Kindle Evangelizing! Seems there is a lot of misinformation out there!

[Lionfury]

Ugh.... I always get stuff like this: "Wow what a crappy screen, its not even color" or "Why doesnt it even have a backlight?" or "Its annoying that the screen flashes black sometimes. Screens shouldnt have to do that"
Ive explained the concept of e ink more times than I care to remember

[Indy]

The first six months for me were the worst.  First half of 2010.  Not only was I on the verge of tears nearly every work shift from a back injury, but the times when I got a weensy bit of downtime and pulled the thing out, people bombarded me with questions.  I got to be a bit of a grump.  "Looks like paper, acts like an ipod for books, don't have to connect to computer, browser is awful, and yes I like to read, now let me read." 

Then when the update came out I spent some time showing a few folks what I was doing as I made my collections, and all three of them purchased K3's as a result.  One nook user is a stingy gal like me, who was bound and determined to make her nook work until it darn died from overuse, and she swore when it did, she would get a kindle darnit.  She just wanted her money's worth out of the nook first. 

At my new job there are at least four folks who always bring either a nook or a kindle, and everyone else seems to already know what they are so I can read, finally, if it ever does slow down.  Which, it might not do until march, this is a bad pneumonia season.  In my family I have had zero results getting folks to buy a kindle.  Or anything else.  I don't explain any more, I just enjoy my thing and say that I like gift cards from amazon.

[NYCKindleFan]

I have a Kindle Touch 3G and a Nook Color. Love them both and have had no problems with Barnes and Noble. The hostility toward BN in some of these posts is appalling. Both devices have their strengths and weaknesses.

[Vegas_Asian]

Oh, and everyone's favorite question... why'd you choose Kindle over the Barnes and Noble one (if we are talking about the Touch) or over the iPad (if we talking about the Fire).  I'll be honest, I don't have good answers to these.  I end up saying something about trusting Amazon will be around longer than Barnes and Noble and like how Amazon's website and shopping works.  And in the case of the iPad question... because it was lots cheaper and works great for me!

For me (got a kindle before nook was released and have had stuck with the brand.) It's the customer service
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[BTackitt]

Yep.. K1 long before Nook was released. iPad wasn't what I wanted or needed, though DH has one. I did get a Fire, mainly to steam Prime movies & tv while at school. instead I play games on it, and maybe watch 1 or 2 shows per week.

[QuantumIguana]

Ugh.... I always get stuff like this: "Wow what a crappy screen, its not even color" or "Why doesnt it even have a backlight?" or "Its annoying that the screen flashes black sometimes. Screens shouldnt have to do that"
Ive explained the concept of e ink more times than I care to remember

The flashing used to bother me, I don't notice it anymore. But complaining about a the screen being black and white, or complaining about the lack of a backlighting doesn't seem like complaints a reader would make. Don't get me wrong, I know people complain about them, but books are generally black text on white paper, so e-ink isn't any different. And paper books aren't backlit either.

Just a few years ago, e-ink was science fiction. Some people want to predict the end of e-ink, thinking we're all going to go with LCD. E-ink has so many advantages that it is here to stay.