Digital books....

[hgilmer3]

HA!!! I was sent an email by the author of the book I was looking at and he said, "Thank you for bringing this to my attention. It is definitely the wrong price and I'll get it changed immediately." So, I go to Amazon and the price was dropped from 19.99 to 11.99. I may be tempted for this author, but other books, I probably will get a used.

[Fred98]

I read 3 or 4 or more books per year. All non fiction.

I alwys chose the soft cover version over the hard cover because it is flexible.

These electronic readers are not flexible therefore I don't want one.

One day I can no longer get paper based books. As there are Kindle apps for most devices it seems the Kindle version is the way to go.

But I have no reason to have a Kindle device.

As for reading PDF files, I am suprised Kindles are not in colour.

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[JamesM]

Kindles will read Mobipocket format and you can convert from PDF or other formats using the Mobipocket reading software or Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/).

[Adam Parker]

ORIGINAL: hgilmer3

HA!!! I was sent an email by the author of the book I was looking at and he said, "Thank you for bringing this to my attention. It is definitely the wrong price and I'll get it changed immediately." So, I go to Amazon and the price was dropped from 19.99 to 11.99. I may be tempted for this author, but other books, I probably will get a used.

Way to go! [:)] It's good to see Amazon act fast too.

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: jamesm
Kindles will read Mobipocket format and you can convert from PDF or other formats using the Mobipocket reading software or Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/).

A wargame buddy of mine both has the Kindle DX (the large 10 inch one) and an Apple iPad so I got to play with both of them reading the same ruleset in pdf format. If the only thing you've ever experienced is the Kindle, it works fine, but if you've ever used the iPad you'll drop the Kindle in an instant. The iPad is waaaaaay faster and has colour and if it wasn't for Apple's closed-shop approach which I dispise I would have gotten myself an iPad months ago.

Waiting for Motorolla, HP, Dell, Acer and Asus to get their act together on 10 inch tablets that run Android 3.0 or even Windows 7

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[nelmsm1]

I've never had a problem with Kindle speed.  As for the color, to do that you need it backlit don't you.  Then you face the same eye strain as staring at a computer screen for a long time.  I have got a Kindle full of books and a lot of them I bought for less then the usual standard of $9.99, many were free or $0.99.  As for being flexible, how can something that doesn't have opposite sides like a book be flexible.  I've got a jacket on mine and I like the feel of the suede on my hands.  I've increased my fiction reading quite a bit since I got my Kindle and I don't go to a doctor's office or travel with out it.

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: nelmsm
I've never had a problem with Kindle speed. 

Just load a graphic heavy PDF on it - like a Matrix game manual - how long does it take to flip 5 pages ? 3-5 seconds ? On the iPad it takes less than a second - once you've experienced that the Kindle just feels slow and old.

ORIGINAL: nelmsm
As for the color, to do that you need it backlit don't you.  Then you face the same eye strain as staring at a computer screen for a long time. 

Doesn't bother me - what bothers me with the Kindle is that it isn't backlit meaning you can't do anything with in in bad lighting. And when you live here bad light on overcast days is the norm.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[ilovestrategy]

ORIGINAL: E

Civilian: I hope I'm not crowding you. What's the matter? Don't you like books?

Man in Uniform: Oh, I like them fine, but a computer takes less space.

Civilian: A computer, huh? I got one of these in my office. Contains all the precedents, a synthesis of all the great legal decisions written throughout time. - I never use it. - Why not? I've got my own system. Books, young man, books. Thousands of them. If time wasn't so important, I'd show you something-- my library. Thousands of books. - What would be the point? - This is where the law is, not in that homogenized, pasteurized, synthesized-- Do you want to know the law, the ancient concepts in their own language, Learn the intent of the men who wrote them, from Moses to the tribunal of Alpha 3? Books.

Man in Uniform: You have to be either an obsessive crackpot who's escaped from his keeper or Samuel T. Cogley, attorney-at-law.

Kirk is my hero! [&o]

I haven't found one e book service that has my favorite series, The Belgariad and The Malloreon by David Eddings. Until I do, it's physical books for me.

[Canoerebel]

I love to read. I carry books with me when I go hiking, backpacking, and moutain biking. I read while eating lunch on a cliff overlooking a valley, in my tent deep into the night, and while eating lunch on a dirt road in the heart of a forest. I read every night, even if I've just gotten in from a ten hour drive after a visit with relatives far way. Many nights I lay the book I'm reading on my chest and fall asleep, only to find it there the next morning. I love pouring over maps. I read the newspaper daily and have since I was in high school.

I love to read, but I will never use an electronic reading device. Just a personal choice, but I can't imagine replacing the printed word with a digital device. I"ll never do it.

It will be interesting to see how the printed word fairs against electronic devices in coming decades, as new generations growing up mainly with digital things age, and the "old fashioned" folks age and begin to fade away. I think there will always be a place for the printed word (I'm counting on it, since I'm in the business), but it's going to be a strange new world in fifteen or twenty years.

[nelmsm1]

ORIGINAL: sterckxe

ORIGINAL: nelmsm
I've never had a problem with Kindle speed. 

Just load a graphic heavy PDF on it - like a Matrix game manual - how long does it take to flip 5 pages ? 3-5 seconds ? On the iPad it takes less than a second - once you've experienced that the Kindle just feels slow and old.

ORIGINAL: nelmsm
As for the color, to do that you need it backlit don't you.  Then you face the same eye strain as staring at a computer screen for a long time. 

Doesn't bother me - what bothers me with the Kindle is that it isn't backlit meaning you can't do anything with in in bad lighting. And when you live here bad light on overcast days is the norm.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

I've not had any slowdown with the Panzer Command manual but I don't think it's very graphic heavy. I keep a booklight with my jacket so low light isn't a problem.

[Custer1961]

Here is an article that basically says that the kindle price point in a few years will be $1 a book.   Sounds like one day soon, books will cost the same as a song. 
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/03/09 ... ks?from=fb

[rhondabrwn]

I've picked up dozens of novels for $2.99 to .99 and quite a few more for free. I only pay the big prices ($6.99) for series that I've really gotten hooked on. [:D]

The Kindle is an addiction for me... I get on Amazon and watch out! I just snap up one e-book after another. [:D]

I have the free reader on both my desktops and my MacBook Pro so I've got access to everything... everywhere! I tutor reading after school and use the classroom projector to display books for group reading (currently reading "The Sea Wolf" by Jack London - cost... $0.00).

[nelmsm1]

For all your Kindle users here is book about the 1940 Norway Campaign that is free right now at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... /gagler-20

[rhondabrwn]

ORIGINAL: nelmsm

For all your Kindle users here is book about the 1940 Norway Campaign that is free right now at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... /gagler-20

Got it... thanks for the tip [&o]