is it cheaper to buy books or a kindle?

Question

I have started work and get my first wage in a week. I am a huge fan of reading!!

I am wondering though.. Cos I don't get payed that much this month, only a couple of hundred £..

Is it cheaper to buy books, which I want quite a few atm.. or is it cheaper to buy a kindle?

I know nothing about kindle's- but people have told me it may work out cheaper and better.. how much is each book on a kindle? are they easy to use and is the battery life good?

Can you choose whatever books you want to download on a kindle? Is it worth buying? and can I just search for a book and buy it? I wanna know how much roughly each book costs though.. thank you :)!

Answer 1

In the long run, I save more money with my kindle. It might be more expensive at first but kindle books are cheaper than physical books.



You can read any book on the kindle. You just chose the kindle option on Amazon and it downloads automatically. The price on books vary but they're usually still cheaper than the physical copy. Plus, there are a lot of daily deals for kindle in which books are 99 cents as well as other deals where the books are under 3 dollars.



They are extremely easy to use. It is one of the most straightforward pieces of technology ever. The batter life is good for a pretty long time. I can read a couple books before I need to charge it.

Answer 2

Kindle books are usually a bit cheaper on Amazon but you have to factor in the cost of the kindle. I bought a used one on ebay which was in perfect condition. Worth considering if you're on a tight budget. Don't forget about the public library. Some of them have e-books for download. And if you like classics there's a lot of free stuff for the kindle on Amazon.

Answer 3

It is even cheaper to use the library although if you have a Kindle there are thousands of books you can download for free some of which you are bound to enjoy. I can'y use a Kindle myself because of eye strain. They are a good thing though. Good luck with your reading.

Answer 4

You know you don't even NEED a Kindle to read Kindle books? The app to read them on your computer, laptop or smartphone is FREE--and you can find quite a few books on Kindle that you "borrow" just like in a public library. Go to the Amazon website and search in apps for the "free Kindle reading app" and download it. And then check out books for their availability in the Kindle Lending Library. And also check out the GIANT number of "free" Kindle titles! No charge at all.



Kindle books range in price from 99 cents to far more--most of them cost somewhere between $4.99-$9.99. You can put about 5000 (yes you are reading that correctly--FIVE THOUSAND) books on your Kindle if you do buy one. But you don't have to! (Note-you can also download books to your Kindle AT YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY!) You can also just visit your public library for ordinary books.

Answer 5

Books are not free once you buy a Kindle. You still have to buy the ebooks, although there are a good number of free and very low cost ebooks at Amazon (mainly ebooks written by new authors or independent authors).



BUT - ebook bestsellers are often NOT cheap and some publishers are very greedy and charge more for their ebooks than the cost of paperbacks.



SO - the cost of ereading depends on what you want to read. Once you buy the Kindle, the cost of reading for various ebook types...

1. Old Classics (like Little Women) - mostly free

2. New ebooks by some indie authors - some are free & many are very cheap

3. Ebooks by established popular indie authors - reasonably priced, usually less than the cost of an average paperback and often under $5

4. Bestsellers, hot popular reads, books by famous authors published by real publishers - usually not cheaper than a paperback and may cost as much as a new hardcover.



I read cheap - I read mainly indie ebooks that I get cheap or free on Amazon. And occasionally I spend up to $10.99 to buy a bestseller or famous author ebook that I really want to read.



Are you in the UK? If so, here is the UK version my favorite site that points out the latest free ebooks at Amazon UK. This is VERY helpful to catch new indie ebooks that are briefly free.

http://www.dailyfreebooks.co.uk/



And at Amazon UK, from the main Kindle Ebooks page, pick Best Sellers then pick Top 100 Free. Then you can see the top free ebooks and also pick categories on the left to see the Top 100 Free in a category. Here is the Top 100 Free list at Amazon UK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-eBooks/zgbs/digital-text/341689031/ref=zg_bs_fvp_p_f_341689031?_encoding=UTF8&tf=1

Answer 6

Well, a kindle is going to be more expensive than buying one book, but once you have the kindle then the books you buy on it will be a lot cheaper. Heck, a few books on the kindle are free!

Answer 7

Kindle. If you look on amazon it usually compares the prices :)

Answer 8

Depends on the book, a kindle will cost a lot more than a book at first😧 but in the long run is very cost effective

Answer 9

Kindle.