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Originally Posted by
KenJackson
Why do you want that?
My kindle has wi-fi and I would not be pleased if it didn't. I wish everything had wi-fi. My TV and my Blu-ray player and the last things that still need network cables. I am considering my options for wi-fi adaptors for them. I do read rather fast but if I were to slow down I doubt that I would grow to love ethernet cables running around my apartment. Wi-Fi is fast enough for HD video with 5.1 surround sound. I watch a lot of movies that way. I look forward to the day that I throw out all of my ethernet cables. My TV is 148 lbs and I still don't like that ethernet cable. There is no way that I would tolerate a cabled kindle. The whole kindle vibe is based on portability.
As for the user interface, on my laptop (wi-fi) I browse Amazon looking for books I might like. When I see one I send a free sample chapter to my kindle (or schedule it actually). At some point I pick up the kindle, turn it on receive my samples and start to read them. Sometimes they suck and I delete the samples. But if I liked the sample chapter, it's just a very few clicks to buy it and get it on my kindle. I really don't want to go get my laptop, fire it up, plug in my kindle, etc. As things now stand, I can continue reading past the sample chapter in just a few seconds.
There are also daily publications available for the kindle on a subscription basis. I don't subscribe to any. If I subscribed to a newspaper I would want it as soon as it was available. But I wouldn't want my kindle tethered to a computer.