As you may remember, I’m a big fan of eBooks. My plan was to buy the nook, but ended up with an iPad instead. It’s able to read books from all the major eBook companies (which finally includes eReader.)
My last few eBook purchases have actually been Kindle books, because they were titles Mary wanted as well. It was very cool being able to read on my iPhone and my iPad, and have my place come along with me.
The one downfall of the iPad as an eReader is sunlight. The screen is really washed out, even in the shade, and is absolutely unreadable in full sun. Of course, this is where the Kindle, and other eInk based devices really shine.
The new Kindle pricing makes me wonder when I should pull the trigger. $359 (what we paid for Mary’s Kindle) is way too expensive to have as a secondary reading device (secondary to my ever present iPad.) But $139? Maybe. I think $99 will become a magic price for a lot of people. I don’t know what it will take for Amazon to cut another 40% from the manufacturing costs, but I’m sure they’re working on it. It’s obvious to me that they are selling Kindle’s as a means to selling books, not for the sake of the hardware.
