Broken Kindle

[aris]

I think the real power is that authors can self publish much easier. Saying that, without drm or a publishing house behind them, they can also be ripped off much easier too.

 

[sandbender]

"...I am not averse to the idea of e-books - in fact I rather like it. But I think the current implementation is poor. Kindle editions should be far cheaper than hardback (and still make the same profit), but they aren't. Along with fragile hardware, lack of ability to "pass on" the book etc. its just not there *yet* - it will come though. As surely as digital music and movies have..."

+1 to this.

I like paper books, however having an electronic version of said book can be handy for searching, availability on the move, easy reference etc.

I find that the idea of having to own a specific bit of hardware to read a bit of electronic text doesn't really work for me. If there is something I want an electronic copy of (and the book is cheap enough to buy in the paper form) then a guillotine and a sheet feed scanner solves that problem.

 

[rik_uk3]

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2012/06/18/ebook-statistics-update/

Worth reading.

 

[aris]

Since I got my wife a Kindle, it is like a new appendage. She ALWAYS has it and reads much much more than before. This can only be a good thing.

 

[Clouston98]

I like paper books but I guess the kindle is handy for travelling about?

 

[aris]

I like paper books but I guess the kindle is handy for travelling about?

Yes - very handy. Thing about Kindle is that it is not a normal LCD screen - it is e-ink. It looks like paper - certainly easier on the eyes than a screen like on an iPad.

 

[wingstoo]

Can't wipe your bum and light a fire easily with a kindle though...

 

[spoony]

How do you not own your books with a kindle, all my ebooks are stored on my devices, so the cant take them back or stop me reading them.

 

[sandbender]

How do you not own your books with a kindle, all my ebooks are stored on my devices, so the cant take them back or stop me reading them.

If it please the court, exhibit A.

Apparently they've promised not to do it again though.

 

[aris]

How do you not own your books with a kindle, all my ebooks are stored on my devices, so the cant take them back or stop me reading them.

You don't own them, you just have a license to use it. In fact, amazon can delete it from your device when you next sync with whisper net - they have done this before.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html?_r=0

Oh, the irony!