I am also a big fan of the kindle. Get a case, I broke my first one as well.
Also, k2pdfopt is pretty good at making large format PDFs readable on the kindle. My Linux journal subscription is also available in a .mobi format that I can just email or copy to the kindle. On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 12:08 AM, John E. Jardine <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, > > I've picked up a couple of the Amazon Kindle 3's. That's the B&W E-Ink > display one with the little button keyboard. > > I use it as a reader only, it doesn't do anything else. Battery life is > measured in weeks with moderatly heavy usage, months when it's just tucked > in a drawer. > > I travel for work and having tech docs in ebook form is a life saver. Being > able to DL anything else I need in under 5 min from anywhere my cell works > is always worth the cost - my clients have never argued with these kind of > expenses. > > No colour does suck but basically never worrying about charging it is a big > plus. > > My biggest complaint with the device is that it is a bit fragile (I broke > the first one I bought). i bought cases for the 2 I have now and they've > been fine. > > Cheers > JJ > > > > > ----- Original message ----- >> So I picked up a Kobo Vox today as my boxing day gift to myself. This >> is the newer color tablet that runs android. >> >> While the underlying system is based on Android, they do replace the >> default desktop with a Kobo specific theme. I could live with that - >> afterall, it IS supposed to be a dedicated book replacement device, not >> a generic tablet. But, the battery life on it is rather bad. After a >> full charge, I was only getting about two hours of usage before it >> needed recharging. The battery life may have been extended some if I >> turned off the WiFi, but then the device is kinda useless unless you >> already have all the books downloaded. And most of the other services >> require a live net connection (i.e. shopping for books). For >> comparison, I get a full day or two from my phone when I have WiFi AND >> Bluetooth turned on. >> >> Being the sort of guy who could dive into a book and read for hours on >> end, this situation kinda sucks. So, it has received a factory reset >> (Settings -> Privacy -> Factory Reset) and it is getting returned >> tomorrow. >> >> I'm debating if I should pick up one of the black/white models - I've >> heard good things bout them from a few friends who own them. The >> problem I have is that I don't know if I would actually use it. I mean >> I do most of my electronic based reading on my Desktop as is, and both >> my phone and HP TouchPad could fill that need as well. Hmmm, maybe >> there is life in the TouchPad afterall... :) >> >> Anyways if you are looking at picking up a color Kobo, consider the >> battery life... >> >> My thoughts. >> >> Shawn >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
