Comments on: My Thoughts on the Kindle 2 http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/ Music + Technology + Random Nonsense from the Music Industry by Ethan Kaplan, VP Product, Live Nation Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: glenellen http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-192883 glenellen Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:49:11 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/#comment-192883 If you live in a small apartment, having a lot books is a problem due to space. I bought a KindleII guide books that tells how to get your PDF's free. Check it out. So far, I really love mine, and have found many of the free books aren't bad - depending on your interest. What do you think of the $9.99 best sellers? I think it a pretty good bargain. If you live in a small apartment, having a lot books is a problem due to space.

I bought a KindleII guide books that tells how to get your PDF’s free. Check it out.

So far, I really love mine, and have found many of the free books aren’t bad – depending on your interest.

What do you think of the $9.99 best sellers? I think it a pretty good bargain.

]]> By: Al http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-192857 Al Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:36:01 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/#comment-192857 Books are beautiful. How you can describe them as ugly is beyond me! Brilliant things which should be passed on and re used over and over. Unlike this piece of technology that will be obsolete within 18 months. I'm all for progress but find it very sad that you are so keen to do away with such a wonderful, practical and enjoyable item as the book! Books are beautiful. How you can describe them as ugly is beyond me! Brilliant things which should be passed on and re used over and over. Unlike this piece of technology that will be obsolete within 18 months. I’m all for progress but find it very sad that you are so keen to do away with such a wonderful, practical and enjoyable item as the book!

]]> By: avramk http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-192843 avramk Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:03:55 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/#comment-192843 the kindle makes reading faster, easy to bookmark, does it automatically when it turns off or you can do it. makes me want to read more. I am surprised that our house does not sink into the earth given how many books we have. we donated so many to the library and still don't have any more room. kindle is also going green and the cost is cheaper, do not have to go to a book store, saves gas. incredible array of books to choose from and periodicals and newspapers (another paper elimination) it was nice of getting this for a birthday present, and it will make traveling much easier. echo on contrast improvement needed, but nice to be able to adjust font size. the cover and book light work very well. seems to be a tech invention that I am using. reaching for it, before my books the kindle makes reading faster, easy to bookmark, does it automatically when it turns off or you can do it. makes me want to read more.
I am surprised that our house does not sink into the earth given how many books we have. we donated so many to the library and still don’t have any more room.
kindle is also going green and the cost is cheaper, do not have to go to a book store, saves gas.
incredible array of books to choose from and periodicals and newspapers (another paper elimination)
it was nice of getting this for a birthday present, and it will make traveling much easier.
echo on contrast improvement needed, but nice to be able to adjust font size.
the cover and book light work very well.
seems to be a tech invention that I am using. reaching for it, before my books

]]> By: Roland Dobbins http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-192840 Roland Dobbins Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:41:10 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/#comment-192840 Use the (Windows-only; runs fine in VMWare) MobiPocket Creator to convert your files to non-DRMed .prc, Kindle reads those just fine. Use the (Windows-only; runs fine in VMWare) MobiPocket Creator to convert your files to non-DRMed .prc, Kindle reads those just fine.

]]> By: Kevin Goldsmith http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-192839 Kevin Goldsmith Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:02:14 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/#comment-192839 I have one big issue with the kindle. Lock-in. You obviously were someone that kept your books (as am I). I buy mp3s over unprotected AAC when I can. Why? Portability. MP3 is a more portable format. What bugs me about the Kindle is that I have to pay to use the non-portable formats (PDF, txt) and I can only use Amazon products to read the formats I pay money for. DRM aside, if I'm paying for the material, I either want to be sure that I can use it forever (like a book) or that it is cheap enough that it won't be so painful if I have to buy it again (assuming it is even available). Someday your kindle won't work anymore, no matter how well you take care of it. Your books will always work. I have one big issue with the kindle. Lock-in. You obviously were someone that kept your books (as am I). I buy mp3s over unprotected AAC when I can. Why? Portability. MP3 is a more portable format. What bugs me about the Kindle is that I have to pay to use the non-portable formats (PDF, txt) and I can only use Amazon products to read the formats I pay money for. DRM aside, if I’m paying for the material, I either want to be sure that I can use it forever (like a book) or that it is cheap enough that it won’t be so painful if I have to buy it again (assuming it is even available). Someday your kindle won’t work anymore, no matter how well you take care of it. Your books will always work.

]]> By: Roland Dobbins http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-192837 Roland Dobbins Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:57:18 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2009/03/08/my-thoughts-on-the-kindle-2/#comment-192837 You should check out the Kindle iPhone app. No search, no landscape mode, no in-app book purchases, but if this had been available when I bought my Kindle in November of 2007 (200+ Kindle books ago), I wouldn'tve bothered with the hardware reader. You should check out the Kindle iPhone app. No search, no landscape mode, no in-app book purchases, but if this had been available when I bought my Kindle in November of 2007 (200+ Kindle books ago), I wouldn’tve bothered with the hardware reader.

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