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Why do the blogs cost money? Is that an Amazon requirement, or is that your company?
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I'd be more than happy to pay for a (digital book) subscription for mags such as Scientific American, Make, and Penthouse Forum, albeit much less than a standard subscription. But they need to really dole out the goodies to draw people in. Free EVDO isn't very handy if you're paying for blogs.
(And to those who bitch that I can't go three posts without making sexual innuendos, porn references, or crude jokes.... good call.)
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TO THE MONKCAVE!!!!!
03/02/09
E-ink is designed to be similar to ink on paper, in almost all regards. The substrate is opaque and once the "ink" is digital toggled into place it stays there without further electrical impulse. This gives it enhanced readability because it requires no "refresh" as CRT and LCD screens do (as evidenced by the video). Also, without lighting up "at you" it causes less train, as paper does. Unlike LCDs or CRTs which become washed out when lit from the front, due to refraction of the light against the LCD elements or individual CRT phosphors, E-ink is lit evenly and is completely readable in bright daylight, dim candlelight, exactly as printed paper would be. Exactly as it was intended to be.
So, for everyone who has enjoyed reading books and newspapers in the dark by putting flourescent lights behind them, E-ink may not for you. You will ahve to keep trolling and acting childish. In your case, keep using LCD screens for your marathon reading sessions. It's not hurting anyone (except potentially yourselves).
03/03/09
Pretty much fine up to this point. I'm sorry some people wanting a one-piece reading solution without a separate light offends your delicate sensibilities.
03/03/09
E-ink is an alternative to LCD, intended for comfortable extended reading. LCD is one of the worst solutions for long reading sessions. It was specifically designed to be used without being backlit. The intent is to create an extremely low-energy and cost effective means for updatable environmentally friendly reading that doesn't strain the eyes. I'm just amazed at how many people want to read novels on electronic devices in the absolute dark, as though they've been able to do this for decades and that this is just a fucking travesty. Seriously, wtf?
People who trash it for that reason are obviously being willfully ignorant and trollish, and I don't apologize for pointing out their rampant idiocy in the face of reality.
02/26/09
Apple eBook
Touch Screen like iPhone
Internet Access
App and Bookstore
Itunes
Basically one big ass iPhone eBook type device.
02/24/09
An elderly author who I never thought would like something like this recently told me he bought one and loved it. So I'm thinking, if he liked it maybe I should get over my predisposition to think it's an antiseptic substitute for a real book, a harbinger of a society when eink will eventually supplant all printed materials except wedding invitations, but a harbinger nonetheless. Ahhhh. I don't want to buy a harbinger. I don't even know what a harbinger is. I should read more. Maybe I'll get one of these things after all.
02/25/09
My recommedation to you would be to take advantage of all the people who are upgrading their readers right now and get a used reader for cheap. In the next few months I think we'll see a lot of Kindle 1's and Sony 500/505's hit ebay and craigslist, and you'll probably be able to get a 500 for about the same price I did, and a used 505 should go for no more than $200.
Here's a little trick I've used that works really well; type in the product that you want into google and do a nationwide search of craigslist. You'll often find that people are selling them cheaper than on ebay and some are willing to ship. Example: prs-505 site:craigslist.org.
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I'd love to see more manual type books get Kindle-ized before I will bite. I'd love to have a Kindle loaded with books on using Pro Tools, Logic, Reason, etc. all in one place ready for consultation as needed. I buy a ton of these non-fiction instructional books, but none are ever available on Kindle.
02/24/09
Slightly OT, but have you checked out Macprovideo:
[www.macprovideo.com]
They have a lot of good instructional videos for Logic, ProTools, etc.
02/24/09
[en.wikipedia.org]
This should be done here and done now. Digital textbooks are superiour in every way. They are greener, richer, searchable, cheaper, updateable - just better.
I was very happy to see, that unlike in the past there is only one bookosaur claiming that we will prise his greasy paperback from his cold dead hands. The times are changing at last. I have been advocating for ebooks for over 20 years.
This kindle is getting there. Almost. I would like to see one with an lcd screen on the other side for web surfing and multimedia content. Now that's change you can believe in.
Are you listening Obama?
02/24/09
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But for the rest of us, who actually buy new books from bookstores, it's a great deal. Brand new hardcovers go for $20-$25...but only $10 on the Kindle. Older paperbacks tend to go for the same price on Kindle as if you bought the book itself. The Kindle ends up saving money in the long run, depending on the books you buy.
02/24/09
So, yeah, if you're going to buy at least 24 books, it'll even out, but not before then. And it'd take me a while to read through 24 books. But if that's a different story for you, then go for it.
02/25/09
Other newspapers and magazines are even less expensive, and they're all ad-free.
02/24/09
When am I going to read in the dark? At the movies? For $12 a ticket, I'm watching the movie. In the middle of the night? I have a lamp. And I sleep. Sometimes.
02/24/09
at night? Vampires don't read huh? Dude your racist...
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Before you yell at me and say that you can't just have the selection that the Kindle has at your fingertips from a real book, ask yourself, "How many books do I really read in a week?" I think you will find that ordering real books from Amazon and reading a book in the time it takes you to wait for those is a far better solution.
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