[Amazon]The Kindle & Fire OS thread etc. - Page 3
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keV.
United States3214 Posts
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wishbones
Canada2600 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + kindle 2 + Show Spoiler + review on the kindle DX, talks a bit about Kindle 2 issues thought this might be nice for you since you want to pay for one of these. + Show Spoiler + | ||
Accer
Korea (South)319 Posts
For those of you saying that an e-reader is the same as a Ipad or Ipod touch, I have to disagree. E-readers are designed with a e-ink technology and are not back lit, allowing you to read for hours at a time and not experience any eye strain. Also, because of the way e-ink technology works, the battery life on e-books are significantly longer than other devices, the Kindle fore example has a 2 WEEK life span, or 8,000 page turns. EDIT: Heres a link, Kobo | ||
Half
United States2554 Posts
Amazon effectively acknowledged that the deletions were a bad idea. “We are changing our systems so that in the future we will not remove books from customers’ devices in these circumstances,” Mr. Herdener said. Well I'm still waiting for Valve to get the message. | ||
Danzepol
United States211 Posts
or at least a way to test it out? finally, anyone know amazon's return policy on this stuff? the thing looks pretty nifty. | ||
jax1492
United States1632 Posts
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Zzoram
Canada7115 Posts
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emilesilvis
South Africa18 Posts
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Lefnui
United States753 Posts
I think that interview describes it pretty well. | ||
ilnp
Iceland1330 Posts
it's awesome. very glad i bought it. you can get a ton of classic books on project gutenberg for free as well. only thing disappointed is that books are a bit expensive considering it's digital media, especially with DRM. maybe i'm a cheapskate, but i liked it better when it was $10 max, not the $15 some books are now. nevertheless, i love the kindle. i have a case that holds a reading lamp and will stand up hands free on a table. it's awesome. i wish all my books were kindle books instead of all the paper ones i pull out. only downside -- any 8.5/11 PDF will not show up readable on the kindle 2. text is generally too small. i'm guessing this is a big upside to the kindle dx. however, you can set them to show wide and it's totally readable, you just have to look at each page in two pieces. tbh, this is just a general "it's awesome" to e-readers and e ink | ||
condoriano
United States826 Posts
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topspinserve
United States147 Posts
On May 30 2010 17:31 FragKrag wrote: Clearly you have never used an iPhone or iPad... Clearly you have never tried to read for an extended period of time on an iPhone or iPad... | ||
aers
United States1210 Posts
maybe i'm a cheapskate, but i liked it better when it was $10 max, not the $15 some books are now. This is basically due to a 'battle' between Amazon & the big publishing companies. The companies basically pulled their stuff until the prices went up. It's a lot more complicated like that and Amazon is partially to blame, but I don't know enough about it to say anything more. There are so many different ebook readers out there now that you really need to evaluate what features you want before making a decision. The Kindle is great but it isn't for everyone. One thing I'd like to note... only half the books on my Kindle were actually bought from Amazon. It's also possible to strip the DRM from Amazon bought books if necessary. | ||
ilnp
Iceland1330 Posts
On May 31 2010 05:46 aers wrote: I have a Kindle and access to an iPad and I would never read on the iPad over the Kindle. Sure the iPad has a shiny color screen but the weight difference is definitely noticeable after an extended period of time. There are a couple other reasons but the way I tend to read, the weight is the major stopping point. It's personal choice. This is basically due to a 'battle' between Amazon & the big publishing companies. The companies basically pulled their stuff until the prices went up. It's a lot more complicated like that and Amazon is partially to blame, but I don't know enough about it to say anything more. yeah, i know. generally we pinch our fingers and hope that technological advances and market evolution should make things better and cheaper (or at least, better value for the price. the man acts as if market evolution and technological changes should make them more money with less risk. it's a bit of a downside. look at steam/xbox live. here's a way in which anyone can make a game without getting a publisher on their side and be able to distribute it and make money off of it. big companies like EA and Activision see it and their eyes flash dollar signs and DLC. the up side is the publishing companies will lose in the end and eventually things will trickle down to a more reasonable price ($15 for anything other than a brand-new textbook type situation is ridic i think) i have successfully stripped DRM off one kindle book, but it wasn't a great kindle release to begin with (as in, formatting issues, etc.) and it turned out even shittier. i don't know why torrent sites haven't sprung up distributing kindle books yet, maybe since they're so small it's not worth it | ||
XFire
United States131 Posts
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Clues
United States186 Posts
The e-ink display is super awesome for text, Period. There are a whole ton of people who say there is some intangible to reading an actual book that you lose if you were to read it on a kindle, those people are hacks. Are you honestly thinking about the texture of the pages or even the act of flipping a page when you are focused on reading? No you arent, its just words on a page that get manufactored into the story in your head. Because e-ink doesnt refresh, youre looking at a static image of the text and so all the complaints about reading for hours on a CRT or an LCD really are moot. Its also nice that with the cell radio in the kindle itll sync your page and so you can use the kindle app on your pc/mac/iphone/ipad and keep up on your pages, as each device will automatically sync to the furthest read page. For the slowness of the kindle's screen, the 3G radio is fine for the super limited internet surfing you'd ever do on it. Don't be fooled, the Kindle is a e-book reader first and foremost, everything else is a perk or experimental. As for the price..thats where it gets a bit touchy. There are plenty of netbooks that approach the kindle DX range, and most notably the iPad, which trades the nice e-ink screen for a more fully fledged internet device. If you are an avid reader or already have an iphone and dont need the dual-ness of the ipad, I'd say get one, I love my Kindle DX dearly. Otherwise the iPad might be a better choice. | ||
miseiler
United States1389 Posts
If you're leaning that way, perhaps you should wait. | ||
Prof. Protoss
Germany744 Posts
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Husky
United States3362 Posts
Because the title confuses me constantly I'm going to post my list. Things you should buy: 1) Knife Things you should not buy: 1) Kindle | ||
[GiTM]-Ace
United States4935 Posts
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