Martin Backpacker String Electric Version

The uttermost restringing tool! The Pro-Winder is a high quality peg winder with a built-in hardened tool-steel wire cutter. The extra-length design provides more torque for easy winding. The uttermost restringing tool. Unlike frequent peg winders, the patented Pro-Winder is a high-quality peg winder with a built-in clipper and bridgepin puller. The winder is designed to fit almost all guitars, banjos, and mandolins. Ergonomically designed with hardened tool steel wire cutters, the Pro-Winder with built-in clipper is the ALL-IN-ONE restringing tool, and it comes with an unconditional guarantee. AmericanMusical com is an authorized merchandiser of Planet Waves products.

The patented Planet Waves Pro-Winder is a high-quality peg winder with a built-in string clipper and stretcher. The extreme all-in-one electric and acoustic guitar restringing tool.

Unlike ordinary peg winders, the patented Pro-Winder is a high-quality peg winder with a built-in clipper, bridge pin puller and string stretcher. The winder is designed to fit nearly all guitars, banjos, and mandolins. Ergonomically designed with hardened tool steel wire cutters, the Pro-Winder with built-in clipper is the ALL-IN-ONE uttermost restringing tool. Also available for bass.

Planet Waves, a altogether owned subsidiary of the world leader in musical accessories, D’Addario and Co. Inc., is known for modern and problem-solving products. Planet Waves offers a finish line of musical accessories, including; cabling, tuners, capos, straps, humidification products, instrument care and maintenance tools, and more.

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful.
I LOVE cool tools!
By M. Cobb
Dont you love it when a product:

-does what it claims
-does it well
-is a good deal?

I used my PlanetWaves Pro for the basi time last night. The pin puller works smoothly, and the string winder does not come unscrewed constantly like each other one I’ve owned!

The componenet that in truth made my day was the string cutter. The ‘blade’ aint that sharp, but effortlessly whacks the end of a low E string. Since there is only a little exposed metal, all of which is smooth and rounded, the peril of scratching your guitar is minimal, and the little cutting head makes it easy to trim the string very close to the peg.

The Pro String Winder appears to be well built, and I suspect that it will last me rather a while. Even if if conks out in a year (not that I think it will), it is a good bargain, and I’ll buy another.

Great product!

13 of 13 humans found the following review helpful.
Great idea that works well
By B. Greenhalgh
The string winder is more prominent and more comfortable to hold that any of the ‘cheap’ winders you buy at music stores. The winder part has smooth motion and the cutter works much better than expected. I thought perhaps it would bend the strings rather than cut them. But so far, it snips cleanly through the strings and gets finelooking close tot he peg head. If you change strings a lot, I would likewise commend to yout he Planet Waves Headstand.

12 of 14 persons found the following review helpful.
Very easy to use.
By Y. Song
I love the pin puller the most. The bottom of it is very thin so that it slides beneath the pin very easily. This was something that was not as easy to use on my $2.50 string winder.

The cutter was likewise fun to use. Snips very easily, but the grip is not that easy to maneuver. Still it is a very effective tool.

The string winder was also very good. My hands don’t move in a perfective circular motion, and no where near it either, but this seems to aid me achieve that somewhat well, equated to my $2.50 string winder.

I would unquestionably commend this product to any person who is planning on altering strings.

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Martin 18ams2n Leather Natural Martin

The 18AMS2N is a 2.5″ wide natural leather strap that is sure to give you a comfortable play with your Martin acoustic.

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0 of 0 persons found the following review helpful.
Low Grade Leather
By SQL_user
I’ve purchased this product around 8 months ago from a music store and the strap was above par for all quality measures. Around 3 months I ordered another, from Amazon, in a dissimilar color and the quality was less in terms of thickness and stiffness of the leather. Upon receiving this 3rd strap, I am altogether discontented with Martin’s strap. It is very thin and as stiff as cardboard. Martin will have to stop syndication low grade straps or insist that the leather provider only use leather that is suitable for contact with humane skin.

