I Ordered a Kindle – Just too Many Books
Today I ordered a Kindle from Amazon. I tossed and turned over this for months. When I travel each day to work on the train, I read. A lot. So I have tons of books that are sitting on my shelves in my home office. I have been looking for an alternative, and the Sony feels nice, but it requires a PC - and I'm not about to go down that road. Also, I was very interested in the "shop and read" functionality in the Kindle. When I finish reading a book on the train, I have to sit for the rest of the trip because it's too bulky to carry two.
I'm not sure that the Kindle is going to be everything in eBooks, but I think it's got a decent chance. I was waiting for the second revision of the Kindle, but when Amazon came back and had them in stock, it was clear to me that the next version was not real soon now. So I decided to go ahead and get it.
It'll probably be like my iPod - got a 3G and used it for years before getting the Touch which is exactly what I want. I'm not convinced that Apple is coming out with a book reader - but it'd be nice if they did. I think that this is something that Amazon is in a unique opportunity to produce and provide. They have the bookseller reputation. So I'm going to give it a go.
I'll post updates as I get it and use it. Should arrive sometime this week.