Comments on: Amazon Kindle – One Hurdle to Digital Print http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/ Jake on travel, China, food, life and tech Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael Cull http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/comment-page-1/#comment-7230 Michael Cull Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:11:27 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/#comment-7230 The e-book I use is an old one that works great for me. It works in the dark is light and doesn't cost so much. The ebookwise, from "www.ebookwise.com" It is 1/2 vga grayscale and at $140 it doesn't break the bank. The book only reads its's own format so you need to spend another $15 for the converter program "ebookwise librarian". The other ebooks read more formats, but I can't get past the price of them. The e-book I use is an old one that works great for me. It works in the dark is light and doesn’t cost so much. The ebookwise, from “www.ebookwise.com”
It is 1/2 vga grayscale and at $140 it doesn’t break the bank. The book only reads its’s own format so you need to spend another $15 for the converter program “ebookwise librarian”. The other ebooks read more formats, but I can’t get past the price of them.

]]> By: David Wheeland http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/comment-page-1/#comment-7222 David Wheeland Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:35:37 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/#comment-7222 I've been reading e-books on my Palm T/X and Treo 700p for the past two years. I love being able to pull the "book" out anywhere and read it. Will paper books disappear, I don't thinks so. I still read hard copy books. There will always be a market for both kinds of reading material. I may go with a book like Sony or Kindle when they get back lights. I also enjoy reading in bed or at the movies waiting for it to start. I’ve been reading e-books on my Palm T/X and Treo 700p for the past two years. I love being able to pull the “book” out anywhere and read it. Will paper books disappear, I don’t thinks so. I still read hard copy books. There will always be a market for both kinds of reading material. I may go with a book like Sony or Kindle when they get back lights. I also enjoy reading in bed or at the movies waiting for it to start.

]]> By: Thomas Kirkman http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/comment-page-1/#comment-7211 Thomas Kirkman Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:55:40 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/#comment-7211 I have been reading free books and books I bought for years on my Palms and PPC's and love it. I can read them anywhere and at anytime by just slipping it in my pocket. The only thing that keeps me from purchasing one of these new readers is that they have no light. I read at night in the bed a lot and with the light on it keeps my wife awake. On a Palm that's not a problem. I do think there should be a way to have a wee bit of light on these readers without draining the batteries down too much. I do understand that the electronic paper is not the same as the screen on a Palm, but until I get a light, I won't be buying one. I have heard that the cover on the Kindle is a bit loose. They need to fix this. I have been reading free books and books I bought for years on my Palms and PPC’s and love it. I can read them anywhere and at anytime by just slipping it in my pocket. The only thing that keeps me from purchasing one of these new readers is that they have no light. I read at night in the bed a lot and with the light on it keeps my wife awake. On a Palm that’s not a problem. I do think there should be a way to have a wee bit of light on these readers without draining the batteries down too much. I do understand that the electronic paper is not the same as the screen on a Palm, but until I get a light, I won’t be buying one. I have heard that the cover on the Kindle is a bit loose. They need to fix this.

]]> By: Joel Tompkins http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/comment-page-1/#comment-7209 Joel Tompkins Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:34:14 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/#comment-7209 As long as I can buy a paperback for $7 or $8 that will last for years and be tradable, I have a hard time parting with that kind of green. Make it under $50, and then relieve my fears about DRM. I want to store it on a CD for the future. Of course, for under $50, I could read all of Project Gutenberg. But at the current price, no way.... And, I don't need to pay for wireless if I can hook up to my PC or laptop and download a dozen or so books before leaving on a trip. As long as I can buy a paperback for $7 or $8 that will last for years and be tradable, I have a hard time parting with that kind of green. Make it under $50, and then relieve my fears about DRM. I want to store it on a CD for the future. Of course, for under $50, I could read all of Project Gutenberg. But at the current price, no way….
And, I don’t need to pay for wireless if I can hook up to my PC or laptop and download a dozen or so books before leaving on a trip.

]]> By: John Hess http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/comment-page-1/#comment-7206 John Hess Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:09:08 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/#comment-7206 As a print publisher of an automotive trade journal, I just dropped from a bimonthly to quarterly issue. However, that's more because of tightening belts by my advertiser prospects than anything. In any case, I believe for trade journals, shop owners and service techs are still going to want paper and ink for several years to come. It's easier to trade, and store, magazines. Plus, they're great as reference in a group condition (as in "here, look, see this!") Chuckle, John Hess www.goHTSN.com As a print publisher of an automotive trade journal, I just dropped from a bimonthly to quarterly issue. However, that’s more because of tightening belts by my advertiser prospects than anything.

In any case, I believe for trade journals, shop owners and service techs are still going to want paper and ink for several years to come. It’s easier to trade, and store, magazines. Plus, they’re great as reference in a group condition (as in “here, look, see this!”)
Chuckle,
John Hess
http://www.goHTSN.com

]]> By: Sara http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/comment-page-1/#comment-7205 Sara Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:19:02 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/#comment-7205 As long as there are newspapers, books and magazines, there will always be a place for the printed word, albeit a fairly small place. Young road warriors like yourself are the ideal target for digital media, but those of us who are more "grounded" love to hold books in our hands, turn the pages ourselves, skip from chapter to chapter without always having to click on a screen, which becomes harder to see when we get older. Of course, the potential to store media digitally is a great incentive; why should you have hundresd of pounds of books when they can be accessed electronically at-will? I-pod for books? As long as there are newspapers, books and magazines, there will always be a place for the printed word, albeit a fairly small place. Young road warriors like yourself are the ideal target for digital media, but those of us who are more “grounded” love to hold books in our hands, turn the pages ourselves, skip from chapter to chapter without always having to click on a screen, which becomes harder to see when we get older. Of course, the potential to store media digitally is a great incentive; why should you have hundresd of pounds of books when they can be accessed electronically at-will? I-pod for books?

]]> By: Jake Ludington’s Digital Lifestyle http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/comment-page-1/#comment-7323 Jake Ludington’s Digital Lifestyle Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2007/amazon-kindle-one-hurdle-to-digital-print/#comment-7323 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Recent Discussion Michael Cull: The e-book I use is an... David Wheeland:I’ve been reading e-books on my...Thomas Kirkman: I have been reading free books... Joel Tompkins: As long as I can buy... John Hess: As a print publisher of an... Sara: As long as there are newspapers,... Jake Ludington’s Digital Lifestyle:<!--%kramer-post%--> Recent Discussion Michael Cull: The e-book I use is an… David Wheeland:I’ve been reading e-books on my…Thomas Kirkman: I have been reading free books… Joel Tompkins: As long as I can buy… John Hess: As a print publisher of an… Sara: As long as there are newspapers,… Jake Ludington’s Digital Lifestyle:

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