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iPod touch 2G
Samsung Galaxy S2 White Unlocked
Amazon Kindle 3G with special offers
iPad 2 White
Macbook Air 2nd Gen
The kindle, I have found, to not use very often after the initial novelty phase. Yes, having an ebook is great and all but I find myself buying real books because they are actually cheaper than the electronic versions. Why must I pay MORE for a book made with zero mass compared to a REAL book that has infinite resolution? Who is pocketing the money they saved? Shouldn't the consumer bear the savings?
Even if the book is equal in cost, I would still prefer to get the real book simply because I only read one or two books at a time and do not mind bringing it around. As a consumer of eBooks and real books, they have got to wake up and give the consumer the savings in going digital.
It turns out the pricing of eBooks vs real books is a bit funky on Amazon. A quick browse on the Amazon new releases shows 2 out of 20 real books just a hair cheaper than the eBook while most eBooks are actually cheaper than the real books by a few dollars. 3 out of 20 of the new releases are not offered on eBooks at the time of this writing.
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