Kindle 2 Owners Can You Answer My Questions?
My birthday is in a couple of months, and my sister said she would buy me an ebook reader.
I was really interested in the Kindle 2, until I read these reviews.
Kindle 2′s battery stopped working completely after a year.
How long has yours worked?
Amazon steals books if the author does not wish to sell them anymore.
Can my books really just be taken from me?
The screen does not work properly.
How well does yours work?
Slow and unimpressive.
What is your opinion?
My daughter dropped it a foot and the screen busted.
How fragile are they?
The screen gets dark in the sunlight, I can’t read!
Really?
And the most important question,
Would you recommend this to a first time ebook owner?
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I’ll do my best to answer your questions, but remember not every review on Amazon is totally truthful for the Kindle or anything else. And this includes the good reviews and the bad.
Kindle 2′s battery stopped working completely after a year.
How long has yours worked?
Both my husband and I have had ours for 9 months with no problems whatsoever. If thi is a big concern of yours, you can get a two year warranty for $60 that also covers one accidental breakage.
Amazon steals books if the author does not wish to sell them anymore.
Can my books really just be taken from me?
Okay. There’s a few things at play here. No, Amazon will not steal your books if the author simply decides not to sell them (which hasn’t happened). The instance where Amazon reclaimed a book (1984 in irony for all of us!) was because it was a pirated copy. Amazon gave a full refund + $20 + a free LEGAL copy of the book to everyone it took the book from. It still promoted an outcry so they said in the future they’ll not remove the book from your device, but they WILL remove it from your archives. Which means if you have the book downloaded to your kindle and you’re reading it they won’t touch it, but you won’t be able to download it again. Make sense? Amazon really is doing their best to protect both the authors and the kindle users.
The screen does not work properly.
How well does yours work?
My first screen had a minor problem. It faded in the sun when I went outside. I called Amazon and they overnighted a new kindle to me. This screen has had no problems whatsoever. My husband’s kindle never had any problems at all.
Slow and unimpressive.
What is your opinion?
From what I’ve heard, the nook is considerably slower. About 3x slower at page turning and much slower to open books. I don’t know Sony’s stacks up. I’ve had no problem with speed on my kindle, it seems to work just fine.
My daughter dropped it a foot and the screen busted.
How fragile are they?
They ARE fragile. Again, the $60 warranty protects against one accidental breakage and if you’re accident prone I’d recommend it. Then again, I also wouldn’t recommend dropping any electronic device. You do need to be careful with it. Even in a case for example I wouldn’t throw it in a bookbag, though mine does just fine in my purse.
The screen gets dark in the sunlight, I can’t read!
Really?
If it does this, its not supposed to and I’m sure if you call customer support they’ll help you out. One of the things I love about the kindle is that I CAN read in the sun with no problems.
And the most important question,
So yes, I would. Its very easy and intuitive to use and Amazon’s customer service is beyond excellent if you do have any problems.
Would you recommend this to a first time ebook owner?
It was my first ebook and almost a year later I’m still madly in love with it
I own the Kindle 2, and it is easy for me to say I love it! I think I’ve read over 20 books so far.
I love my Kindle because it has helped me improve a lot on my efficiency and utilize my time. Before I owned the Kindle, waiting time like when I’m waiting for friends or waiting for shuttle bus or some thing like that is simply wasted. Now I just need to bring the Kindle 2 along with me. Another thing I like the most is the text-to-speech function, which means I can "read" books without even holding or looking at the Kindle. Now I like to use this function when I’ve myself busy on some boring things, say when I’m on the step machine or doing some housework…
I like reading and at the beginning I missed a bit on the feeling of reading books. But now I love to hold the Kindle, the e-ink seems to work very well, it is really like reading books… Now I often read with the Kindle for several hours but I don’t feel tired.
Below is where you can purchase your own from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie=UTF8&tag=techcomprepa-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00154JDAI