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Kindle
I am thinking of purchasing the kindle from amazon.com. But I am not sure its worth it?
Are there alot of books for teens abailable for the kindle.
Or is the sony kindle better, ( does it have more books?)
Give me what you think about it if you have one, and if i should get it or stick with paper backs? THanks
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Alright first off, the technical approach to answer your question:
My mom has a Kindle.
The screen is too small she says, and she's constantly afraid of breaking the thing.
Now prepare for a long rant which will tell you EXACTLY what I think of the Kindle =]:
I personally don't agree with the Kindle. Like, I actually have a strong personal stance against it. Call it strange, but whatever.
My reason:
It's the written word. They can't take away the written word from us. We no longer have hard copies of music floating around, it's mainly switched to digital. You can stream movies and television shows online right on your computer. But books? Come on, that's taking it too far.
What would we do if something happened to the world God forbid, and no computers were salvaged? There would be no record of us even being here. Since we're seem to be switching entirely over to computers.
Yeah, I'm all for pushing forward. I have an iPod, a cell phone, a Facebook, I watch movies and TV online and I text message. But that doesn't mean I like it. If I didn't, I'd be cut off from the world in a way. And that makes me sad that those are your only two options.
But, I digress.
Reason number two: On a smaller scale, let's say your Kindle crashes. Now all your books are gone. All of them.
Because alright, do you have an MP3 player of some sort? Well the songs that you have on your MP3 player...most people don't have the CD version because we get them off iTunes or Limewire. I'll admit it, I don't have every single one of my songs backed up either.
So when my mom got this Kindle, she started giving away the books she had the digital version of. And now, if her Kindle dies, she doesn't have them anymore. Or even if it lives forever, what if this idea doesn't stick so Amazon stops making them and stops producing digital downloads. Then where will you be?
Also, sometimes books hold special meaning for you. Maybe your boyfriend gave it to you, or it was your great-great-great grandmother's copy of Pride and Prejudice and now it's finally been passed down to you. They build interpersonal relationships.
In this digital age, all these electronics remove you from people because well, when you download something you don't physically go out to the store maybe with a couple of friends. Nope, you do it sitting at home on your computer. Where are the fond memories in that?
So...
Do I think the Kindle is worth it? Definitely not. My advice: Stick with paperbacks, they last longer. ;]
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