Members Dark Slide Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 I just picked one up for $40, which was too good a steal to pass up. I don't know much about them, but I read a LOT and it sounded nifty. I know there was a thread about them a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 My concern is Amazon's capability to remove a book from it. If you paid for the book, they shouldn't be able to remove it. (At least until you're done reading it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 I just picked one up for $40, which was too good a steal to pass up. I don't know much about them, but I read a LOT and it sounded nifty. I know there was a thread about them a while ago. I thought that it sounded interesting too. It would be great for those on the move all the time, or for traveling. Kinda still looking at sony's version. Cool idea IMO. As for the removing the book thingy, I'd never heard that, and if its true thats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 I thought that it sounded interesting too. It would be great for those on the move all the time, or for traveling. Kinda still looking at sony's version. Cool idea IMO. As for the removing the book thingy, I'd never heard that, and if its true thats It is true. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 It is true.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html hmmm. That is lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Slide Posted November 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 Man, I'd be pissed. I never really thought too much about getting one simply because of the price, but I figured for $40 it would probably be ok to try out. Hopefully that's how it'll work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 Kindle... anyone have one? {censored} no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zamfir Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 It is true.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html Sounds like they're preserving their right to do it, to cover themselves against illegal distribution of e-books by third party suppliers violating copyrights, but will proceed much more cautiously in the future. Basically, you gotta weigh your convenience for travel reading and avoiding the clutter / moving weight of paper books, versus the risk of this. I don't have a Kindle, though I have thought about it. I'm really, really tired of moving tons of books 20+ times in the last 22 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roger in the sky Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 I don't have a Kindle, though I have thought about it. I'm really, really tired of moving tons of books 20+ times in the last 22 years... you move every year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perrydabassman Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 you move every year? Must suck to live in "Smarmyland" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roger in the sky Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 hmmm. That is lame. but also hilarious that the book in question is "1984" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zamfir Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 you move every year? On average, almost... Back in college and a looong time in gradual school, I used to have to move 2x year more than I care to remember, usually around summers. Especially if going overseas for languages/research. Even when I rented one apartment for six years (end of grad school until employment), I landed one job elsewhere in the US for a year, apart from the spousal unit. Came back. Then found a job overseas while the spousal unit stayed home...then the next job (my current one) stuck me in yet another location in the US different from her. We finally got rid of that apartment, but now I'm guaranteed one move every 2-3 years for the foreseeable future. So, yeah. I LOATHE moving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zamfir Posted November 29, 2009 Members Share Posted November 29, 2009 Must suck to live in "Smarmyland" Yes, yes it does. Given the language here, it's 'Schmarmyland.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Slide Posted December 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 Well, I got it. It seems pretty sweet. WAY easier on the eyes than I thought it would be. Not like looking at a display screen at all. Unfortunately the wireless coverage JUST misses my town, so I have to drive like 5 minutes up the road to get a connection. Hopefully they'll expand into this area soon enough. Otherwise I am looking forward to playing with it. Hopefully I can find some good books to try popping on it. Too bad there wasn't a way for you to get credit for books you already own. Oh well. $30 well spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members collinwho Posted December 4, 2009 Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 It is true.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html From the article: Amazon effectively acknowledged that the deletions were a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted December 4, 2009 Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 It looks like a cool device.I can understand the concern though, it is the same as with games on Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Slide Posted December 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 Man, so many awesome books for free! Direct from Amazon. War of the WorldsThe Time MachineThe Invisible ManFrankensteinTreasure Island Frig... the list goes on and on. These free books are worth having it all by themselves, not to mention the entire Wizard of Oz series for $0.99. Whoo hoo! Course I'll be completely non-productive now because I'll have access to tons of books... but who cares! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joegrant413 Posted December 4, 2009 Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 Don't have a Kindle, but have read several books using the Kindle app on my iPod Touch. It's nice to *always* have a good book to read if I'm stuck in a waiting room or whatever. Kindle for Windows is also out, and will be out for Mac as well. -- Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatcat Posted December 5, 2009 Members Share Posted December 5, 2009 The thing I like about it - I don't have one, but I'm drawn to one - is being able to have my magazine subscriptions on there. Having just got rid of thousands of books I've accumulated over 20 years - all to my local library - I think it'd be kind of awesome to have one of these. Where on earth did you get it for $40!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Melville Posted December 5, 2009 Members Share Posted December 5, 2009 I've got one (first generation) and I really like it. I do pretty much all my reading on the subway to/from work, so having a book I can operate with one hand while I hang on for the ride makes reading in that situation easier. And, yes, there are a LOT of free books (I've got 15 or so books on mine right now, and I think I paid for 5 of those at most) - they're all stuff that's from the public domain so you can get a good number of classics for free. As for it connecting via wireless, mine connects to my local wireless setup in my apartment. If you've got that going on you shouldn't have to leave your house to get it to connect. I don't know if you've gone wireless or not. I agree, the screen doesn't look like you're reading a handheld computer. It's very book-like. I said in the other thread that my biggest complaint with it is that the pictures don't look great on it. Other than that I've got no real complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Slide Posted December 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2009 I couldn't get it to connect to my wireless connection. No big deal though, because I was able to purchase the books, put them on my computer and then just transfer them to the Kindle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassred Posted December 6, 2009 Members Share Posted December 6, 2009 My wife and I have them. Just got them, already loaded a bunch of classics on it for free. Reading a book called 'This is your brain on music' or something like that, talks about the neurological aspect of sound and music. interesting.. Cool device, not a big reader, but it will change that a bit, and it makes traveling totally easy since you can have a ton of books on it at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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