I'm trying to decide between Kindle WiFi and Kindle 3G + WiFi and global wireless. It's about $50.00 more for the extra features. I don't do a lot of international traveling, so the second feature isn't very important to me. However, does having 3G really enhance the Kindle? Also, how necessary is the two year extended warranty?
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@ Cherry Bomb, though I'm a book lover, I get to disagree with you. The new Kindle can last for one month on a single charge, while many mobile phone (like iPhone) can last no more than one day. Is it really likely to get the Kindle out of battery?
And even though I love actual books, I've to accept the fact that ebook will become more and more popular because it is so much convenient, eco-friendly, and we can get dictionary, annotations, highlights, read aloud to us, all with a device without bringing another dictionary or pen or audio book. We can put thousands of favorite books in one, instead of bringing tiles of heavy books. It's a trend, we need to accept and live with it, otherwise even ourselves with get sunk in the wave and get lost in the society.
I miss the past time when I write and send letter with paper, but now I accept and enjoy the convenience brought to me by email. I miss the days I listen to music from cassette, but now I accept to listen music in MP3. Does cassette company closed down? Yes if they do not do other things in demand to catch up the trend. So newspapers, magazines, even though people read things from internet, many news still come from newspapers' website and if they are smart enough and do well, they can earn even more money from web advertisement on their website (you know this is the major income source of facebook). That's the future trend, don't pull people stay with you, everyone get to move :D
Here is another die-hard book lover, you can see how she says about the Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR9J54TZ1541OR%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Frdp%255Fperm&tag=more_info-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
Ok, enough for these. So I love my Kindle very much. If you're thinking about getting the Kindle, I'll say get it and you won't regret, and I prefer the 3G version. Right now I've read over 10 books with the Kindle, and I really like the idea that I can bring and store all the books with the handy device. Besides, it uses the e-ink technology, it is really clear like reading books; and even I read with the device for long hours, I don't feel tired. The internet browsing comes handy as well when I want to look for information on some specific area. My only complaint is the white case, the Kindle is only sold in white at the time when I got it, but now the new Kindle has graphite case which looks much better ;)
And there are some websites, where you can find more than a million of free books for the Kindle, so that's why you no longer need to get to library, you can actually own these books:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/b/?node=2245146011&tag=more_info-20
If you need to read PDF with charts and graphics, you may want to go for the larger Kindle DX (both the new Kindle and the new Kindle DX are now at a cheaper price and with better contrast). Read this review and you should be able to decide which one to get:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR23V08M2LNB81I%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ASIN%3DB0015TCML0%26nodeID%3D%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Fpr%255Fcmt&tag=more_info-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
Hope this helps.
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I'm trying to decide between Kindle WiFi and Kindle 3G + WiFi and global wireless. It's about $50.00 more for the extra features. I don't do a lot of international traveling, so the second feature isn't very important to me. However, does having 3G really enhance the Kindle? Also,...
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3G is useful if you want books NOW and don't want to wait. If you can wait until you get home to WiFi, then skip the expense. The WiFi one will work on AT&T hotspots automatically, so if you have a Starbucks near you when out and about and want a book, you're golden. If you carry a laptop with 3G, you can also hook it up and push it by download too. Just another way to avoid having 3G on a 2nd device.
Anonymous
Yes, I do think so. It allows you to access email and many websites at anywhere with 3G coverage (those place where you have signal for your cell phone). Just pay $50 for one time and your Kindle will have 3G hereafter.
You can read this article to know more benefit of the Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR1D4IFQXYPCDBJ%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dcm%5Fcr%5Frdp%5Fperm&tag=querystr-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957