my FMIL hinted around that she was going to buy me a kindle for my birthday in a few months. I was horrified by the though of it, but then I realized that I honestly don't know that much about Kindles.
I do love reading and books (and I love the smell of old books).I usually buy books from used book stores or yard sales. However, I can only read a book once (except for a few select books that are excellently written.) I have a photographic memory and remember every detail about the book after I've read it, so I rarely buy books "new" and when I do, I resale them to gain a bit of money back (besides, why would I want books laying around that I can't read again)
I was reading some Kindle reviews and got mixed signals.
One reviewer mentioned she bought textbook for Kindle, a few others mentioned downloading a bunch to take on a vacation. All good ideas, but the biggest thing for me is the fact that you can't resale the books after you buy them (please correct me if I'm wrong.)
After you read your book, can you some how send it over to a friend's Kindle to let them read it? Can you sell the files? Do you just delete them when you're finished? (isn't that sort of like throwing away regular books that you've only read a few times?)
Can you write notes in the margins of the kindle versions? or highlight certian passages that you really like?
I usually wait until one of my friends/relatives upgrades to a new technology and borrow it from them or try it out before buying my own, but no one I know (except a relative in Mexico City) has a Kindle.
What are the pro's and con's of getting a Kindle instead of regular books?