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Cool. As soon as there's any upturn in the economy, I approach Mr. humpreysmar. In the long, long run, it's cheaper, and I love the switch to audio feature.

Do you have one?

It is an indulgence for me at this price. I was going to put it on audio driving from LA to Palm Springs but decided against it as it could be too distracting. But I am tempted. Guess it is no different from an audio book tho is it? Hmmmmm

If any of you have read the "No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Books" and enjoyed them as much as I, you might be interested in the following"

Oh, carp, I love these books, was thinking about picking up the new one later today (the line at the library will be far too long.)

Um...what is it premiering on? PBS, I'm betting?

You'll have to tell me once you've seen it -- please please them be smart enough to allow Precious Ramotswe to be exactly what she is - a "traditionally sized woman." The poster gives hope.

Julia, the series is going to be on HBO. I'm leaving Sunday for DC and probably won't be reporting in until the end of next week-- getting back to h'ville the following Sunday.

I, too, hope the series is true to the books. Often they are not but HBO does a pretty good job.

I have been waiting and watching the battle between the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader. Mostly, I'm waiting until the dust settles and there is just one standard for electronic books. (Remember beta vs vhs?) At the current price, I'm just not willing to take a chance on one or the other. I already have a closet-full of obsolete electronic gizmos.

Before buying a Kindle 2, read the 1 star reviews (particularly Gadget Queen) to decide if it's for you. It might be cheaper to pick up a Kindle 1 on ebay and see if you like the technology. Personally, I like the feel of a "real" book, and it never needs recharging.

sky. frankly I was skeptical about not having the pulp in my hands when reading. Having read through a third of my book I must say I like this form. There are some issues, and that may have to do with the conversion process.

Sometimes formatting isn't perfect -- line breaks can get messy at times, usually if I go back a page and then return it fixes it. But there are glitches. Far outweighing those to my mind however is the pleasure of reading a book this way.

As for the Sony-Amazon issue I considered that. I like Amazon's easy downloading -- they have their own 3G network so you don't need to download to a computer and then transfer, it takes a minute or two to download to your Kindle.

I also thought about buying a Kindle 1 and that probably can save money, but decided if I am going to do it I would do it right. I have seen the Kindle 1 and the 2 is much easier to use IMO.

Thanks Phil, it's nice to hear from a user. I am a technoweenie and it's tempting... maybe Xmas.

I imagine the dust will have settled by the time the economy picks up. That's re: Kindle.

Apparently it also automatically updates the software, which it just did