I enjoy reading, I enjoy technology, but I also enjoy selling stuff I’ll never use again, and that’s why Amazon’s Kindle is not for me.       I was going to go on about this subject, but someone has already summarized my feelings perfectly and better than I could have. Until I am able to sell the books I purchase on a Kindle, I can’t take the plunge. Besides, I like the feel of a book and I never have a need to carry 1500 of them with me, but after checking out my coworker’s Kindle 1, I did need to take a second look at picking one up.

Edit: I did some reading of the comments on that article. It really does come down to the fact that these e-books are often only a few bucks cheaper than their printed (and resalable) brethren. The example I’m using is a running book I’m looking to buy. On the Kindle it costs $9.99, while in paperback form it costs $12.50 shipped and sells for $3 on eBay (or if I were really smart I’d just pick it up used for that $3, but let’s not get in to that). I save money by getting the book that is physical, has been shipped all over the place, and that I didn’t have to put out $360 on a piece of hardware for. Additionally, I know that someone else is going to enjoy that book and likely resell it for what they paid, and this process will go on and on several times over [most likely]. If e-books were $4.99, I’d be ordering a Kindle tomorrow…

I know what some will say… “The $9.99 pricing is a great savings on new books that cost upwards of $30.” Well, I don’t read new books. Regardless, those new books also sell for much more used… I’m not looking in to it, but I’m guessing if you finish a current bestseller in hardback form and resell it promptly you’re likely to get $20 of it back, resulting in that same $10 cost.