Those of you with a KINDLE...

I love my kindle and I'm reading more b/c of it! All you pay for it the price of it and the books you purchase. Some kindles have built in wi-fi, others you just connect to your computer to get your books. If you have Amazon Prime, you can also rent books for free and you can checkout book on it from your local library.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

i have a kindle fire. its $200, but you can get a basic one for like $80. it has wifi. so i just connect it to the internet in my house to browse for books. you can download a sample before you buy the book. i also have games available to download on mine. like angry birds. lol. but its pretty awesome.

Just bought my daughter one for Christmas.... single mom on a tight budget!!

I got her the Kindle Touch $99 - there are different types. But the only time I pay is if we download a new book. She accesses the internet through my wi-fi at home - so no charge for that...

I need to research too - I hear some of the libraries are starting to go online with electronic check out. Might prove to be even better!!

She's shopped for some books - prices ranging from $0.99 to $9.99... nothing crazy.

Hope this helps.

They can be very cheap depending on what kind you get, no monthly fee, no internet package

I Love my Kindle Fire!! I got one for Christmas. You have access to books, mags, movies, music and much much more. You can download any book from Amazon. Go on your computer to kindle and read all about it. I did get the year sub to Amazon.com, but you don't have to. As for the Kindle itself, there are different kinds with diff prices, so you need to go on line and shop, or go to Best Buy or a store in your area and have a sales rep explain it all. I really did like the web site though, It will tell you everything you need to know!! I can assure you that it will be so much better to hold it on a train that the book itself!! Good luck!!

I love my Kindle! I paid the few extra bucks for the built-in 3G access. There are no monthly fees. I have about 60 *free* books - a lot of the classics are available for FREE. I read a lot more since getting it.

For Christmas, my husband bought me the new Kindle Fire. I love it! You can download books, watch movies, play games, facebook, twitter, etc. To download things or use anything requiring the internet, you have to be on wireless which you can connect to at home or a million different places. I think McDonalds even has free wireless now. Also, many libraries are offering ebooks now so if you don't want to pay for books, you may be able to "check them out" for free from your local library. If you have an Amazon Prime account, which is $79/year, you can watch free movies and download lots of free books. I didn't think I would like a Kindle, but now that I have one I love it.

I have one and I love it. Very easy to use and I take with me everywhere.

Hi - I've got a Kindle and it's fab. I've got the one with wireless, didn't think the 3G version was worth the extra. But, a great investment and there are so many books on Amazon that are very inexpensive, it's well worth it. Highly recommended!

I am a book lover as well...that feeling of the page between your fingers as you slowly turn from one to the next can't be beat. However, my hubby turned me on to the Kindle (he's often deployed with the military, and it's the best way to get books to him while he's overseas). I am now ADDICTED to my Kindle. I can take it anywhere (I even find that I read more books on my phone with the Kindle reader so I don't take ANYTHING else with me). There is no monthly fee. You need an Amazon account with a payment method attached to it. You can download books anywhere and at any time via their "Whispernet" so you don't even need a real WiFi connection. As I said, there are apps for most smartphones as well. Lately, it's become a challenge for me to find free books for mine (I have a couple of sources that let you know daily when there are freebies out there). I have a lit degree, so I read a lot of classics, and those are always free.

The Kindle FIre is the more expensive version of the Kindle: it meets the description of a tablet. However, the basic model with the black and white screen is only about 80 bucks.

I got a kindle for Christmas in 2010-- after saying exactly what you said "I love books, I like to turn pages etc"
I LOVE my Kindle and I've started reading SO much more because:
-Books are available at an instant- once I downloaded the second and third book in the "Hunger Games" series from a hotel in Nicaragua which barely had running water:)
-Reading on the Kindle is easier on my 40 something eyes. I can increase the font size, change the orientation etc.
-The device is super light--i think it weighs a few ounces. I currently have 200+ books on my Kindle and it can hold up to 1500.
-Kindle is a great product- great battery life and super user friendly.

Books can be bought via Amazon.com and they are priced per book, no memberships are available. Prices are typically slightly lower than a (new) hardcover/ paperback version. There are literally thousands of free books available, some of them classics and others self published. Also, some local libraries are beginning to explore the loaning of e-books but I have not pursued that yet so I don't know how it works.
Just go here to find out more about the Device: http://www.amazon.com/kindle-store-ebooks-newspapers-blogs/b/ref=sa_menu_kstore3?ie=UTF8&node=133141011

Lastly-- Pillars of the Earth was one of my all time favorites. You have good taste in books!

i got a kindle fire for my birthday/christmas. love love love love love it.

their are things that cost money like amazon prime services which allows you to do alot, but it is not necessary.

and for the kindles that just do books, all you have to buy is the book. and there are tons of free books availble as well.
and very good current free books too.


one of the thinks i love about my kindle is adjusting the font. lets face i am 43 my eyes just are not what the used to be. not to mention being way do for a eye visit and most defianlty perscription change. but with my kindle i can make the font larger so i can read it without straining , can't to that with a book

I absolutely love my Kindle. I carry it in my purse and read while my husband is in the "man" store or on my lunch break or any spare minute I can find. I get most of my books for free through Amazon and a lot of them are really good reads. I got a $50 gift card to Amazon last year for Christmas and it took me until July to use it up because of the free books I was getting. I was a die hard book lover too, but I don't miss having the book in my hand at all. It's much lighter to carry and goes anywhere. There is not monthly charge. I have the wi-fi only model with the keyboard and I shop the Amazon store from my laptop and as soon as I turn my Kindle on, the new books are downloaded.

As a previous user mentioned, it does suck if you try to use it as a browser, but that's the only negative I have about it and really, it's not intended as a browser, so I can't hold that against them.

As for the Kindle Fire, I've heard mixed things about it, but my immediate concern was the eyestrain as it does not have e-ink technology.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have more questions.

I went ink-reader vs. tablet - I look at a computer all day and it bothers my eyes - the ink-reader's (kindle - kindle touch & nook's cheapest) look like paper and have no backlight - so I just ordered a cover with a built-in light for when I want to read in bed. I love books too - but these are just so easy to travel with. And you can can download from the library. I don't need to stay super current or buy new releases - so I've made a deal with myself that I'll only purchase books $10 and under. Amazon features 100 under $3.99 all the time and there's some okay choices in there. Good luck! Oh - I checked & Pillars is availble for $8.....

I received the Sony e-reader for Christmas last year. I am in Canada, so when I bought my mother and mother in law one this Christmas, I went with the Sony. I haven't had any problems with it. I believe there can be issues with the Kindle in Canada. The Canadian version is the Kobo, almost every review said they have horrible customer service.
All the Sony ones now come with wi-fi connection. Like others said, you don't buy a package, you just connect to the computer or use the wifi where available to download books.

I felt the same way you did but I love my ereader. Mostly because I can get a book anytime.
If there is a book I really like or want, i will buy the real version, so I can keep it. But I read too much to keep all the books, I end up with far too many.

PS - I loved Pillars of the Earth. One of my top favs.