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Not as pictured
By Joy
nice strap…but when i received it, it was not as pictured, it was a dissimilar color more of like a cardboard look….I wanted it to go with my light colored martin guitar…but like i said it came as like a cardboard color…so it didn’t match and it was ugly…. I will say the vendor did an interchange for me, for the brown one…hence the 2 stars not 1 star

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Martin Bridge White Black Dots

Martin Bridge and End Pin Set, White with Black Dots

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2 of 2 humans found the following review helpful.
Cheap Plastic Pins
By Greg Matthews
I purchased these for my Martin D-18. There pins are made in Mexico for Martin. They are cheap plastic bridge pins that cost when it comes to the same as Martin’s solid wood ebony pins. I would commend skipping these and buying the solid wood pins. If you want white, you will need to search for bone pins that cost with regards to $25.00.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
READ: WHITE WITH BLACK DOTS; not as pictured.
By Mars9
Just fyi – The picture is not what you get in the mail. It is as it reads: white with black dots, not black with white dots as they advertize in their picture. I was disappointed (my dad, actually, for the holidays), but at least they are cheap!

1 of 1 persons found the following review helpful.
As ordered
By servant74
The pins were a perfective substitute for the ones I got with a guitar kit some years ago. A friend lost one of the string pegs, and now I have an precise replacement. It did take me a while to find them, or to think of looking for them on Amazon for that matter.

Still reasonably rapid shipping and they arrived nicely packed as pictured.

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Martin Hd 28v Vintage Dreadnought Guitar

A Martin acoustic guitar is the beloved instrument of millions of fans and famous players worldwide. Starting with the early days in New York circa 1833, this fabled story comes to life in the long-awaited revision of the seminal Martin History book. Originally published in 1975, this new edition is altogether altered and re-designed by well-known industry experts. Part of a two-book set, The History: Book 1 covers the people, the places, and the stories of an American icon. Richly illustrated, this book covers the story right up to the fifth-generation president Chris Martin IV. Because the firstborn and revision writers had finish access to authorized archives, this version is the most exact and elaborate reference on the topic. Leading up to the re-vitalization of the 1990s and the remarkable sustenance of it is legacy, hundreds of photographs and documents efficaciously show the persons and the guitars that made the company famous.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Great inside view of Martin Guitars rich history
By Kevin J. Van Pay
Even altho I own more Taylors than Martins (6 Taylors and 3 Martins), I absolutley love this book. Richard Johnston and Dick Boak take Mike Longworth’s classic book and exaggerate it with great, honorable clear or deep perception and great pictures. They are not affrighted to show the warts along with the wondrous history that has made Martin such a phenominal company. It’s fun to see the stats on the the differnt models and the fixed number of craftsmen they had making these instruments for much of their history. The other fun thing, is you get a good sense of the musical styles and fads that happened throughout America for the duration of the past 175 years, and how that impacted Martin’s direction. If you ever get the prospect to visit the factory, you won’t be sorry. I’ve stopped by four dissimilar times for the duration of the past ten years; and the new museum, store and picking room are a huge betterment over my primary visit in ’99.
Kevin – Green Bay, WI

3 of 3 humans found the following review helpful.
All the detail you’ll ever need
By Andrew
I haven’t finished reading this yet but I’ve read sufficient to say if you love guitars and are mesmerized in the background of the Martin Guitar company – the world’s oldest guitar company – then you’ll love this book. It’s crammed with detail after detail. See Kevin’s review here on Amazon, he covers things very nicely. Time for me to get back to that book…

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Martin history book 1
By Stephen D. Green
Good service, as published in ad! First time client with this vendor, will use again if circumstance arises.

SDG : – )

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Martin Dcx1e Acoustic Electric Guitar

The 2010-2011 Recording Studio Directory northeast region is one of the four region series of directories published every year by IB Media Group, LLC, to provide buyers of quality sound recording services with the most comprehensive studio listing based on their production needs, financial budget and geographic location. Northeast region states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, DC

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0 of 0 persons found the following review helpful.
Finally!!!!!!!
By Popular1
Do you know what a pain it is to search for music studios?? I was looking for places to lay down my beats, now I have plenty. Thanks for doing the exploration Author. Great job!!

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Martin Dc 15e Dreadnought Cutaway Acoustic Electric

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5 of 5 persons found the following review helpful.
If you want to recognise with regards to Pregnancy this book is for you!
By A
“While Waiting”, published in 1981, was written by George E. Verrilli, M.D. and Anne Marie Mueser, ED.D. Together they composed a well-written, highly informing book with regards to pregnancy. Both of the writers are highly educated on the subject of pregnancy, consequently in this book they are competent to answer any questions an anticipating mother may have for the duration of the 9 months of her pregnancy and after the child is born. I advise anybody who wants to educate him/herself on what a woman’s body is going through for the duration of pregnancy to buy this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Alternative to “What to Expect”
By D. Kemp
I have been an OB nurse for over 30 years and I feel that “While Waiting” is one of the best books out there for expectant parents. It has practical, easy to read advice. There is a outstanding division on nutrution that uses things that you may find in your own kitchen – not at a health feed store.
This book is given to each new mom in the OB office where I work and at each childbirth education class I teach. It would likewise make a perfective extra gift for a shower.

