Selling My Kindle

Believe it or not, I managed to sell my second generation Kindle for a whopping 70.00, with a leather case, to a guy off craigslist. I'm not even going to figure out what percent I got out of the price I bought it for. Actually, I got about one fourth maybe. 25% it's original price. Amazing. I sold it sometime before Christmas 2011. I thought I was never going to get rid of that hideous thing, but I managed to get ripped off. Thank you Amazon.

I still have my handy dandy ipod, though. I barely use it, though. I only use it once and a while to check my mail when I'm not at home. I fib, I did play Final Fantasy on it for a while recently, but I quit playing Final Fantasy as soon as I decided to buy Skyrim for my new laptop. Goodbye life.

Kindle Prices Over Time (pisses me off)

Kindle 2 Prices in the United States

• February 23, 2009 Kindle is released (release price [RP] $359)
• July 8, 2009 $359 to $299 or -17% RP
• October 7, 2009 $299 to $259 or -28% RP
• June 21, 2010 $259 to $189 or -53% RP
• May sometime, I bought the Kindle with a leathery case

I feel bad enough that I bought Kindle 2 just two months before a much better Kindle 3 was released for the same price but imagine how robbed the people that bought the Kindle 2 in July of last year must feel having to watch the Kindle depreciate 53% in less than a year.

Kindle 3 Prices in US

• July 28, 2010 $139 (WiFi only) and $189 (WiFi and 3G network)
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• $185.49 manufacturing cost estimated by iSuppli.

I'm pissed off because if anyone wants to sell their Kindle 2 now, we have to take into account not just one price and one set of features but two different prices and two different very important connectivity features. I have to explain to potential buyers that Kindle 2 always has access to the internet via Whispernet but doesn't have WiFi capabilities. Who's heard of Whispernet? Nobody. If I have any luck, I'll sell my Kindle for $120 a 40% drop from the price when I bought the Kindle in May.

I wonder if all electronic toys depreciate 50% a year after their release.

Why I Don't Like Kindle (2G)

Electronic Ink Technology Not Worth It

The Kindle behaves just like paper. With paper or the Kindle's e-ink technology, you don't have to worry about reflections; you can bathe in the sun while you read on the Kindle. The e-ink technology is an awesome feature for people that read outside a lot and don't want to worry about reflections off a glossy screen getting in the way of reading, but when you read in the dim most of the time, the technology isn't worth it. And just like paper, the Kindle doesn't provide a light source, thus you have to buy a book light with your Kindle if you want to read in the dark.

You Need to Know a Computer Language to Get Articles from the Web on your Kindle

I'm not serious about having to know a computer language, but I made a program to ease transferring articles from my computer to my Kindle. The Kindle, as far as I know, does not make an easy transfer of anything 'free'.

The simple program I made inserts the necessary HTML to describe headers and end-lines that would make for a tedious task done manually. The output file created by my program then needs to go through another program that converts HTML files into EPUB files which the Kindle understands.

The Kindle isn't Big Enough For Textbooks

I was so excited about getting the Kindle so I could carry all my textbooks in half the weight of a single textbook. When I finally received the Kindle, I realized that there was no way I would be able to comfortably read my textbooks on it. Unless you buy the whopping $350.00+ Kindle DX, you won't be reading your textbooks on your Kindle. I tried reading "C Primer Plus" by Stephen Prada but the code in the book, because of it's different font, was hard to read and the side notes were disorganized. Otherwise, Kindle 2 is great for novels such as Twilight and Harry Potter


My Library doesn't like Kindle

I don't know if Apple made a deal with the libraries here or what but I cannot upload digital books from my libraries to my Kindle. Actually, my library supports just about every other e-reader device besides the Kindle. I went through thousands of electronic reading devices but for some reason Kindle was not on the list.

Getting The Ipod Touch 4

I'm getting the Ipod Touch 4 as a Christmas present for myself.

Goodbye Kindle

I've had the Amazon Kindle 2ND Generation since a month before Amazon released its 3rd Generation Kindle. I was so mad when the new Kindle came with WiFi compatibility, an essential feature, only a month after I purchased the Kindle with no WiFi compatibility. I bought the Kindle for almost $200.00 (with a cover) and now I'm going to sell it for $120.00 towards my new purchase of an Ipod Touch 4.

The main reasons I want the Ipod Touch 4

• Portability: The Ipod Touch will fit in my pocket and I won't have worry about looking like a ninja turtle everywhere I go because of the bulky backpack you have to wear to comfortably carry a laptop or netbook.
• Readability: The new Ipod Touch has graphics capabilities that nearly parallel the Wii gaming console. I should have no problem using this device to read books, articles, posts, comments, status updates, comics, and other stuff I like to read.
• Camera: I've been wanting a camera for some time to take pictures of random things and the Ipod Touch comes with a camera capable of 720p HD video which is more than half of what most high end TVs display (1080p).

I'm selling my Kindle 2.0 for $120.00 towards the Ipod Touch 4.0 for $270.00. Therefore, I will be $150.00 into my purchase. I will have lost a total of $180.00, the price of my Kindle and the leathery cover I bought with it a month or so before Kindle 3.0 was released. The $30.00 unaccounted for is about how much Kindle 2.0 depreciated since I bought it in May 2010. Kindle 3.0 is now selling for $189.00.