Ok. Just to clear a bit of fog and confusion. Unlike most of the people responding, I own one so I'm not totally full of crap.
1. $309 seems a bit pricey but then the books don't cost as much as paper book. In fact they cost quite a bit less. Most of the books I've purchased have cost less than $3. Some less. That price also pays for lifetime access to the EVDO network which is used to deliver the content within 2 minutes of purchase to the book. Yes you can do some web browsing as well though that's a bit painful given the interface. The device also plays MP3 files for music while you read or audio books. The screen is electronic paper. No backlight. It can be read indoors or in the brightest sun. No problem. So far the price doesn't seem that bad.
2. If you buy books from Amazon they are DRM encoded. If you don't want to buy DRM books, download any of the thousands of free books available online and email them to the Kindle. That's really all there is to it. If you have PDF files then email them to the Kindle. That works too.
3. You can buy additional batteries.
4. A copy of all of your purchases is archived at Amazon and can be downloaded to a replacement device at any time. They can also be shared with anyone in your family with a Kindle on the same account. Finally, you can keep copies on an SD card that slips into the Kindle or on your PC via the USB cable. (which can also be used to load content.)
5. The battery charge lasts about 2 weeks with the radio off and about 3 days with the radio on.
6. It can do full text search across all of your content.
7. It can look up and define words and phrases.
8. You can annote the books.
9. you can clip content for use elsewhere.
10 etc. etc. etc.
It's not a bad deal just because Oprah likes it anymore than it is a good deal becasue she likes it. It's just a decent device at a decent price.
I have to agree with this comment. I have purchased several D-Link items, including wireless routers, wireless access points, wireless NICs and NONE of them worked as advertised. What was worse, when I called D-Link about the problems, they told that they KNEW that they didn't work, that there was no fix for the problems, I could not return them and that "I should have known better than to use consumer equipment in a business."
When I contacted the retailer, they told me that D-Link had told them about the problems during the training for their support people. Excuse me???
Well, I know better now. Not only do I not use D-Link trash, I do my best to warn others away from these terrible products and this terrible company.
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Ok. Just to clear a bit of fog and confusion. Unlike most of the people responding, I own one so I'm not totally full of crap. 1. $309 seems a bit pricey but then the books don't cost as much as paper book. In fact they cost quite a bit less. Most of the books I've purchased have cost less than $3. Some less. That price also pays for lifetime access to the EVDO network which is used to deliver the content within 2 minutes of purchase to the book. Yes you can do some web browsing as well though that's a bit painful given the interface. The device also plays MP3 files for music while you read or audio books. The screen is electronic paper. No backlight. It can be read indoors or in the brightest sun. No problem. So far the price doesn't seem that bad. 2. If you buy books from Amazon they are DRM encoded. If you don't want to buy DRM books, download any of the thousands of free books available online and email them to the Kindle. That's really all there is to it. If you have PDF files then email them to the Kindle. That works too. 3. You can buy additional batteries. 4. A copy of all of your purchases is archived at Amazon and can be downloaded to a replacement device at any time. They can also be shared with anyone in your family with a Kindle on the same account. Finally, you can keep copies on an SD card that slips into the Kindle or on your PC via the USB cable. (which can also be used to load content.) 5. The battery charge lasts about 2 weeks with the radio off and about 3 days with the radio on. 6. It can do full text search across all of your content. 7. It can look up and define words and phrases. 8. You can annote the books. 9. you can clip content for use elsewhere. 10 etc. etc. etc. It's not a bad deal just because Oprah likes it anymore than it is a good deal becasue she likes it. It's just a decent device at a decent price.
That's a good insight. It's difficult to tell.
You are indeed lucky. I had to sue them to get my money back. They never were able to make the features work. They lost big time in court.
I have to agree with this comment. I have purchased several D-Link items, including wireless routers, wireless access points, wireless NICs and NONE of them worked as advertised. What was worse, when I called D-Link about the problems, they told that they KNEW that they didn't work, that there was no fix for the problems, I could not return them and that "I should have known better than to use consumer equipment in a business." When I contacted the retailer, they told me that D-Link had told them about the problems during the training for their support people. Excuse me??? Well, I know better now. Not only do I not use D-Link trash, I do my best to warn others away from these terrible products and this terrible company.