I was excited there for a minute
Amazon.com: Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device
Initially I misread the announcement and thought that the Kindle came bundled with the OED as its built-in dictionary. I would happily have paid $399 for the complete contents of the OED in something that weighed less than a paperback book that happened to also be able to wirelessly download 80,000 other books and store up to 200 of them at once, particularly since the OED on CD-ROM goes for about $236 (and if my experience is any guide will just stop working round about the 3rd license update). Unfortunately a second read reveals that it’s the far less exciting New Oxford American Dictionary that ships with the Kindle. The NOAD is the dictionary that comes bundled with Mac OS X, which is fine and all, but without the quotations and the date chart, it just isn’t the same. sigh
December 13th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
I have owned the original Kindle since the first day it was available and I still love it, but just love the Kindle 2 more. If you love to read novels, its the best. I didn’t buy it to search the internet but still comes in handy if I need to use the net quickly or look up a word. My husband now has the original so we are both happy. So far, I haven’t found anything I have a problem with. My husband wants it to handle text books and have a color screen so maybe one day, he will have that too. I do wish more publishers and authors would allow their books in the Kindle format. I have also enjoyed the new feature that lets the Kindle read out loud to you. Its great to use on the treadmill or plug into the car and just listen. I hope the voice feature is improved in the future. If you love to read, don’t hesitate to buy one.