I have spent a few months now with this device. I’ve taken it on long plane rides and cross country..
I even wrote a previous article about how much I love this thing after the first few weeks of ownership.
Well now it’s been a few months and here is my only real gripe with the Kindle explained with just one picture:
Thanks to Guy Kawasaki for this great pic and associated post
At any rate, that’s just what I miss the most about not having an actual physical book: the ability to flip through it and tag things with post-it notes.
I refuse to read a reference type O’Reilly book on it like ‘JavaScript: The Definitive Guide’ for example. However, for business books like ‘Founder At Work’ it’s acceptable even though I’d still prefer the physical copy so I could dress it up like Guy did.
So that’s it. For books where you’re trying to learn/remember things the Kindle is less than ideal. The convenience is almost a fair trade off. For fiction and recreational reading it’s perfect.
Maybe when Apple does come out with its rumored tablet we can have this kind of flip-through-it interactivity that is missing from Kindle. It’s always a trade-off though. Do we trade battery life for an amazing UI..? Also, the one thing I really love about the Kindle’s screen is that your eyes don’t tire even after reading a book on it for several hours. It really is like reading through a real book minus the aforementioned flaw.
