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IRL (In Real Life) => Books & Reading => Topic started by: airboy on November 27, 2014, 01:08:31 PM

Title: kindle sale
Post by: airboy on November 27, 2014, 01:08:31 PM
Amazon has the base Kindle e-reader on sale for $50.  Lowest price I have ever seen.
Title: Re: kindle sale
Post by: Toonces on November 27, 2014, 01:35:17 PM
Geez, I hope everyone who doesn't have an e-reader takes advantage of that deal!  You can put $50 worth of free books on that thing in an hour...it pays for itself.   :smitten:
Title: Re: kindle sale
Post by: bbmike on November 27, 2014, 01:37:37 PM
Nice, thanks! I've been eyeing the Kindle Paperwhite and it's also on sale.
Title: Re: kindle sale
Post by: Toonces on November 27, 2014, 02:06:56 PM
IMO, the paperwhite is absolutely worth the extra cost.  The backlighting is the bomb-diggity.
Title: Re: kindle sale
Post by: MIGMaster on November 27, 2014, 03:25:41 PM
I might pick one up - I suspect it will be more expensive in Canuck land, but hey - I'm used to it. The battery on my my old version 2 Kindle finally died !
Title: Re: kindle sale
Post by: Staggerwing on November 27, 2014, 08:03:24 PM
Quote from: Toonces on November 27, 2014, 02:06:56 PM
IMO, the paperwhite is absolutely worth the extra cost.  The backlighting is the bomb-diggity.

S'truth!

Quote from: MIGMaster on November 27, 2014, 03:25:41 PM
I might pick one up - I suspect it will be more expensive in Canuck land, but hey - I'm used to it. The battery on my my old version 2 Kindle finally died !

The one with the keyboard at the bottom? I still have mine as well though I don't use it much since getting the Paperwhite. One thing I did like about it over every other e-reader and tablet is that the big keyboard area allowed me to hold the Kindle in one hand while lying back in bed and the screen area was up high enough that I didn't have to tuck my chin down to read the bottom of the page or keep lifting the reader up off my chest. A minor thing, true, but there it is.
Title: Re: kindle sale
Post by: MIGMaster on November 28, 2014, 07:48:43 AM
Yeah - that's the puppy with the keyboard at the bottom....time to move on up I guess  O0
Title: Re: kindle sale
Post by: vyshka on November 28, 2014, 02:53:39 PM
I agree that the paperwhite is the way to go, if you are looking to get a kindle. Well worth the extra cost, and much nicer than using an external book light.
Title: Re: kindle sale
Post by: bbmike on November 28, 2014, 03:09:46 PM
Just ordered one!