1 of 1 persons found the following review helpful.
It worked 20 years ago and it works today
By copperlustre
This book hits all the basi principles without running anything into the ground. Used it myself 20 years ago and just gave a fresh copy to my newly-pregnant daughter-in-law.

A winner.

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Martin 000 28ec Clapton Signature Acoustic

A beauteous guitar worthy of a great player! Handcrafted with a premium East Indian rosewood back and sides and a bookmatched top of select quartersawn Sitka spruce. Its littler 000 body size and short 24.9 scale aid construct delicate, balanced tones. The rosette and soundboard are inlaid with herringbone wood marquetry, and the body is bound with grained ivoroid. An ebony fingerboard features a snowflake pattern in abalone pearl. Eric”s signature is inlaid in mother-of-pearl amidst the 19th and 20th frets. Tastefully appointed with hand-beveled tortoise pickguard, nickel-plated open-geared machines equipped with distinctive butterbean knobs. Each guitar bears an interior label, on an individual basis numbered in sequence.

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3 of 3 persons found the following review helpful.
Really nice, for a huge fat price
By Johnny Guitar
First, I don’t own this guitar. I merely played one. But there were no reviews so I thought I would add a basic one.

The body is more or less littler than a lot of guitars, both in terms of the size of the soundboard (face), and the thickiness of the guitar. This does make it rather comfortable to play. The sound was typical of martins, but more delicate or tame than say, a dreadnought, due to the more or less littler body. It played like a dream and I’d love to have one but for the $3200 price, it is a bit oversold. You’re paying for Eric’s endorsement, and a couple inlays and minor features that are not on the basic 00028.

If cash is no object, it is an interesting piece and a nice guitar. But you might do better to pay a grand less and get the basic 00028. Unless you like guitars with other people’s names on them. But hey what do I know. I have a Reverend Horton Heat Gretsch 6120, so….ya know…its regarding the feature set and what you in truth like. I didn’t buy that for the name. On this guitar, this model gives you dissimilar tuning machine knobs and a couple inlays for a grand….not sure that’s worth it.

I downgraded one star on the price tag, because I don’t think the value is there. But it is a very nice guitar and if you buy one, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. Its a fine instrument, just overpriced.

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Acoustic Hard Shell Case Martin

Gator Cases GC Deluxe Series Guitar Cases are molded cases made from the finest ABS plastic with an ultra-strong extruded Aluminum valance. The interior is formed with dense EPS foam giving uttermost aid and then covered in plush to exclusively pamper your instrument. The cases likewise have an interior accessory space and offer lockable latches. Gator’s molded guitar and instrument cases are made of the finest ABS plastic with ultra-strong extruded aluminum valance. Unique to Gator is a through-bolted system that attaches the exterior plastic to the interior foam, making this case much more rugged than other manufacturers’ plastic cases. The interior is designed to keep your instrument safe with EPS foam creating aid for the neck and a thick plush interior that delicately protects the instrument. These cases also have an interior pocket and triple plated chrome locking latches. Universally designed and now fictitious for almost each style, these cases are sure to be a perfective fit for your cherished instrument.

