Comments on: The Amazon Kindle 2 http://teentechblog.com/2009/02/15/the-amazon-kindle-2/ Helping Teens with Tech! Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:12:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joe http://teentechblog.com/2009/02/15/the-amazon-kindle-2/#comment-563 Joe Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:45:38 +0000 http://teentechblog.com/?p=2065#comment-563 it's easy to imagine the Kindle being combined with the functionality of a cell phone, PDA and mp3 player to make an all-in-one gadget it’s easy to imagine the Kindle being combined with the functionality of a cell phone, PDA and mp3 player to make an all-in-one gadget

]]> By: Jack Noir http://teentechblog.com/2009/02/15/the-amazon-kindle-2/#comment-562 Jack Noir Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:18:40 +0000 http://teentechblog.com/?p=2065#comment-562 I definitely think this would be a great gift, and, if you are, as you said, very into books, this would be extremely helpful. However, I must put in a word of skepticism - one pays $359, not including tax, buying the actual books, subscribing to the actual newspapers/magazines. To sum it up, somebody who buys this book must spend at least $600 in just a few months for a few books. Wait - what's that I hear? There's a place to rent books for free for up to 3 weeks, and you can even renew it for longer? What's it called? Oh, it's called a public library! One is paying so much for books he can rent for free, and lets face it - how many times will you read a book twice? I definitely think this would be a great gift, and, if you are, as you said, very into books, this would be extremely helpful. However, I must put in a word of skepticism – one pays $359, not including tax, buying the actual books, subscribing to the actual newspapers/magazines. To sum it up, somebody who buys this book must spend at least $600 in just a few months for a few books. Wait – what’s that I hear? There’s a place to rent books for free for up to 3 weeks, and you can even renew it for longer? What’s it called? Oh, it’s called a public library!
One is paying so much for books he can rent for free, and lets face it – how many times will you read a book twice?

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