Soror Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Dh bought me a Kindle for Christmas(surprise!). I am finding all sorts of things to download (for free)on there and was thinking he would sure enjoy one. However, I don't want to spend $79 on one. Do you have a rec for one that- does well with free books from other sources, pdfs, audio files and RSS feeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspasia Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I think $79 is a great deal for a solid ereader like the Kindle! When I got mine last year it was $139 (and the newer ones are much nicer), and of course they started out much higher than that, even. I don't know that many ereaders will be much cheaper. You could check the Sony one. But other than that and the Nook, be careful what you buy because you want to have access to all the free stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I think $79 is a great deal for a solid ereader like the Kindle! :iagree:Plus you get Amazon's great Kindle customer service. And if you register it to your account, you can share books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I think $79 is a great deal for a solid ereader like the Kindle! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 :iagree: I purchased cheap color ereaders for my girls several months ago. They have zero battery life and are glitchy. I think, if you are going to buy an ereader you should go for a Kindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 $79 is already a good deal. There might be a cheaper no-name alternative, but it wouldn't offer all the free and inexpensive content that Amazon does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I like my E-matic e-reader fine, but I paid about $70 for it, and it does not have e-ink. I am a little bummed that I bought it a couple of months before the $79 Kindle was available. (Otoh, I really wanted color, because I wanted it mainly for pdfs of knitting patterns, and I don't know that the $79 Kindle has that. For e-books, I'd go for the Kindle, I think.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 I was hoping someone had found something we hadn't in research! Maybe dh will get lucky and win poker night again! Until then I guess we'll be sharing. I seen a 1st gen one for like $28 which I thought might work, but then I checked again and it was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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