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Post by Dustin on Jun 30, 2011 22:16:54 GMT -4
Do any of you own one? I love my Amazon Kindle.
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Post by maddog1981 on Jun 30, 2011 22:19:37 GMT -4
I have a Kindle and love it.
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Post by wildfire on Jun 30, 2011 22:28:56 GMT -4
E-readers are EVIL.
Look what i-tunes has done to the music industry... ebooks have the potential to do the same thing.
Problem #2... if you have a kindle, and Amazon pulls an Enron or an AIG, or whatever, you have no more books.
Problem #3... at some point, amazon could very easily desicde to start censoring things. They could change a book, and you'd never know.
They're also not nearly as cheap as people think... sure, they give you some old stuff for free, but unless you the type that's totally impatient, they're more money than a new paperback... never mind used book, or the library.
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Post by maddog1981 on Jun 30, 2011 22:36:16 GMT -4
The Columbus area libraries check out Kindle files now.
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Post by Dustin on Jun 30, 2011 22:37:36 GMT -4
I like not having the clutter of books.
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Post by Havoc on Jun 30, 2011 23:01:20 GMT -4
Hmmmmmm.... What industry do you work in again, wildfire? The kindle rocks. Do I miss some of the cool looking hard covers? Yes. Do I miss the higher price of said book regardless of whether the ebook is pricy too? No. The physical book is still more expensive. Do I miss driving 20 minutes to the nearest book store? No. I love finding a book, downloading it, and starting to read it all while taking a deuce.
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Post by toasterboy on Jun 30, 2011 23:45:17 GMT -4
My mom had a kindle. Then she got an iPad. She rarely picks up the kindle because there's an iPad app for the kindle. I have an iPad and read regular books and comics on it all the time. iPad is the way to go!
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Post by kingwiththeax on Jul 1, 2011 0:50:09 GMT -4
People at work laugh when i read an actual book instead of an e-book like everyone else. I just like the feeling of a regular book instead of staring at a screen, but I know that makes me a dinosaur.
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Post by jasonjaconetti on Jul 1, 2011 7:51:30 GMT -4
I agree, there is something about actually holding a book compared to a screen
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Post by Dustin on Jul 1, 2011 8:44:49 GMT -4
Grant, e-ink is the way to go for eReaders.
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Post by executioner on Jul 1, 2011 9:26:18 GMT -4
I have a Nook Color. I have read a couple books on it. I much prefer an actual book, but the Nook works. With a tall bookshelf full of paperbacks, I doubt I will be moving exclusively to e-books anytime soon.
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Post by wildfire on Jul 1, 2011 9:27:25 GMT -4
Yeah, I work at a book store, but I still think they're evil. I would even if I worked for Amazon. I LIKE books. My attic is full of them. Comics, too.
Can anyone deny that iTunes has destroyed the music industry?
Kindle's trying to do the same thing with books.
And books ARE cheaper in paper. A kindle novel costs $9.99... I can get 4 or 5 regular books for that at my local used book store, or 20 at the library book sale that happens twice a year in my town and all the towns around me.
Can you have total instant gratification? nope. I don't think that's a good trade for more cost, no control over the content, and nothing to show for your cost.
At the risk of sounding snooty, I think you don't like reading if you have a kindle... it's just not the same. I tried one once. you spend more time turning pages then reading, it's really hard to get immersed in a story that way.
I see a fair number of people with them on the train, almost NO ONE that has one reads for more than 10 minutes. Most play solitaire instead. I see more people reading a newspaper on it than a novel.. which actually makes more sense to me.
You don't keep, cherish, collect, and re-read newspapers this side of hoarders. Books are SPECIAL, imo. It's a great art I don't want to get lost.
Not to mention you can use it for half the flight on an airplane, and the batteries can die... and it's another stupid little electronic device that can get lost/stolen/break that is expensive to replace.
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Post by graymar on Jul 1, 2011 11:19:27 GMT -4
Wildfire...wildfire...wildfire...
I disagree...I think it is all in your "USE" of the Kindle. I got a Kindle for the first time this winter and I use it constantly. I travel with 100s of books all of which cost me about $50. I also don't have to 'lug' tomes with me wherever I go. Tired of reading about 1986 Mets and want to switch to Mark Twain? No problem. Limited periodicals are a snap...USA Today...Atlanta Journal...Washington Post...are periodicals that I have had subscriptions to. Each delivered every morning t the device...no fuss no muss. Storage was becoming an issue to me for my books. Inevitably, I would have to downsize books because of space and then buy the book again later because I wanted to re-read it. Presentation is a plus for me. You mentioned constantly turning pages....being able to change the font due to situation (or aging eyes) is a plus for me over a book. Games on any device can be a distraction just as they are in printed form...for example...reading a paper versus doing the crossword/jumble/etc. I use my Kindle on a daily basis...and charge it about every couple of weeks. I have never ran out of power. I don't know what the charge life is but I bet it is over 10 hours.
For me, the convienance of portability, availability, versatility and storage battery have made "MY"reading experience better.
I agree that I miss the 'feel' of a book...but I would add something else I miss...the smell!
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Post by Steelersfan629 on Jul 1, 2011 11:30:18 GMT -4
I have two things to say here..I bought my wife a Kindle for her birthday and she loves it..I think it is a amazing device..she already has 70 books on it...Itunes did not ruin the music industry..awful music ruined the music industry.
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Post by wildfire on Jul 1, 2011 13:28:02 GMT -4
iTunes made it so you can produce one hit song and make enough money to tour, which is where the REAL money is now.
There's no longer any incentive to make a good album... people will only buy the radio hit anyway.
@ Graymar: I have those same space issues, but it doesn't bother me in the least, because I have something. I'm just not willing to pay money for a computer file, it's too impermanent to me.
Maybe it's because I'm old, too, but I personally can't for the life of me remember to charge my cell phone... I'm sure I'd have the same problem with a reader of any sort... and sure your battery lasts 10 hours now... in 6 months, it'll last 4.. then you have to either suffer or down $50 for a new battery (maybe they're less, I don't really know).
I do wonder how you got 100s of books for $50, I know they give you some free stuff (mostly early books in a series that has a new one coming out) and really old stuff is sometimes cheap, but anything reasonably current is pretty pricey.. I just did a quick look at the best seller list and most of them are actually $12.99 - $14.99 most were the same, or more, than the paperback.
To give you an example, the Game of Thrones books are $29.99 for the set on Kindle, $19.77 for the actual books. If you find it at a used book store they'd likely be $12-15.
If fact, the new book (less than 2 weeks!!!) is only $4 cheaper on Kindle ($14.99) than in Hardcover ($18.81).
The other thing I noticed is that Amazon seems to now be taking short stories out of collections and selling them singly for a buck or two each... not sure if that's good or not.. certainly profitable for Amazon.
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