Look like Amazon Australia is now selling Kindle for $AU 139 (~$NZ 157.88) with free shipping.
JB HIFI is selling for $164 (includes $5 shipping).
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Looks like it's the 2019 version.
$124 delivered (white) Dicksmith
$127 delivered (black) Dick Smith
$159 ($155 student) PB Tech
Yeah it’s the basic model, but if yours is old or you’re new then it’s still a big step forward.
Did find the screens on the new ones very soft and scratches easily. Needed screen protectors on the new paperwhites sadly.
what model would you recommend?
As above, any if you're new to it, otherwise one of the paperwhites.
The real Cheapies hack should be to buy a Kobo instead and borrow your books from the library. I've saved ~$500 (20 books) so far this year alone.
You can do the same on the Kindle via Calibre.
Hi @Stoffel,
How do you get them out in any e-book format at all?
Last time I looked, which might have been {cough} a while ago, I couldn't see how to do it, so gave up on the library and went with the easy option :-)
Thanks,
Alan.
I check them out onto my PC using Acrobat Digital Editions. Once I've done that I locate the epub file and simply drag and drop it into Calibre. Once i've plugged my Kindle into the PC I go back to Calibre and click "send to device" and job's done!
Yes I been doing it for yrs no prob
I'd see this more as a solution if you've already purchased a Kindle ;) Or maybe if you really prefer a specific model of Kindle I suppose. Otherwise I'd still recommend a Kobo if you want to borrow books from the library, it's just easier.
I never really understood the point of this. Why not just buy a decent Android tablet for around that price (I bought a cheapo $200 Teclast T40 Pro for my mother-in-law recently and it's got surprisingly nice specs for the price), be able to run a Android apps/games fine and you can always just tweak the night mode or whatever so it makes it nice and easy to read on - not that I ever found reading on a tablet uneasy or anything.
Or does this come with the Kindle app that lets you access unlimited books? Like, aside from the black & white "e-paper" look/feel on the Kindle, what else is special about it?
I've got a tablet and a Kindle Paperwhite (with backlight) and the Kindle is so much better to read on in bed with the light off. I've also taken it travelling with me and the battery lasts ages. It's a great bit of kit and we'll worth the money. This particular one has a front light, not sure how good it would be to read with in the dark.
Right, but what's the difference between this and just turning on reading mode on tablets? I sometimes use my phone between 12~2am and with reading mode on and the ability to adjust extra dim brightness, I can fine tune the colour accuracy and the tint and brightness easily. I still fail to understand what's so unique about the Kindle, that other tablets can't do?
It's best described as the difference between reading paper or a screen. You'd need to try it but ereaders really are more like reading on a backlit piece of paper than a book.
Mine lasts about 30-hours with the screen on reading. My phone would probably manage about 4.
The user experience is tailored for reading. Pick it up and it instantly appears on the page of the book you were reading, no apps to open, no loading, don't even need to push a button.
@foal: Yip, very much like reading paper. Its easy on the eyes whereas I get eye strain reading on a tablet.
I have an IPad and a Kindle - I wouldn't even consider trying to read in bed with the tablet, it's like holding a brick!
Even dead-tree books often feel ridiculously heavy and unwieldy having used a Kindle for so many years.
Also, if you have a backlit paperwhite, then you don't need a light on, but there is no bright screen glare either - much easier on the eyes, and doesn't keep your bed-partner(s) awake :-)
I completely understand how you would think that a tablet can be the same kind of thing, but really not. If they both broke, and I could only replace one, I would not hesitate that it would be the Kindle, even though, in theory, the tablet can do so much more. My phone and laptop can do everything (and much more) than the IPad, but I would hate to live without the Kindle :-)
This, everything this.
Completely different beasts.
you should try the new ipad mini
This is normal price for Amazon Au by the way. The usual discount is A$119 on Amazon Au.