the library to check out the book, but only the new books are being converted and the library still has to have the technology on hand to handle the loaning out of books through that method. 21 days is all you get with a library book too, so why not download a sample and see if it works for you and then buy it that way? I understand the draw but the technology has not been proven concrete yet, and I don't want to be on the bleeding edge of it just in case it works. I am happy to see something like this come about but the technology has got to be concrete before I throw a few hundred dollars at it hoping that it works. All in all, I am happy with my decision and if you are looking for a reader for books, that I would refer you to the Kindle.

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