[Rhodes22-list] Kindle versus Sony Touch Reader, Experience?

Rik Sandberg sanderico1 at gmail.com
Fri Dec 18 17:09:40 EST 2009 

Hi All,

Sandy, My wife, has a Kindle 2. She loves the thing. Very simple to use,
even for someone with only one working hand. A battery charge lasts several
days if you turn off the wireless signal. It will supposedly hold something
like 1500 books. You can buy a book at 3 am in about a minute without even
getting out of bed, if you want.

Careful though, If you are on a budget at all, buying books is so
convenient, you can find yourself with a fair sized bill sometimes.

Just had to post this in response to big AL.

I too go back past the beginnings of this list to the original Sailnet list.
I helped MJM set this list up in it's current form. The reason this list and
the charter for it were made the way they are, is because Sailnet wanted to
place the same restrictions on discussion as Al would have us adhere to. We
didn't like it then and still don't. Al, nobody twisted your arm to come
here and believe me, no one will mind if you leave. If you don't like this
list, why don't you do like we did and .... go start your own.

Rik Sandberg

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Caesar Paul <caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Guys,
>
> Earlier this summer I had the privilege of enjoying the benefits of a
> Kindle while hauling my boat from Pullman, WA. to Eugene, OR.  My wife was
> experimenting with her recently bought Kindle, and began reading to me
> excerpts from books.  Can you find anything about sailboats? I asked.  She
> found many books about sailboats, and sailing.
>
>   Hauling my boat became much more enjoyable as Donna read from John
> Vigor's "20 Small Sailboats To Take You Anywhere." We searched for books on
> Knots, one of which I purchased a hard copy (I wanted to see the picture
> illustrations).
>
> It really made the trip fun, and with space at premium in small boats, it
> might be just what the doctor ordered, or the skipper for that matter.  To
> be able to browse and select reading material to reflect your mood seems
> like a good thing to me.
>
> So Art; the kindle has passed the wife test with flying colors.
>
> Caesar
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Alan Robertson <bigal_61 at msn.com>
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thu, December 17, 2009 12:57:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Kindle versus Sony Touch Reader, Experience?
>
> Hey guys,
> The Rhodes website is supposed to be for sailboating. Don't burden our in -
> boxes with your personal extraneous conversations etc. on things not of
> interest to we sailors!! Please send your stuff to individual "E" addresses
> in the future.
> Bigal-Delmar NY
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Ronald Lipton<mailto:ronald.lipton at gmail.com>
>   To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>   Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:42 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Kindle versus Sony Touch Reader, Experience?
>
>
>   I am waiting for the next generation of tablets too.  Apple seems to be
>   arranging
>   for magazine subscriptions, books, etc all available from the itunes
>   store.  It
>   sounds like a more appealiing option.
>
>   Ron
>
>
>   R22RumRunner at aol.com<mailto:R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>   > Art,
>   > Kimberly has one of the original Kindle's and uses it all the time. You
> can
>   >  download books without having to connect to a computer. It uses
> wireless
>   > cell  technology to give you access to download just about anything you
> would
>   > ever  want. It holds something like 200 books and you decide what you
> want
>   > to keep or  erase.
>   >
>   > Rummy
>   >
>   >
>   > In a message dated 12/17/2009 10:51:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>   > gjm at techgra.com<mailto:gjm at techgra.com> writes:
>   >
>   > On Dec  17, 2009, at 10:39 AM, Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
>   >
>   >
>   >> Has anyone had  experience or working knowledge with these electronic
>   >>  readers?
>   >>
>   >
>   > Art--
>   >
>   > I have the original Kindle and use it everyday  for books, newspapers,
>   > magazines, and blogs.  It syncs to the  iPhone, so you can pickup
>   > reading on your iPhone if you want. I'm  sure the newer models are
>   > better than the one I have, but I'm  waiting to see what the rumored
>   > Apple iTablet will be  like.
>   >
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