To whoever has a Kindle or ibook. I am thinking of getting a Kindle or something similar. Please give me some advice. Ta out there.

i have had a kindle for about 18 months now.would prefer not to read the old fashioned way anymore. the kindle is the best present i have ever been given. its lightweight and can be read anywhere without worrying about sunlight . i have eyesight problems and its the best thing that i can make the text bigger when my eyes get tired. am waiting for the kindle fire to be released in the uk so i can have that . books download in seconds so have never been short of something to read. if i get caught out and forgot to take it with me i can read my book on my phone and it takes me to the place i was up to , no more bookmarks. love it

i have had a sony e reader it lasted about two months the books took ages to download the screen wasnt that easy to read in sunlight and there was not a lot of free books for it .but like me anyone that loves books do not have the room for all of them ..so my bf bought me the basic kindle about 80 quid , i didnt have high hopes for it .but how wrong was i ,its brill .you can see the text in strong sunlight .it has wifi so it downloads a book in seconds ,really compact and thin . i got mine before christmas and still not paid one pence for a book all free . i have no negatives about the kindle all positive .try one out you wont be let down

After sayin for such a long time that I didn't want one and that I prefered the feel of a real book in my hands, I was given a kindle for christmas. Now, I wouldn't be without it. The ease of use and quality of the screen is spot on, just like reading a normal book page. One plus point that i find is that you don't even have to hold it, I can just have it there on the side and it's perfectly readable, unlike a book where you have to hold it open. Thats not to say i'm too lazy to hold a book open, it's just handy not to sometimes. The battery seems to last forever too, probably because it's not back-lit. Well worth having in my opinion.

I to think the kindle is brill , best thing is if you r not in mood for book u r reading u just look for something else, no trip to town or anywhere all done in seconds in the comfort of your own home. Loads to choose from i thought my dansette record player was best ever present but kindle is a real contender lol xxx

Yep I love mine as well
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I'm like Stegga - said I'd never have one as I love the feel of a real book but I couldn't be without mine now. Love it!! Best thing I've ever bought!

Thank you all out there for your input - I will treat myself to a Kindle.

Don't forget that amazon let you download the kindle app free to your pc, laptop or tablet too.

This might be of some interest to you.
£79 Kindle with code. Use discount code TDX-7PKF at Tesco Direct* and get £10 off when you spend over £75 - making usually £89 Kindle just £79 (collect free in-store). Code valid until Wed 1 Feb. When buying from Tesco you'll also get Clubcard points.

Code also works on 3G & Wi-fi Kindle Keyboard*, making it £139 (see below for spec).

I think Tesco are (they definitely were just after Christmas) selling the £89 one in store with a free cover which is worth £20!

http://www.dhgate.com/4gb-new-7-quo.../p-ff80808132a377cc0132aa0deefe2a68.html

whole sale prices only £34.78 ~ £40.13 ask poodlepup on here about the one she got

I've had one for about 18 months and am still very pleased with it.

The only negatives are that there seem to be more typos than in a normal books, and not all books are available in electronic form. Hopefully this will get better.

The battery life is great, provided you remember to switch the wireless bit off after downloading it. The books are a few pounds cheaper than a paperback too, and some are available free. Most classics can be obtained from the Gutenberg project free of charge for instance.

Amazon let you try reading a sample before you buy it which is useful, and if you make a mistake and buy a book you don't want it can be returned. It's rather easy to press the wrong button sometimes.

If you fall asleep whilst reading it, it too goes to sleep after a few minutes, remembering where you had got to so that when you switch on, you are returned automatically to the page you were on.

Be aware, also, that if you buy the £89 one, you don't get a charger. However, as it uses a miniature USB connection you can charge it from your computer if you have a suitable cable or buy a cheapo charger separately.

Good luck. Hope you like it as much as I do.

yep loving mine too, ive been wading through some old classics for the last month

HP Lovecraft , Conan Doyle Jules Verne etc

We got my mother in law one for Christmas

In all honestly we was very disappointed

I thought it would of been bigger and touch screen which this one wasn't

Plus it's as light as a feather, mother in law was made up And loved it but I won't be getting one I'm afraid .

not meaning to sound funny but if you did your homework on them you would have seen and found the right one

theres quite a few to choose from plus there are generic ones availiable

I opted for the smallest lightest one to fit in my pocket

i suppose it also depends on how much reading you do as to whether it outweighs the cost of books you would buy. i read on average 2 books a week so over a year i will save a fortune even on second hand book prices.

My only disapointment so far is not being able to get some titles ive read and would like to re read

Sarah, I think you're somewhat missing the point of them. Sound's like your mother-in-law grasped it okay though

Yep u can say that Again matt

I'm thinking of getting a kindle, but a few queries first
1 Does it take expansion crds such as sd card?
2 Does it show up on a pc as a hard drive/pen ?.
3 How would I add pdf or txt files (thanks jabber)off pc to it without having to go on internet to download books?
4 No powerpack with £89 one so how long to charge one by USB?

Answers to your questions:
1-No
2-Yes
3-There is a free program you can download to organise different formats called 'Calibre'.
4-Not sure but I got a mains adaptor on ebay for £3.00.

Hi Jabber. What are the books that you are looking for.

Anyone want to recommend any ebooks that are a really good read and you cannot put them down?

thanks for posting the answers Raven61

derek you should have got a mini usb with the kindle, jsut charge it off the pc

when you plug it in it pops up as a window, in there is a file called documents..open that and you can drag pdf and txt files straight onto the kindle

you lose some of the formatting in some cases but generally the files are fine

when u close it it will start to charge

According to techs it takes 3 hours to charge using USB.

yeah thats about right

the battery lasts for bloomin ages , i charged mine at xmas and only once since .

i beleive if you leave wireless on though the battery life is much shorter

Why not start a kindle club and swap free books (by email if small enough) and a request a title (which someone may have or postt where to find it)

Hi Derekdwc. Sounds like a good idea, I've got a few thousand books that I've acquired off the internet.

If anyone is looking for any books, send me the titles & if I've got them I can email them to you.

ive just got all the game of thrones series including the latest a dance of dragons

need to convert the files to put them on the kindle, once done im happy to email them around

I also have many books 'acquired' off the internet. Any sharing is strictly speaking not legal (only mentioning it so you are aware)
Derek - you can get books from Wirral library online and download to your Kindle - cleverly they expire after the usual 3 weeks that library book would have to be re-newed.
Re - charging. I've only charged mine twice since Christmas and one of those was the initial charge.

I've got about 1500 books so far. There's still some I'm after but I very much doubt anyone will have them (unless they're a Crab or fellow rotor porn nut).

Mine are mainly horror & crime/pathology thrillers along the lines of Mark Billingham et al plus a few obscure ones.