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As a current Kindle owner I don't recommend it until the publishing economy changes.

Posted by Fuzzy (aka mrfuzzy) Jul 29 '10, 07:31

I love the device itself. My only complaint with the device is with the screen loads / refreshes and this new generation claims to address that.

However, as we have discussed before the price of e-books is ridiculous. I should not have to pay the same (or more) for an e-book as I would pay for a physical copy. Until something changes (either the price of e-books drops or the price of physical books climbs), I can't recommend this as an option.

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Aren't they $9.99 on amazon? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:33 3
- They vary. Some of them are reasonable, but many aren't. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 29, 07:39 2
  - In my experience they're about on par with the paperbacks and well below the hardback price. -- nm - Ender Jul 29, 07:53
  - That's a bit extreme. More like most are reasonable, and but some should be lower compared to the paper version. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 29, 07:42

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As a current Kindle owner I don't recommend it until the publishing economy changes.

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