Kindle

[SmileOfTheShadow]

I just got one, and subsequenty a subscription to the wallstreet journal on it.

[Jan]

Can's say I agree with you. I find that what I read on a computer screen tends to not generate nearly the amount of thought as what I read in print. I don't have any reason why that should be unless for some reason I need the tactile sensation of holding something to lend it 'weight', but there it is.

Jan

[Dr Maturin]

But papers deserve to die.

[Jan]

Nah, this doesn't upset me in the least. I read about it the other day and it seems to be what some are considering may be the 'savior' of newspapers. I don't want to read anything but books on mine, perhaps the occassional blog, that's all. And I want it to fit in my purse which the new one wouldn't.

Still love my Kindle!

Jan

[glindros]

Oh, the pain of being an early adopter of technology. Sorry Jan.

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-DX-Amazons-Wireless-Generation/dp/B0015TCML0/ref=amb_link_84277971_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=gateway-center-column&pf_rd_r=0PGCX2HGB4YKV1Z8GC22&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=476565871&pf_rd_i=507846

[SmileOfTheShadow]

At Jan's glowing recommendation...I think I'm going to get a kindle. Especially that there's free public domain content for books. That's awesome!

My big irritation so far of books that I didn't find that I want on there for sure:
Atlas Shrugged.

I'm sure it'll be on there at some point

[Jan]

Yeah, but who likes insects?




*hiding*

And so you should! Spiders aren't insects, they're arachnids.

Sheesh...buy you books, send you to school and you don't learn a damned thing...

Jan

[OmahaStar]

Excellent, Mike, thanks!

Hmm...I think it's Baen that publishes Spider Robinson...

Jan

Yeah, but who likes insects?




*hiding*

[Jan]

Excellent, Mike, thanks!

Hmm...I think it's Baen that publishes Spider Robinson...

Jan

[Mike Detlefsen]

Baen books has a number of SF and Fantasy ebooks available for the Kindle. No DRM, either. Many of them free.

Mike

[*Starstuff*]

Jan, thanks for the information. And just to let you know: Some of the books coming from the Gutenberg Project are also available through Amazon, for no cost, of course. You can find them if you sort the Kindle books by price; they are the ones that don't cost anything

And I was surprised when I first discovered that the e-books are much, much cheaper (some by $20) than the paperbacks. Here in Germany, they are currently pushing the Sony E-Reader (that needs extra software which only runs on Win, not on Macs). But they have not lowered the prices of the books. So, in effect, I'd pay the same for a virtual copy as I would for a printed book that takes so much more energy and resources to be created and sold.

That is a reason why I think the Kindle concept is superior to the current Sony concept, despite the fact that the Sony reader can handle more formats.

I really hope we'll have the Kindle by christmas this year. Then I'd know what I would put under the christmas tree for myself

[Jan]

Wow, that's excellent, thanks for the information!

Jan

[David Panzer]

Manybooks.net has books from Project Gutenberg in the Kindle format. There's no cost to download, since all the books at Project Gutenberg have entered the public domain.

[Jan]

Are the Kindle books expensive? There are a few audio books I wanted to get, but when I saw the price I said, "Forget it!".

They're cheaper than a paperback, the ones I bought were all between $5 and $6 each. It's probably a good thing that not all my old faves are available yet or I'd bankrupt myself quickly!

Jan

[Spoo Junky]

I have quite a few books that I love and have re-read several (sometimes many) times. It's usually the ones that after I've read the first time, when it comes to the end, I feel like I'm in withdrawal because I've become so engrossed in the story or characters.

Are the Kindle books expensive? There are a few audio books I wanted to get, but when I saw the price I said, "Forget it!".