In your opinion, what are Kindle's pros and cons?

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

"can not sell used books for $"

Why would you want to do this?  I just took a big bag of paper books to Half Price.  What a pain.  I see not having to deal with unwanted stacks of ink on paper as an advantage.

I agree.  About every three months I fill up the trunk of my car with books and trundle them off to Goodwill.  It's nice that Goodwill can make some money, someone can benefit from the availability of cheap books and I can get a small tax deduction.  But believe me, I've got so many DTBs, Goodwill isn't going to suffer anytime soon from lack of my donations.

[rla1996]

Except for that fact that while My local library does do e-books, it does not do them in Kindle compatable formats, there are no real cons to Kindle.  I love the ability to get books instantly wherever I am whenever I want.

RLA1996

[Luvmy4brats]

The only con I have is the lack of folders, and while mildly annoying, its not horribly awful.


Pros:

-adjustable text size
- no piles or shelves of books
- no driving to bookstore
- no losing books
- always (almost) have the next book in the series without wait
- samples
- always have a variety with me wherever I am

[pidgeon92]

The only con I have is the lack of folders, and while mildly annoying, its not horribly awful.

I don't understand this either. It can't be that difficult to program.

[Miss Molly]

That is how I have them sorted right now, but I guess what I wish for is a cleaner looking home page... ONLY my current selections and the abililty to file away the others in folders for ease of selection rather than page after page after page...

I agree - I would want a "clean" looking home page too! Maybe at some point they will create an update for this and everyone will automatically get the update via Whispernet! 
Also I have been thinking that the Kindle doesn't really have any cons after all (the hard copy "con" was really just for special books, my very favorites, but those I would just purchase in hard copy anyway). I am considering ordering one tonight!!! I have been trying to convince myself for the last few days to just take the plunge - it is pricey but I think I am almost at the point where I feel it would be completely justified!

[Miss Molly]

I did just check the status of the Kindle on Amazon, I don't see anything that indicates they are in stock.

There is a flashing when you turn the page. It hasn't bothered me at all, but others have reported that it does bother them.

Ha ha, you are right - it doesn't say that they are in stock. I don't know why I thought it did....

[sjc]

The pros for me are endless. 
The one con: folders/organization other than sd cards.

[Miss Molly]

I did just check the status of the Kindle on Amazon, I don't see anything that indicates they are in stock.

Oh! I found it! It says they are in stock if you add it to your cart.

[Michael R. Hicks]

I think the only really significant "con" that I've come across is battery life: while it's okay, I'd like to see it improved, particularly when the whispernet connection is active.

Past that, I haven't really found much to complain about. I can put a ton of books on it if I want, I can buy more in most of the places in the U.S. that I'm likely to go, I can search, make notes, and cross-index if I'm so inclined, and so on. And for me, the screen and the font-change feature make it *much* easier on my eyes than dead tree books. Plus, I'm very into "being green" nowadays, and every book I buy on the Kindle is a chunk of a tree somewhere that (in theory) is being saved. And as much as I love hardcopy books, they just take up too much space and are hard to move around.

So, I'm sure they'll come up with nifty bells and whistles for future Kindles, but I'm quite content that we got our money's worth (particularly with Amazon's outstanding customer service). 

Cheers,
Mike

[pidgeon92]

Oh! I found it! It says they are in stock if you add it to your cart.

You are correct, I just tried it.

[Teach142]

Yeah Reader! 

Still trying to decide on which skin to get myself.  I keep going back and forth as the which to get that will match the MEdge I want to get as well.  Oh accessories!

[DawnOfChaos]

The previous posters have listed all my pros, but I have just a couple cons:

Lack of a supported auto scroll.  I know the scroll that is on there isn't an advertised feature and you can adjust it by increasing/decreasing the font size.  I just wish there was an actual supported auto scroll what I could use to leave the font size at the size I would like and be able to adjust the speed of the page turn.  This is a feature I really miss from reading on my PDA.

I wish the clicking of the 'next page' button was a little more silent.

I wish the cover it came with held it in place a bit more securely.

Otherwise I seriously love this thing.

[patrisha w.]

The Pros
1. The dictionary. I am surprised how often I use it
2. The fact that I can store so many books on it. {The last time I went to Italy, I bought high-priced English books there even though I had brought a couple of trilogies with me.}
3. The ability to change fonts--Font number 4 during the day and 6 at night when I take my glasses off and read in bed. Also, the largest font enables me to read while I am walking on the treadmill.
4. Free samples. I love the ability to sample the book.
5. The convenience of being able to download a book when I want it without leaving home.
6. The fact that so many books are being added. For example, a few weeks ago, I checked for Donna Leon's mysteries set in Italy. None of them were available. Today I checked, and there were three of them

The Cons
1. The on/off button and the whispernet button are difficult to reach when the Kindle is in its cover.
2. I would LOVE folders.

Patricia

[Vegas_Asian]

Pros:
1. Like many of you I am trying to go green as much as I can. So i have been transferring my school notes to kindle format and not printing them out. (also saves room in my binder)/
2. Samples
3. Cheaper books
4. Instantly can buy books and saves me gas.
5. Not having to share my books with someone else (who isn't going to return the book for another couple months to a year)
6. When I return to the university dorms or visit the family in hawaii, I don't have to pick which books get to travel with me.
7. I don't have to have my Zune with me all the time. I uploaded my top two hundred+ songs to my Kindle.

Cons
1. I would like folders too. (so I can better organize my notes)
2. A describtion/summary option for my ebooks, (I order books, but forget what they are about)
3. Move the on and off switch to a more convenient place.
4. I would like a previous page button the right side.
5. It would be nice if the dictionary had a "say" option so I can also hear how a word in pronounced. (also don't have to carry my Franklin electronic dictionary with me to school)

It would be cool, if there was Kindle locator option that showed how many kindles are in area. Instead of minesweeper I would prefer Sudoku.