Kindle Review
I know it looks ugly, but the reviews still make me want one.
One of the nicest things about the Kindle, and something that is inherent in such a device, is that, unlike a regular book, its orientation and weight aren’t constantly shifting. With a paper book, you are made to move [it] around as you shift from the left to the right page, flip pages, etc. With the Kindle however, all of that shifting disappears and you can hold your chosen position indefinitely.
That’s something that has always bothered me about books, particularly large books. It gets really tiring to find a good position to read in. Huge win for Kindle, imo.
But in the end, I still feel like there has to be something better in the near future, without all the design flaws of the Kindle, and that makes me want to hold off on buying one. The technology is all there, they just need to put it together. (Come on Apple, where’s the iReader?)
(via Kottke)
