Can the Kindle 2 Pay for Itself?
After looking at the large number of new releases and best sellers at the Amazon website, I began to wonder if my Kindle 2 could actually pay for itself?
Here is my thought process on determining the “return on my investment”:
1. Although I paid more, the Kindle 2 is now priced at $299.
2. A new release usually goes for just $9.99 on the Kindle. Let’s say I buy a bestseller or new release book month. Remember that new books usually only come in hardcover versions which are more costly (than the paperback version). For twelve hardcovers a year, I would probably spend about $240 (12 books at an average of $20 each).
3. Compare that to the $9.99 cost for the Kindle bestseller/new list version and I have save about half. Total cost for those same titles on the Kindle should total about $120.
So, if I were to buy a new book every month for my Kindle, I will save about $120 a year. In addition to that I can pick up quite a few titles for FREE and many others for just a few bucks. Those savings aren’t even included.
My book savings will pay for my Kindle 2 in just over two years.
The question is, should I even be worried about it? After all, I don’t expect my IPod to pay for itself. And my $200 cell phone certainly will never pay for itself.
If my Kindle will save me a few bucks here and there, I’m certainly ok with that!
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