Amazon Kindle?
- Thread starter TheFied
- Start date
mishatx
1,000+ Posts
The conspiracy theory is that it's backordered because Amazon deliberately shorted supply so it would look like the demand was so high.
Ebooks may eventually take off, and the Kindle could be the reader to do it. Paper books still have a lot of advantages though, not the least of which is that you actually own a copy of the book and not a license to read it on a piece of technology that is depended on the life of the equipment.
As I understand it, the reader screen works by charging and orienting particles inside so you have black text on a light gray background. Etch-a-sketch is a good analogy maybe for how it looks, but it doesn't really describe the technology at all.
Ebooks may eventually take off, and the Kindle could be the reader to do it. Paper books still have a lot of advantages though, not the least of which is that you actually own a copy of the book and not a license to read it on a piece of technology that is depended on the life of the equipment.
As I understand it, the reader screen works by charging and orienting particles inside so you have black text on a light gray background. Etch-a-sketch is a good analogy maybe for how it looks, but it doesn't really describe the technology at all.
i don't see how licensing would be an issue. you buy the e-book (like $10).
i like the idea. 10 years ago, i remember talking about someday there would be no books, just e-books. i don't like the way the kindle looks but i like how the print looks.
should be interesting to see how the next version looks.
i like the idea. 10 years ago, i remember talking about someday there would be no books, just e-books. i don't like the way the kindle looks but i like how the print looks.
should be interesting to see how the next version looks.
shotgun427
250+ Posts
Sony ereader pwns the Amazon Kindle.
iamtigerwoods
500+ Posts
Stuck on backorder myself. Spending 3-4 days traveling and stuck on planes and in airports, I read a great deal so this is very interesting to me.
Though the price is somewhat ridiculous, at $10 for a new title, ROI is essentially 35-40 books. Add in the convenience of downloading books and newspapers from anywhere and I see it as reasonable.
Though the price is somewhat ridiculous, at $10 for a new title, ROI is essentially 35-40 books. Add in the convenience of downloading books and newspapers from anywhere and I see it as reasonable.
zzzz
2,500+ Posts
The price includes wireless access.
I have always wondered why e-book makers didn't go after the textbook market first.
Textbooks are already pricey, and students sometimes have to lug several at a time. With an e-book students could search for terms/passages and annotate text.
By pioneering e-books through this channel, you would send thousands of early adopters (former students) out into the marketplace with the device in hand.
I have always wondered why e-book makers didn't go after the textbook market first.
Textbooks are already pricey, and students sometimes have to lug several at a time. With an e-book students could search for terms/passages and annotate text.
By pioneering e-books through this channel, you would send thousands of early adopters (former students) out into the marketplace with the device in hand.
MilkmanDan
1,000+ Posts
Significantly more features than the Killebrew, but it just can't seem to supplant it.
Weekly Prediction Contest
* Predict HORNS-AGGIES *
Sat, Nov 30 • 6:30 PM on ABC
Recent Threads
-
Thoughts on Fidium Fiber?
- Started by Dionysus
- Replies: 10
- Horn Depot
Prediction Results Threads
