that's the same price as a netbook. I wonder which one I'd buy...
a book reader
or a whole computer that I can read books on
...hm thinking about it.
I'm so tired of this argument, yes we get it it's as much as a netbook, the netbook has more features because it's a computer.
"It has a full color screen too!" another one I've heard over and over, if you have never experienced reading an e-ink screen for READING then you can't say anything, a netbook is for internet writing and writing documents, the Kindle is for READING.
Is this one overpriced? YES, I guess that's what makes the netbook/kindle thing somewhat justified, but it's like saying I want buy a Chef's knife, expecting it to be used as scissors ( and yes the scissors shouldn't cost so much )
They have different markets for different target demographics. But again I do agree they are overpriced, at first glance but some things do make it justifiable for around $300 for K2 and $400 for DX
Kindle 2:
Free internet
Free downloads
Hardly has to charge
Small
Easy on the eyes ( as much as I am on the internet it's a nice change not straining my eyes)
Storage of many books
Reading and switching to any book
Read faster (I have doubled my reading speed from reading regular books)
$299 would make it more appealing to others, but again the e-ink screen doesn't get through to them.