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26 of 27 persons found the following review helpful.
Gator GC-Dread acoustic guitar case
By dunnahill
Unfortunately, the firstborn shipment of this guitar case was inappropriately packaged and arrived damaged, having had the lower end of the case smashed at some time for the duration of shipment. It would be inadvisable to use this case as a shipping crate or to send it through airline luggage…at least not if you value your guitar. The molded plastic is unquestionably too thin and brittle to withstand shipment abuses. I do have to mention, however, that Amazon was EXCELLENT in quickly resending a alternate case appropriately packaged to prevent damage. In regard to the guitar case itself, the INNER sizing of this case does NOT fit a frequent dreadnought guitar. I purchased this case to protect my old Dobro, which fits in it fine. However, even even though it’s supposed to be a ‘dreadnought’ case, it was too shoal for my Fender DG-11 dreadnought. The lid pressed down on top of the bridge and the neck even before the lid closed all the way. I believe that closing/latching the lid would at last have damaged the guitar body due to exuberant pressure, specially on the bridge area. The shell of the case itself is big enough, but the design of the inner lining eats up a lot of the depth of the actual case. The accessory compartment is roomy sufficient but sticks up too high and does not support or cradle the neck of the dreadnought. In addition to using a (better?) more resilient molded plastic, I think Gator needs to make a lot of revisions to the design of the interior of the case so that it may in truth be used for a ordinary ‘dreadnought’ style guitar.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Great Product!
By Andrew N. Travers
This case is a perfective fit for my guitar. I’m a finish beginner at the guitar and have a number of friends who are anything but. I went to my loval music store and found their most inexpensive case to be a chipwood POS for 80 bucks. I wanted a hard case, but had no need to spend hundreds of dollars for a case rated to sustain a fall from orbit.

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Martin Lx1e Little Acoustic Electric Guitar

The all-new Kindle has a new electronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast than any other e-reader, a new sleek design with a 21 percent littler body while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, and a 17 percent lighter weight at just 8.5 ounces. The new Kindle also offers 20 percent more immediate page turns, up to one month of battery life, double the storage to 3,500 books, built-in Wi-Fi, a graphite color option and more—all for only $139.

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29351 of 29684 humans found the following review helpful.
Kindle vs. Nook (updated 6/2/2011)
By Ron Cronovich
When I wrote this review last August, there was only one Nook, which is now called “Nook First Edition.” It proceeds to be available, but there are two new Nooks. The Nook Color was introduced last fall – it’s fundamentally a tablet computer, and runs the Android software that is ordinary on a lot of smartphones nowadays. It’s twice as heavy and costs twice as much as a Kindle, but equated to other tablet computers, it is a very good value.

And now (early June 2011), a new e-ink based Nook is coming out. It’s called the “Nook Simple Touch.” It is just now starting to ship, so plainly I don’t have one and can’t tell you anything in regards to it that you can’t learn by reading online reviews. But the reviews are very favorable, so if you’re giving careful consideration to a Kindle, you must take a look at the new Nook Simple Touch, too.

But the Kindle is nevertheless still a compelling option. It’s a mature product, very well designed and easy to use, performance is very zippy, it’s competitively priced, and no e-ink based reader has a better, more readable display than the Kindle, not even the new Nook Simple Touch. Also, the Kindle universe is rather extensive: the Kindle store is outstanding and has a great deal of thousands of free e-books as well as good deals on most other e-books, and once purchased, you may read your Kindle books on almost any device you own (computer, phone, tablet), not just your Kindle. And there are tons of outstanding cases and other accessaries for the Kindle.

So, while my review compares the Kindle to the older Nook, I’ll leave it here because it has a ton of selective information regarding the Kindle, a great e-reader that deserves your attention, and because the original Nook proceeds to be available. That said, I urge you to NOT buy the firstborn Nook. It was a respectable e-reader when it came out in 2009, and still had galore value when I wrote regarding it in August 2010, but it is without doubt or question inferior by today’s standards.

———— my initial review ————–

If you’re attempting to choose amidst a Nook and a Kindle, perhaps I may help. My wife and I have owned a Nook (the firstborn one), a Kindle 2, and a Kindle DX. When Amazon declared the Kindle 3 this summer, we pre-ordered two Kindle 3′s: the wi-fi only model in graphite, and the wi-fi + 3G model in white. They arrived in late August and we have applied them very regularly since then. For us, Kindle is better than Nook, but Nook is a good device with it is own vantages that I will talk about below. I’ll end this review with a few words regarding the Nook Color.

First, reasons why we prefer the Kindle:

* Speed

In our experience, the Kindle is very zippy equated to the Nook. Page refresh speed (the time it takes a new page to appear after you push the page-turn button) was WAY more quickly on Kindle 2 than on Nook, and it’s rapidly and without delay yet on Kindle 3. Yet, I read a whole book on the Nook and didn’t find the slower page refresh to be annoying – you get employed to it, and it’s not a problem.

