I'll tell you why. Because the greatest weakness of the Kindle is lack of detailed graphics, photos, and video. However, I know how these can be provided to the subscribers WITHOUT any major change to the Kindle itself. IOW, you can read an e-book AND look at unlimited numbers of photos, graphics, and videos associated with each book or other publication without changing the e-ink screen technology.
Yes, I think this idea is well worth a FREE Kindle plus a lifetime subscription to all publications accessible via Kindle. Also my birthday is coming up soon and I am a fellow South Florida resident with Jeff Bezos. Oh, and we also share the letter "J" somewhere in our names. Okay, I'm reaching now but I think my idea about the graphics and video is well worth the freebies I mentioned.
I WANT A KINDLE!!!!!!!
Maybe you could provide Jeff Bezos with a Kindle song.
My books have done really well on Kindle.
I’ve been waiting to see who wins the E-ink wars and now that Amazon has pitched it’s tent, I think it’s about settled. Now to wait for the prices on the readers to come down!
We have a Sony Reader PRS-505 we’re very happy with. It’s similar, but instead of using the cell-phone networks, you have to plug it into a USB port on your computer. If you’re going to be primarily reading free PDFs, this is better than the Kindle, because it is free to transfer the file. However, I suspect Sony’s online store is less complete than Amazon’s.
At 400 bucks, I’ll have to pass. Looks cool, though.
Can I check out and download books from the library (where I get 95% of my books from)? Until I can do that, I’m not interested.
If it’s worth reading it isn’t available in e-book.
E Ink unveils new paper-thin display cells
Can you change the Font size?
How do I save books?
Do these things do color pictures?
Ping to read later
The technology on the Kindle is nice (!!!) and I considered buying one, but the content price still isn't worth it to me. For example, Ann Coulter’s book “If Dems had Brains...” is $16.47 on hardback, $11.16 on paperback, and $9.99 on Kindle (Amazon prices). Not a stellar price break. Jim Nantz’s new book isn't on Kindle yet.
After the Gemstar loss, I rediscovered the local library. It's only 1 mile from my house and I can generally get any book I want on the first visit. Call me cheap, but nothing beats FREE.
So, for me, I would happily invest $400 in the Kindle if:
1. The Kindle versions were available on all new releases
2. Kindle book prices were around $5-6.
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I’ve thought about buying a Kindle, and have read many of the reviews on Amazon. I’m going to wait though, to see if they make any improvements to it down the road, or if any other e-book reader comes available that will suit my needs. A check on Amazon for e-books from my favorite writers has come up short, so to me it’s not worth an investment at this time. I’m retired and read a lot of books. Right now I buy most of my books used, either at used book stores or through Amazon or Alibris. Once I’ve read them, I list them for sale on eBay, and get back most of what I paid for them to begin with.
I’m waiting for a digital paper version that can go through the wash in my jean pockets.
I love my eink reader. When my daughter unexpectedly ended up in the hospital for two weeks, it was the only thing keeping me sane. Stuck a 2GB SD card in that sucker and never looked back. One of the overlooked pleasures of these devices is efficient one handed reading.
I have a Sony Reader, Book Designer 4.0, and Azureus. These things do not go together, nosirreebob, completely incompatible. I never use them in concert nor has the thought crossed my mind. I do not advise replicating your print book collection in any way other than slicing through the bindings and laboriously handscanning them through an OCR device.
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I shoulda made better friends with him, and INVESTED...