Amazon's Kindle accessories - Page 3

Originally Posted by GQgeek

I looked at the nook. it's got some interesting features but a couple points:

1) amazon is almost always cheapest and if it's not the difference is marginal, so that's not really a selling point imo.
2) The one thing I like about the nook in principle is the touchscreen instead of the keyboard of the kindle. It's nifty and makes for a cleaner layout. That said, kindle 3 has a much better layout than the k2. It's slimmer, lighter, smaller, and not quite so clumsy. The downside of the touchscreen is that it provides a reflective surface for glare. Right now i read off an iphone in the subway and the glare on even a small screen surface can be annoying when you're trying to read. I also am aware that the touchscreen isn't that responsive.
3) LendMe is nice in theory. Apparently you can only lend a book once and for 2 weeks only. Usefulness seems limited but i'd really like to see amazon do something like this. I don't so much care for myself because I like to buy books, but it would be nice to be able to lend to someone.
4) The ability to borrow books is nice too, so that's another point for the nook.

jhva, I'd imagine that it would be a pain in the ass. You'd constantly be zooming/scrolling. Much better to get a DX if that will be the primary use. I have lots of technical books that i'd love to be able to carry around for easy reading/reference. The DX is pretty tempting but it's too big/heavy for reading comfortably with one hand imo.

Originally Posted by oman

i have a DX, it's great. amazon solved my last complaint when last week's patch introduced the ability to organize your docs by folder

Originally Posted by GQgeek

You ended up getting it? What type of reading are you doing with it? Mainly textbooks/pdfs? I keep having the DX/regular debate with myself. Can you now highlight in pdfs on the dx? Apparently kindle3 is supposed to enable highlighting and annotation, but maybe current ones can do it already?