Kindle owners: SYMPATHISE WITH ME!

[Cain]

Does anyone else have the problem of browsing the online Kindle store, just aimlessly, then finding tons of interesting books for relatively minor sums, then abusing the hell out of "one-click delivery" to be able to instantly read them?

A need for instant gratification and large amounts of disposable income is a bad mix. I shall buy ALL the interesting ebooks.

[AFK]

Do you have the  Fire?  I ask because my wife is supposed to be getting one as a 'thank you' from one of her vendors.  I'm thinking  it should be miles better than the piece of crap Literati, she received for Xmas.

[Cain]

No, mine is the light model that came out in 2010, with the keyboard.  The one there was endless advertising for.

The problem is, with the price of many books (that I'm interested in, anyway) being literally only a couple of pounds, and being able to be bought and delivered with a single click of a button, and read only minutes later, I'm finding it especially hard to resist the temptation to buy hundreds of books.

[AFK]

I think my wife will have that same issue.  Thankfully we have small children  to eat into reading time to, somewhat, keep that in check.

[LMNO]

it's gotten worse for me, lately.  Still waiting in the wings:

It's Even Worse Than it Looks
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
The Science of Science Policy
Patti Smith: Just Kids
Influence: Science and Practice
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Bob Mould: See a Little Light
All Souls

[Faust]

I actually perfer the older kindles to the fire, the eink is much nicer to read then the colour screen.
The only thing with digital books is not everything is commited to digital form yet. I went hunting the place of dead roads and the western lands for two hours before it dawned on me that no one has created a digital copy of them yet.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Does anyone else have the problem of browsing the online Kindle store, just aimlessly, then finding tons of interesting books for relatively minor sums, then abusing the hell out of "one-click delivery" to be able to instantly read them?

A need for instant gratification and large amounts of disposable income is a bad mix. I shall buy ALL the interesting ebooks.

I have this problem, minus the disposable income.

[AFK]

I actually perfer the older kindles to the fire, the eink is much nicer to read then the colour screen.

I've read that in many of the reviews, and that they are also harder to read outside in sunlight.  But, I figure if it's free, it's something to live with. 

[Doktor Howl]

Kindle is still black & white, yes?

[Faust]

Kindle is still black & white, yes?

The old ones are, the fire is dangerously approaching Ipad territory.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Kindle is still black & white, yes?

I don't know if you can still get the black and white ones, but I think you can.

[LMNO]

I went hunting the place of dead roads and the western lands for two hours before it dawned on me that no one has created a digital copy of them yet.

If you make Amazon your first stop you can easily tell if there's a digitized version before heading to the torrents.  Plus, you can click a button to request that the publisher get on the stick and make a digitized version. 

[Doktor Howl]

Kindle is still black & white, yes?

I don't know if you can still get the black and white ones, but I think you can.

Don't want it B&W.  If I am going to sully myself with fake books, I at least expect color.

[Cain]

Kindle is still black & white, yes?

I don't know if you can still get the black and white ones, but I think you can.

You can, they're about £80, whatever that is in fake money.

[LMNO]

Forty cubits, I believe.