Kindle

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I don't understand why people keeps comparing iPads with laptops.
The iPad fills a gap between laptops, e-book readers and smartphones. It shares some functionality, but is a mould breaker.

If I could spare the cash I'd probably get one, although the little dirty fingers grabbing it is the real deal-breaker at the moment.
I see no use for it if you can't leave it lying around easy for anyone to access.

Originally posted by Very Rusty
Not bad Gramps!

I hope you're still as nibble as you say you are, when I take a shot at you with my puck. 😛

I pray each night that senility will be kind to you Gramps!

I've met Andy and a conversation with him is both a pleasure and an education. He's witty, funny and has had an interesting life/career. He has impeccable timing and manners. Andy could talk to any person, of any age. He's no old bumbling fool.

Originally posted by Crowley
I don't understand why people keeps comparing iPads with laptops.
The iPad fills a gap between laptops, e-book readers and smartphones. It shares some functionality, but is a mould breaker.

If I could spare the cash I'd probably get one, although the little dirty fingers grabbing it is the real deal-breaker at the moment.
I see no use for it if you can't leave it lying around easy for anyone to access.

Yep. This is why most people are usually surprised how nice it is after they try it. It's hard to imagine how it is without a good reference.

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Um, if you're looking for an eReader, why even look at the price of the iPad.

For me an eReader is only an eReader if he has ePaper. At £111 delivered, the Kindle is a steal.

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
Um, if you're looking for an eReader, why even look at the price of the iPad.

For me an eReader is only an eReader if he has ePaper. At £111 delivered, the Kindle is a steal.

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Also, with the Ipad, the price keeps on coming, at least 30 bucks a month if you want 3G. With the Kindle, that is free. So compare the price after a couple of years of use of either, 2 years, say, 600 bucks for the cheapest one with 3G, plus 30 bucks a month, you are over 1300 bucks total. For the Kindle, 190 bucks, 2 years later, only the books you buy, no 3g charge so think about that when you buy one.

My wife had cataract surgery, new lens and all that, but afterwards found the font on real books too small, causing eye strain, found the kindle and found she can read it for hours with no strain if the light is bright enough. She thinks it is due to the lower contrast of the kindle.

I think epaper is a great invention. The latest generation btw, has a lot longer battery life. She had 3 of them go bad, the second gen and she complained to them about it, they agreed to give her her money back, 200 bucks + and she used that money to buy the 3rd gen version which she likes much better.

I still am stuck on real books, for one thing, if you want to go back a chapter or two to re-read some passage, it is a lot easier on a real book than the kindle. One of the problems she had on the earlier generations of Kindle was losing her place and having to hunt around to get back where she was. That was her biggest complaint, now she finds the third gen version much better in that regard. One problem is no page numbers, only some percentage thing.

They should have pagination. Of course the screen is too small for a whole page and she likes the idea of being able to change the font size which results in less words per screen but there should be ways around that to still give page numbers, like page 12.56 or something. You would know you are on the second half of the page if it takes two screens to make up a single page of the original text. I think that would be a better system than simple % #'s.

No doubt she is in love with the kindle. She likes the idea of being able to share books with friends which they just started doing. She wants a Noob now to compare book access and sharing and such.

I would like to see a version that has an LED output like on the HP48 or TI89 calculators having LED I/O's so you can swap programs among friends. That would be a relatively easy technology to develop, am surprised it hasn't shown up on these ereaders. I mean, if you own a paper book, you have the right to resell it to a used book store or to give it away if you want, so why not the same with epaper readers?

Originally posted by sonhouse
No doubt she is in love with the kindle. She likes the idea of being able to share books with friends which they just started doing.

How do you share (legitimately bought) books using the Kindle?

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
How do you share (legitimately bought) books using the Kindle?

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_200127470_ksupport_faq_lending?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200549320

Eligible Kindle books can be loaned once for a period of 14 days. The borrower does not need to own a Kindle -- Kindle books can also be read using our free Kindle reading applications for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices. Not all books are lendable -- it is up to the publisher or rights holder to determine which titles are eligible for lending. The lender will not be able to read the book during the loan period

The nook on the otherhand lets you loan out copies of your ebook with up to 5 people at a time.

Originally posted by tmetzler
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_200127470_ksupport_faq_lending?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200549320

Eligible Kindle books can be loaned once for a period of 14 days. The borrower does not need to own a Kindle -- Kindle books can also be read using our free Kindle reading applications for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devic ...[text shortened]...
The nook on the otherhand lets you loan out copies of your ebook with up to 5 people at a time.

Nice, thanks for the info.

If the Nook had better PDF support, I might just have tried to buy it off you! 🙂

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Originally posted by Sunburnt
I've met Andy and a conversation with him is both a pleasure and an education. He's witty, funny and has had an interesting life/career. He has impeccable timing and manners. Andy could talk to any person, of any age. He's no old bumbling fool.

Bless your heart, Sun Goddess, the pleasure was mine. 🙂

I hope we meet again someday soon.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Bless your heart, Sun Goddess, the pleasure was mine. 🙂

I hope we meet again someday soon.

"Note to " HandyAndy: "Never argue with a fool.
He will drag you down to his level, then win on experience."

Mark Twain via Ragnorak Addendum: "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."


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Originally posted by tmetzler
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_200127470_ksupport_faq_lending?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200549320

Eligible Kindle books can be loaned once for a period of 14 days. The borrower does not need to own a Kindle -- Kindle books can also be read using our free Kindle reading applications for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devic ...[text shortened]...
The nook on the otherhand lets you loan out copies of your ebook with up to 5 people at a time.

What about the "classics" where the copyright is probably expired?

1. Is there a good availability of these older titles?

and

2. Would not some of these older titles be free for the download? I remember back when I had my Casio Cassiopeia, I had downloaded a ton of ebooks for free.

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Then stop pissing geester~!

Originally posted by Sunburnt
I've met Andy and a conversation with him is both a pleasure and an education. He's witty, funny and has had an interesting life/career. He has impeccable timing and manners. Andy could talk to any person, of any age. He's no old bumbling fool.

Perhaps you have much to learn from him! 😉