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Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
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Posted by Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

Buying a kindle?

So, Iv came to a conclusion, that untill I'm not going to be a multi-millionaire to own my own library, I can't drag kg's of books each time I move. Adding a book per week. So I though about kindle.

What do you guys think about kindle? How long does the battery last? How long does the internal battery last? Does it produce blue light? I need one that doesn't. Does it hurt eyes like a computer, or it doesn't have it? That's the blue light right? I need something that's 100% healthy for my body, and that will not disturb anything, like blue light does.

What type of kindle would you recommend? Also, say i got only 200pounds, would that be good? Also, are book expensive on that? or cheaper? and will I be able to find every book there? I'm gonna read books in self-development in the first place, or does that depends from the author?

What do you guys recommend?

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andriyfrankevych
andriyfrankevych
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andriyfrankevych
andriyfrankevych
20,281 Points

HI Mr Bond 007! I own a Kindle and I definitely recomend it to you. It's very comfortable, and batteries can last even a couple of weeks, but it actually depends on how will you use it. I read almost every day for 30 mins - 1 hour with disabled Wi-Fi and I charge it once in 2-3 weeks. Also It doesn't produce blue light at all, it actuall very comfortable to read. And yes, books for Kindle are much more cheap than paper books.

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points
Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

Great!

Do you have any specific kindle, a brand or something I should look for when buying this? What do you think the best size would be? Or at least aproximatelly? How tall are you and what screen size you got? is it okay?

Noelle Huling
Noelle Huling
2,671 Points
Noelle Huling
Noelle Huling
2,671 Points

Mr. Bond 007, Kindle is actually the brand name; it's made by Amazon. If you would like to know the difference between models, I suggest looking through them on the Amazon page. You can find the comparisons, as well as pricing for other features, here.