The Chronic Consumer

I pre-ordered a new Kindle 3G for my mom back in August, but it still hasn’t shipped yet. I knew I would be waiting, but I didn’t think it would be this long. The Amazon homepage now says that orders placed today will be delivered in “mid-September”. That’s just a couple weeks away, which means my mom’s Kindle ought to be shipping SOON, right? But I haven’t gotten an email or any other updates from Amazon letting me know what’s going on.

As for me, I’m still plodding along with my K-1. I’ve thought about upgrading, especially since the price has dropped all the way to $139, but can’t really justify the purchase since my old Kindle works flawlessly. If I do get a new e-reader, it’ll be one that can read DRM-protected PDF files so I can “borrow” books from the library. Kindle can’t do that, but that’s a feature I really, REALLY want.