For me, the more primary speed divergence worries navigation – moving the cursor around the screen, for example to pick a book from your library, or to jump to a chapter by selecting it in the table of contents. On Kindle, you do this by pushing a 5-way rocker button, and the cursor moves very quickly. On Nook, you do this by activating the color LCD touchscreen (which normally shuts off when not in use, to conserve battery). A “virtual rocker button” appears on the screen, and you touch it to move the cursor. Unfortunately, the Nook cursor moves very sluggishly. This might not be a big deal to you, but it in truth got annoying to me, peculiarly since my wife’s Kindle was so quick and responsive.

In November 2010, Nook got a software upgrade that increments page refresh speed and makes navigation more responsive. I returned my Nook months ago, so I can not tell you if the Nook’s performance is now equivalent to the Kindle’s, but Nook owners in the remarks section have convinced me that the software update improves the experience of using the Nook. If performance is a huge factor in your decision, visit a Best Buy and compare Kindle and Nook side by side.

* Screen contrast

You’ve seen Amazon’s claims that the Kindle 3 e-ink has 50% better contrast than Kindle 2 or other e-ink devices. I have no way of incisively measuring the betterment in contrast, but I may tell you that the Kindle 3 display unquestionably has more contrast than Kindle 2 or Nook. The divergence is noticeable, and important: more screen contrast means less eyestrain when reading in poorly lit rooms.

In well-lit rooms, the Nook and Kindle 2 have sufficient contrast to concede for comfortable reading. But I often times read in low-light conditions, like in bed at night, or in a poorly lit room. In these situations, reading on Nook or Kindle 2 was a bit uncomfortable and oftentimes gave me a mild headache. When I got the Kindle 3, the extra contrast was without delay noticeable, and made it more comfortable to read beneath less-than-ideal lighting conditions. (If you go with a Nook, just make sure you have a good reading lamp nearby.)

* Battery life

The Nook’s color LCD touch screen drains it is battery speedily – I could never get more than 5 days out of a charge. The Kindle 2 had longer battery life than the Nook, and Kindle 3 has even longer life: in the 3 months since we received our Kindle 3′s, we distinctively get 3 weeks of battery life among charges. (We keep wireless off with regards to half the time to save battery power.)

* Weight

Nook weighs with regards to 3 ounces more than the new Kindle, and you may in truth feel the difference. Without a case, Nook is still light sufficient to hold in one hand for long reading sessions without fatigue. But in a case, Nook is a heavy sucker. The new Kindle 3 is so light, even in a case, we find it comfortable keeping in one hand for long reading sessions.

Reasons a lot of humans might prefer the Nook:

* In-store experience

If you need aid with your nook, you may take it to any barnes and noble and get a real humane to help. You may take your nook into the coffee shop section of your local B&N store and read any book for free for up to one hour per day. When you take your nook to B&N, numerous in-store special deals and the occasional free book pop up on your screen.

* User-replaceable battery

Rechargeable batteries in the long run lose their capacity to hold a charge. Nook’s battery is user-replaceable and comparatively inexpensive. To replace Kindle’s battery, Amazon wants you to ship your Kindle to Amazon, and they will ship you back a DIFFERENT Kindle than the one you sent (it’s the same model, for example if you send a white Kindle 3, you get a white Kindle 3 back, but you get a “refurbished” one, NOT the precise one you sent them). I don’t like this at all.

However, various persons have posted remarks here that have eased my concerns. Someone looked up stats on the Kindle’s battery and did a good deal of simple calculations to show that it will have to last for 3 or more years. Before that happens, I will surely have upgraded to a newer Kindle model by then. Also, someone found some companies that trade Kindle batteries at reasonable cost and have how-to videos that demonstrate how we may replace the battery ourselves. Doing this would void the Kindle’s warranty, but the battery will in all likelihood not fail until long after the warranty expires.

[update June 2011: The batteries in the Nook Color and Nook Simple Touch are not replaceable, but the battery in the primary Nook is.]

* ePub

Nook uses the ePub format, a widely applied open format. Amazon uses a proprietary ebook format. Many libraries will “lend” ebooks in the ePub format, which works with nook but not kindle. However, a free and reputable program called Calibre allows you to translate ebooks from one format to another – it supports a great deal of formats, including ePub and Kindle. The only catch is that it doesn’t work with copy-protected ebooks, so you can’t, for example, buy a Kindle book (which is copy protected) and translate it to ePub so you may read it on a Nook.

