I got a delivery notification in my letter box today saying I missed a deliver and the caretaker took it in. Wondering what it could it be, I looked in my inbox and found…
Dear Customer, Greetings from Amazon.co.uk, We are writing to let you know that the following item has been sent to: Ian Forrester APARTMENT **** ** *********** ********* ***** MANCHESTER, LANCS M** *** United Kingdom using Royal Mail. For more information about delivery estimates and any open orders, please visit: http://www.amazon.co.uk/your-account Your order #*************************** (received September 07, 2010) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qty Item Price Delivery Subtotal ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazon.co.uk items (Sold by Amazon EU S.a.r.L.): 1 Kindle Wireless Reading De... £109.00 1 £109.00 Dispatched via Royal Mail (estimated arrival date: September 24, 2010). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This completes your order.
Yeah!!!! I got my Kindle3, so expect tomorrow a unboxing using my new camera. Its been ages since I ordered the Kindle and I’m so glad its came.
So now’s a really good time to sell my Sony e-ink PRS600 reader, although its got a slight scratch which means CEX won’t buy it off me. Its well used and served me very well in its short time.
I got the device in my hands now and yes there is a nice series of unboxing photos on flickr.com if your interested.
What really got me was the amazing difference between my old Sony PRS600 and the Amazon Kindle 3. I know the Sony PRS505 vs Sony PRS600 was always a challenge because the PRS600 had the touch screen over the top of it. But boy oh boy, the PRS600 vs the Kindle3 is shocking… I can’t believe how clear and crisp the screen is. Then there’s the weight of the device! Its almost too light, I feel like I’m lifting a paperback book! Just like the Sony, when you plug it into a computer (yes even Linux) it comes up as a mass storage device, allowing you to just shift stuff back an forth easily. Of course Calibre allows you to easily convert between ebook formats and sync with the kindle directly.
My own complaint so far is the wifi won’t connect to my wireless network, but actually I think what’s going on is my local network isn’t actually connected to the internet yet and its failing to touch the internet and giving up. But over all this device is amazing! They have done so much, even down to the screen saver (as such, because of course with a eink screen you don’t need one) which is displayed when your charging the device. I can’t wait to get the experimental browser working (actually going to the northern quarter later to try it out) and try out some of the kindle apps. I’ve not looked into the Kindle hacking yet but this is certainly one of the massive advantages over the Sony.
This has to be the first break through e-reader… Just over 100 quid for a amazing device! Can’t wait to sit out in the shared garden reading on this device.