>>>>Curious to know how many of you guys have a Kindle and, if so, how much you use it
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>>>>I bougt Andy a Kindle last Christmas and he loves it. He uses it all the time. And it is much easier to take on long flight that a boat load of books...
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>>>That was my thinking. Hard to pack a library into a cycle pannier :-}
>>>I'm not sure how effective it would be if used with stuff like .NET reference books tho.....
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>>I think due to Kindle book stores are having hard times. I believe Borders went partially bankrupt and several stores were closed in our area.
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>they announced yesterday that they are closing all stores and laying off 10,700 workers...

Not that it really matters but that number of workers seems high. IIRC 310 or so Borders have remained open after they first filed for bankruptcy and closed the majority of their stores. They must be counting every 10 hour a week retail clerk and every plant spritzer.