Huh.

[apocalypsos]

I just found out that our company is still giving out the pay-for-performance bonuses for the last half of last year, which I'd gotten the impression they were giving up on for obvious reasons.

If I get the smaller one like I have the last couple of times, I'm paying ahead on my rent.

If I get the bigger one for once, I'm buying a Kindle.

*crosses fingers*

Comments

[medie]

*crosses fingers for you*

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

WAAAAAAAANT. I mean, I doubt I'll end up getting it, but I've wanted a Kindle for so damn long and I'm already a bit ahead on my bills thanks to my tax return and now there's a new version and waaaaaaaant. *grabbyhands*

[scary-being-me.livejournal.com]

I SO want one; but I just haven't been able to justify buying it.

[amalthia]

Well I think the Sony PRS-505 is only 280...it doesn't have wireless but it has other stuff that makes up for it.

[caseylane.livejournal.com]

OMG, I just posted how much I want one. Kindle talk is coming out of the woodwork.

[macbyrne.livejournal.com]

If you do get the big one *crosses fingers for you*, and you do buy the Kindle, will you let us know how it goes?? I want one desperately, but at the moment, I don't think they're available in Canada *grumbles at living in the Great White North*

[amalthia]

There is the Sony PRS-505 which is available in Canada I think.

[macbyrne.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I don't think it's as good. I want the Kindle!! Plus, I love the tag line on the Sony page; "Re-Kindle your love of reading!" LOVE IT!

[amalthia]

I think both devices have their pros and cons however for my needs the Sony PRS-505 won hands down. I like being able to just drag and drop RTF files onto my device instead of sending my stuff to amazon to get formatted by whatever their standards are. Also, I like being able to create folders to organize the books I add to my device, and my prs fits perfectly in my purse. the Kindle is slightly larger and the new one you have to pay 39 dollars to get a cover.

For more information on the various e-ink devices I highly recommend this page.

http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix

p.s.

[amalthia]

the new kindle also did away with the SD card slot so you do get 1.4Gig of internal memory to use but my device has the sd card slot and I can add as much memory as I need. (which is surprisingly a lot since I started to make mangas for my device)

[amalthia]

I still highly recommend the Sony PRS-505. Though, I'm guessing having folders/collections may not be all that important for most people...won't lie the wireless book buying is almost tempting. (um I don't buy DRM books because you can't adjust the font/margins)