Kindle - £69, Worth it?

[TheDonUK]

Does anyone have one of the 6" Kindle's that are going for £69?

Interested in having a ebook reader as my iphone is too small to really get into a book, plus the battery life when running an app means i would be thinking more about how long the battery has left rather than the content.

I would use it to read in downtime at work and in bed.

I saw a few thread Joe posted a while back, just wondering if it's worth 70 quid.

Also can't see if they are backlit at all, can you read in the dark?
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[h00dwink]

yea think that's the one i have. wifi only jobby. amazingly easy to read on anywhere. doesn't have a large amount of space but fits more books on than you can read at a time. battery lasts about a month or so i think. rarely charge mine as it's normally in my work bag.
you can download book packs from torrents full of major titles. or new releases are up pretty quick to download.
got mine for christmas and have had way more use than i expected.
also have an ipad and could use that as a kindle but the screen is totally different, kindle is far easier to read from. literally is like reading from paper. they aren't backlit either by the way, was decided against as it would ruin battery life.

tldr- yes worth it, get one if you like reading.
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I have the 3G which is great because it has a basic web browser built in that's free to use all over the world.

But that aside, I love my Kindle - I use it every day. It's not backlit but that means you can read it in direct sunlight.

I took mine to Morocco on a tour and it was great for the ferry and the evenings after riding. Plus, depending on your morals, books can be torrented.

[hedgehugger]

You need a light source for a Kindle. They aren't backlit, but you can read them in direct sunlight.
I have had mine 2 years and I still love it.

Mines the Kindle Keyboard with wifi.
I have heard rumours of a 50mb data limit with the 3G's now, due to them being used as a 3g hotspot (something like that anyway).

I find the web browser pretty pants, but ok if you are desperate.

[TheDonUK]

Thanks for the quick replies, im quite tempted to buy one.

I rarely see sunlight so being able to read in direct light is a meh from me, Nor is the 3g option a major pull, got my iphone for that.

That said met some travelers in Mongolia who had the same kindle as you Joe with the free global wifi, and aparently could send and receive email in the middle of nowhere, which is quite impressive.

I already have a bunch of books on my kindle cloud account (have been using the kindle iphone app), but it's just too small to get into on the phone.

I was reading a few reviews about there being an ad-supported version and a non-ad version, is that in relation to older models?

Also i presume i could connect the kindle to my iphone with tethering?
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[carvell]

Oh.

When I tried it it didn't work. Was a couple of years ago now though.

Also, this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/forum/kindle/TxGPT17594YQYV

But if you say it works, I believe you! I'll try mine next time I'm abroad.
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[hedgehugger]

I cannot see the ads mentioned on the UK site, but looking at .com the kindle with ads is $69 and the non-ad version is $89, so the £69 would roughly be the equivalent of the $89 I think. (no ads)

[herulach]

3G used to be worldwide, but I believe they've taken it off the newer versions. I have one of the first ones that came out in the UK - now the 'keyboard' and the oh has the model later (without the keyboard).

Ergonomics wise the keyboard is better imo, not just for being able to navigate the store better, but the forward/back keys are better located and feel more 'right' - although thats maybe just what I'm used to.

Definately worthwhile - I do far more reading than I used to (I used to read a lot at school & uni but got out of the habit). Its also much easier to read on trains etc (I'm currently working my way through Wheel of time on the train, which is what 4' of book?)

Tl;dr; buy one, but probably the keyboard and not 3g one.
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[raak]

if ya like reading...get one.

absolute bargain at £69 ...
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[Polarbear]

As far as I know, the Kindle fire is the one with the adverts. The thing that is a colour tablet as well as a reader. The standard readers don't come with adverts.
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[Cunnington]

I got one for the wife, and she read more in her first couple of months with her kindle than she had in the 5 years we'd been together - she is now able to find a comfy position in bed and read rather than have to move every time she turns a page.

She got one for me, and I also rate it highly. I was absolutely gutted when the screen went (it had taken a couple of knocks), because it happened when I was at a really good bit in the book I was reading. Amazon sent out a replacement which arrived the next day - all I had to do was return the broken one. Quality customer service.
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[Shinigami]

I have a kobo, basically a rival kindle. I got the most basic one at the time but it does the job just as well. Currently have 100's of books stored on it with plenty of space left

Also you can use a bit of software called Caliber to transfer books onto it to get round annoying drm crap
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[hedgehugger]

Calibre works for kindles too.
You can convert epubs and .lit (amongst others, html,pdf etc) files to mobi format.

[Shinigami]

i only went for the kobo as it was cheaper than the kindle when i bought it, and was no difference in usability. didn't see the point in a touch screen reader as less things to go wrong and didn't want my greasy finger prints on the screen
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[raak]

+1 for calibre.....excellent bit of software

[pinkyfloyd]

I got the Kobo version and to be honest I think its better than the kindle for several reasons:

Cheaper. Even the touch screen version I have came in cheaper than the Kindle Wifi.

Strage: It has a 2gb onboard storage which holds about 3.5K books and you can expand that with a ssd card.

Formats: The Kobo can read pretty much every format out there, epub, ms works, PDF, Mobi etc. The Kindle is restricted to work only with kindle format (Mobi).

At first it was weird not having a book to hold but you do soon get used to that and as said above, you dont have to move when you turn the page. You can bugger off on holiday with one item now rather than half a dozen books.

It has a basic browser on it for the likes of Facebook and google, black and white browsing and pretty slow but browsing online all the same.

Had an issue with battery life, if you leave wifi on then it drains the battery pretty fast, turn it off and only use wifi when you want to connect and... well I charged mine up about 3 weeks ago and it hasnt needed charged since and theres still a good bit of charge on it.

Only down side is if you let the battery die then you might as well be holding a brick for all the reading you can do. Thats where having a book would be handier than the ebook. Cant read anything if the batterys dead.
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[Shinigami]

don't get the comment about it not being a kindle...

the kindle has zero advantages over the kobo apart from name...

the kobo is much more compatible and has better storage. The display looks identicle in quality
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[Irn-Bru]

I will getting the gf an e-reader for Christmas, Kobo Glo seems great for the job and is appealing because of the lighting. Only thing I was wondering about is the lack of hardware buttons to turn pages.
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[Shinigami]

i've a friend with the kobo touch and they've had no issues with the touch scree,

I'd expect the glo to be much the same.

They don't even have the one i've got listed anymore o_O lol
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