* Nook’s color LCD touchscreen

The initial Nook has a little color LCD screen on the bottom for navigation. This could be a pro or con, depending on your preferences. It makes the Nook hipper and less drab than Kindle. Some people take pleasure in using the color LCD to view their library or navigate. I did, at first. But after two weeks of use, and comparings with my wife’s Kindle, I found the devoted buttons of the Kindle more comfortable and far more quickly to use than the Nook’s color touchscreen. I also found the bright light from the color screen distracting when I was attempting to read a book or newspaper (though when not in use, it shuts off after a minute or so to conserve battery).

* expandable capacity

Nook comes with 2GB of internal memory. If you need more capacity, you may insert a microSD card to add up to 16GB more memory. Kindle comes with 4GB of internal memory – twice as much as Nook – but there’s no way to exaggerate that. Kindle doesn’t receive memory cards of any type. If you mainly use your device to read ebooks and newspapers, this shouldn’t be an issue. I have over 100 books on my Kindle, and I’ve used only a tiny fraction of the memory. Once Kindle’s memory fills up, just delete books you don’t need prompt access to; you may always restore them later, in seconds, for free.

A few other notes:

Kindle and Nook have other features, such as an MP3 player and a web browser, but I caution you to have low expected values for these features. The MP3 player on the Kindle is like the first-generation iPod shuffle – you can’t see what song is playing, and you can’t navigate to other songs on your device. I don’t like the browser on either device; e-ink is just not a good engineering for surfing the web; it’s slower and clunkier than LCD screen technology, so even the browser on an Android phone or iPod touch is more gratifying to use. However, a lot of commenters have more favorable views of either device’s browser, and you might, too.

* ebook lending

If you have a Nook or a Kindle, you may “lend” an ebook you purchased to someone else with the same device for up to two weeks. The Nook has always had this feature. The Kindle just got this feature as of December 2010. Most but not all purchased ebooks are lendable, due to publisher restrictions.

* PDF help

Kindle and Nook both handle PDF files, but in dissimilar ways. When you put a PDF file on your nook, nook converts it into an ebook-like file, then you may adjust the font size, and the text and pagination will adjust just like with any ebook. But you can not see the introductory PDF file in the native format in which it was created. Kindle 3 and Kindle DX have native help for PDF files. You may see PDF files just as they would appear on your computer. You may also convert PDF files to an ebook-like format, and then Kindle handles them just the way the Nook handles them – text and pagination adjust when you modify the font size. Unfortunately, some symbols, equations, and graphics get lost or mangled in the translation – even when observing PDF files in their native format on the Kindle. Moreover, the little screen size of the Kindle 3 and the Nook is not outstanding for PDF files, most of which are designed for a larger page size. You may zoom and pan, but this is cumbersome and tiresome. Thanks to commenters who suggested watching PDF files in landscape mode on the Kindle (I don’t recognise if you may do this on Nook); this way, you may see the entire top half of the page without panning, and then scroll down to the bottom half. This works a little better.

SUMMARY:

Nook and Kindle each offer their own advantages. We like the nook’s user-replaceable battery, compatibility with ePub format, and in-store experience. But we strongly prefer Kindle 3 because it is performance is zippier, it is higher-contrast screen is requiring little effort to read, and it’s littler and lighter so it is more portable and more comfortable to hold in one hand for long reading sessions.

* Nook Color

Everything I wrote in regards to the Nook in this review applies to the original Nook (which proceeds to be available), not the new Nook Color. To me, the Nook Color is in a dissimilar product category than the Kindle or initial Nook. Nook Color has an LCD screen, like an iPad or most computer monitors. That’s a huge disfavor for people like me, who get headaches from reading a computer screen for long periods of time. Amazon’s Kindle product page has an informative section on e-ink vs. LCD displays.

But a good deal of persons don’t have difficultnesses reading from computer screens, and the Nook Color is getting glowing reviews in the press and by owners. For the money, it offers a lot of functionality such as a good web browser and the capacity to play games and watch movies. But keep in mind: it costs a lot more than the Kindle, it weighs almost twice as much, it doesn’t come in a 3G version, and (unlike the original Nook) the Nook Color doesn’t have a user replaceable battery.

