So i bought her a Kindle

mast3r · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:01

Well guys, i have just bought the missus a Kindle as i needed something to give to her on Christmas morning that she did not know about! I have spent around £130 on books too, which now i am thinking was a silly thing to have done! lol.

Question is, have i made a mistake? we have an iPad which she has claimed, she has n iPhone 4 too, which she does read books on, so... is a Kindle a bad move?

Thanks a bunch.

Gilly · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:02

Yes.

So is spending that on books.

Andr3w · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:02

Surely only you can answer that?

Ahleckz · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:03

Seems excessive.

trickycurve · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:03

Isn't there something like one million free books?

mast3r · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:06

I have got 9,430 eBooks yes, 12gbs worth, but she likes paper books too, once read we can always Bay them to brig some money back.

I am just a bit stuck on the whole Kindle being worth it question.

Duke · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:09

The Kindle was a good idea - spending £130 on books was nuts.

wnb · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:10

I bought the wife one and its a nice bit of kit. But is it worth it? You have to buy the reader and then the ebooks are more expensive than paper. I believe paper books are vat free but ebooks youhave to pay vat so thats 20% more for a start.

PaulyD · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:10

Duke said:
The Kindle was a good idea - spending £130 on books was nuts.

This.

AberystwythLAD · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:12

Kindle > iPad for reading. The iPad screen isn't ideal for reading and I find it a bit painful on the eyes if I try to read on it for too long. I can read on the Kindle for hours on end which is why I use it on the plane/train and so forth.

£130 on books isn't too bad permitting she'll read them and its the thought that counts anyway. If she can't see that you made the effort to please her then she's a bit ungrateful. Im sure she'll appreciate the gesture.

4T5 · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:17

You bought a Kindle then went out & bought a load of books. :confused:

What kind of madness is this ?

loltim · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:19

return kindle tbh. real books on a proper book shelf or in a library room = win.

depends what she prefers, but i can imagine reading a book on an iphone being awful compared to the kindle.

taliesyn · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:20

Duke said:
The Kindle was a good idea - spending £130 on books was nuts.

This.

IRLeetly · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:22

Do apple not have a kindle app? My gf has just treated herself to an android tablet to use with ebook apps.

EDIT: Re read OP my bad, yeah reading books on phones does get pants for the eyes

Tummy · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:22

4T5 said:
You bought a Kindle then went out & bought a load of books.
What kind of madness is this ?

Madness?! THIS IS GENERAL DISCUSSION! :eek:

Cosimo · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:23

Duke said:
The Kindle was a good idea - spending £130 on books was nuts.

Indeed. Should have just got a couple of ebooks to go with it. Reading on a Kindle beats reading on tablets/phones.

nydryl · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:24

They are both bad ideas....unless she does excessive amounts of travelling where carrying real books is impractical. But I disagree with kindles

mast3r · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:24

I went Amazon mad with the books a few weeks ago, then i decided to go with a Kindle this weekend, so to all intents i could return the books, but i think they will fill a bit more of her book shelves in the study. i call it a dust collector!

nydryl · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:25

Oh hang on, you bought real books? I thought you meant for the kindle.

Kindle - bad.

Books - good.

I'll rue my anti-kindle stance the day I eventually buy one and become a massive hypocrite.

aardvark · 19 Dec 2011 at 11:26

Duke said:
The Kindle was a good idea - spending £130 on books was nuts.

yep