The Kindle…Another Opinion

Josh Kaufman at “The Personal MBA” has written a nice, concise review of the Amazon Kindle reading device.  More and more, I want one of these but really want to wait until the 2.0 version arrives.  I don’t think it’s going to be long given that these are selling out as quickly as Amazon gets them made.  After listening to Jeff Bezos (Amazon owner) talk more about this device, I’m settled that I want a Kindle.  Sony’s e-reader is very cool and at $100 cheaper, a bit more affordable in the short term.  What I like about the Kindle is that books that are purchased are archived at the Amazon site so you can always delete and re-add books without worry about losing your purchases.  With Sony, you have to download books and then transfer them with a cable to your reader.  If your hard drive goes down or the memory stick goes bad, you’ll likely be able to recover your purchases but it will be a big hassle.  Kindle eliminates this need and it works without a computer so if I’m stuck in an airport somewhere and my flight is delayed, I can always drop in at a restaurant and for under $10, download a book to read.  The only thing I’m not keen on is the large side buttons.  I wish the Kindle took more of the Sony e-reader’s cues on that design.  Perhaps when the new machines are introduced, we’ll see a difference.

Until then……………..I’ll wait……..for how long, I don’t know.