1828 of 1858 people found the following review helpful.
A hesistant buyer rejoices on his choice
By Mr Goodwrench
I researched the buy of a Kindle for a long time. I couldn’t determine whether or not it was worth buying a consecrated e-reader. Boy am I glad I made this purchase. The downside to Amazon’s online marketing of Kindle 3 is that the clients don’t get to see it in person. It is much better in person. This may sound stupid, but when I got my new Kindle, I thought there was a stuck-on overlay on the screen containing a diagram of the unit’s buttons, etc. I genuinely tried to peel it off. Doh! The e-ink on this unit is THAT good. I didn’t realize that I was staring at the actual display. I likewise didn’t realize that no power is required until the display changes. (thus the outstanding battery life) I do a lot of reading, but was facing the probability of reading less or buying huge type books because of my variable and deteriorating eyesight. The new Kindle has been a godsend. Now, I may determine the size of type I need depending on my level of fatigue amidst other things. The weight and ergonomics are very good. For someone, like me, with neuropathy in his hands, it is exceedingly easy to manage and pleasurable to own. To me, it is having little impact to read than print books. The ease of navigation is great as is the speed. The battery life, so far, has been extraordinary. It without apparent effort connected to our home Wi-Fi, which by design does not broadcast an SSID. It downloads books so fast that I closely thought they were not completely received. I did not buy the 3G version because of the price divergence and the fact that there is no coverage where I live. If you are not perpetually traveling, I don’t see the need to spend the extra bucks, but that is a matter of personal choice. For those who have no Wi-Fi at home, do not forget that you may always download the material to your computer and transfer it thru USB. Just today I was observing an consultation with Tony Blair on TV. He was talking with regards to his new book, which sounded interesting. I picked up the Kindle and downloaded a free sample before the consultation was over. I have only read the preface so far, but will in all likelihood buy the book. Now THAT is a outstanding way to buy a book! I haven’t used online browsing extensive yet, but find it reasonable for what the device is. This is primarily a book reader, not a laptop or notebook. They are great for what they do, but can’t match the e-ink display, or the light weight. For those of you worrying in regards to the wait for the new Kindle, let me end with, “It is worth the wait” This new Kindle is all when it comes to the quality of experience. There are numerous format selections for electronic reading. If you want the best experience, go with the Kindle.

2568 of 2617 people found the following review helpful.
I Wanted a Dedicated E-Reader, and That’s What I Got
By Matthew E. Coenen
I’m a first-time Kindle owner, so I have not one thing to “compare” the latest Kindle to. I don’t own a Nook. I don’t own an iPad (and, in any case, that’s comparing apples to oranges). I don’t have a Sony e-reader. ‘

This will be a short, simple review.

I received my Kindle regarding a week ago and haven’t been competent to put it down.

Things I like in regards to my Kindle?
1. The e-ink display is amazing.
2. Using the 5-way controller is simple and effective.
3. Page turn speeds are quicker than I thought they would be.
4. It’s lightweight, even with the attached cover (I have an Amazon cover with a built-in light)
5. Page-turning buttons are quiet and well-placed.
6. Recharge time is fast.
7. I may order a book and commence reading it in less than 60 seconds. Nice!
8. Portability… I may take 3,000 books with me when I travel for work and not require further and added suitcases or baggage fees.

Things I’m not too keen on?
1. Buttons are too close together and are laid out oddly.
2. Lack of person number buttons is frustrating.
3. Power button on the bottom? Not a bad thing. Just an odd thing. (Same for the headphone input). I ordinarily rest the “bottom” of a book on my lap when I read.

Things I hope change in the future?
1. How books are organized… When I put a book in a collection (which is actually a “tag”), it still appears in the main list. It’s not genuinely “moved”, it’s merely associated.
2. The look of the main screen. I’d like “folders” or a great deal of other way to display “collections”.
3. Ability to fabricate personal “screen savers.”
4. E-book pricing, altho Amazon has little control over this. Still, most titles are the same price as or less than their hardback/paperback counterparts. (And I’m not opposed to paying more for comfortableness and portability).

Things that don’t bother me regarding other reviews?
1. The browser is experimental. Amazon has developed a consecrated e-reader, and it’s meant to be employed to read. Period. Not browse the web. If you want to browse the web, get a computer — not an e-reader.
2. The Kindle is not an mP3 player, either. Yes, it’s nice to have a great deal of classical music playing in the background while I read, but I don’t need to see the title of the song, album art, etc. (And you may skip from track to track on the Kindle using shortcut keys).
3. Lack of a “color” or “touch” screen.

In summary, for $139, I’m rather thrilled with my buy and have arleady read multiple books on it. In fact, I think I’ve read more in the past week than I’ve read in the past month.

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