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I can't read an ordinary book - but even so I would not want to be without my kindle #:)

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I got the latest one, and I travel abroad a lot so weight has always been an issue especially on helicopters. I can't always get access to my email as well. With the kindle I can get at all my books and my email is free, so it's a double win for me.:)

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I love my Kindle, wouldn't be without it now. I bought a neoprene case for mine off e-bay for £5 and also travel with it in an A5 zipped poly pocket from Wilkinson. The Kindle reads fine by daylight and I have a small reading lamp for other times. The case and light combo is great if you travel a lot where an overhead light might not be available, as the power for the light comes from the Kindle (no extra batteries to worry about).

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Thanks for the info, totally convinced now and I've now got one on order. (I used my competition winnings for it, cheers CF) :)

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I'm definitely reading more now I have my kindle.

I bought both a neoprene cover and a hard shell case. I've managed to avoid dropping it or putting mugs of coffee on it so I'm not sure how much mistreatment it can take.

Still loving it :)

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That's the main reason for me as well hopefully. I'm hoping it gets me back reading as much as I used to which was quite a lot a good few years ago. Then all of a sudden I just stopped, that's till I tried out the iTouch, so hopefully this will get me back into it again.

A neoprene cover sounds ideal for me so will check those out.

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I don't have a Kindle, I have a Sony 650, I just didn't want to feel left out. Anyway, all hail the electronic reader, whatever the brand, it's gotten me back into reading in a big way.

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Anyone have an opinion if the Kindle is the 'best' e-reader out atm?

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It seems to be the most popular one out there.

http://www.ebookreadersreview.co.uk/

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I think this really depends on what you are after.

I had a Cybook for years and recently bought a kindle. Hardware wise it is a huge improvement.

I was unsure about being locked into Amazon, the only reason I went with a kindle was that I fount a way to convert my current ebooks to a suitable format (epub -mobi)

Love the wispersync now as I have the kindle app on my phone and pc at work. The integrated book store works well plus i can now conert books bought in other stores as well.

There are ebook readers that support more formats but I can live with the conversion process.

JJ

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You can get books for the Kindle from many other sources apart from Amazon.

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Thanks for that, must admit I never really looked for kindle3 books elsewhere.
Have to have a closer look.

The wispersync and amzon book store is really convenient though.

JJ

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The Kindle doesn't mess with your sleep patterns unlike the iPad or others that has backlights.

I'd be lost now without mine.

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Also in direct sunlight nothing compares to eink (a real book is ok as well I suppose)

JJ

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Here is one UK Kindle forum where you will find help getting ebooks from other sources http://kinfinity.co.uk/ the are other similar sites.