Comments on: More thoughts on the Kindle..

By: Mmfh

Mmfh — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:21:58 +0000

The future of the Kindle or ebook readers in general is going to start going more toward students.

Amazon has been working with text book manufactures and will keep adding more titles all the time.

If you are in school, and as most students have many heavy and expensive books to buy and carry, the Kindle is going to the best thing in your life.

Books are much cheaper, you only pack around the Kindle and forget all the heavy books, books are easy to make notes in, never lose a book or mess one up.

The best thing about Kindle in the future I think is going to be for all the students out there.

By: Val@Laptop Handybundle

Val@Laptop Handybundle — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:05:09 +0000

I think the sales of printed books will lower now that Kindle is gaining more popularity. I have a friend who switched to Kindle and ditched her books. I myself like Kindle. However, I will never ditch my printed books for Kindle. Both Kindle and printed books have their own pros. I like Kindle because it’s so handy and I can store many ebooks. While I also like printed books because I like to fold its pages and sometimes just toss it away when I’m done reading which I can’t do with Kindle.

By: Vivian

Vivian — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:28:24 +0000

I love my Kindle, but when it comes to finding support on the net, it has been a little lacking. There are a lot of websites now starting to post information with tips and tricks. A site that has helped me is KindleHelpdesk at http://kindlehelp.bravehost.com.

By: Murali

Murali — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:00:47 +0000

Seachability is the main advantage an e-book offers. Academic resources available in this form is a boon to students. Still reading a fiction or a romance novel using a computer is not enjoyable.

By: Josie B

Josie B — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:42:03 +0000

Thanks for an interesting suggestion on trading the quality paperbacks. I give 25% of the new price as trade credit and was seeing how many of those books come in and not go out. By just giving a straight 2.00 credit on them I’ll be able to ‘not lose’ quite as much!!! In small town America it’s difficult to come up with new ideas for increasing the bottom line. And advertising is sooo expensive. I’m doing BOOKLOVERS Day next Sat in conjunction with Open House so am hoping for good bottom line results. Please share all ideas here. Thanks

By: Wayne Z.

Wayne Z. — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:06:17 +0000

The comparison with music is not necessarily valid. No matter how the music is delivered, the listening experience does not change. Ultimately the listener does not know if the source is MP3, CD, or vinyl (OK, maybe vinyl is discernible), because the product is ‘consumed’ in a similar manner. Reading from a Kindle versus a book is a different way of consuming the product. Actual reading patterns and mechanics will have to be altered, hence a barrier to market entry.

However, the digitization of academic resources has already made a huge difference with respect to professional publications. Many journals do not offer hard copy at all, and in two years of graduate work in history i have yet to enter a library building, all the while accessing hundreds of journals with thousands of volumes, all searchable!

Wayne

By: Jalaj

Jalaj — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:21:47 +0000

Printed copies have their own pros… Books that are published in US/UK and priced in $/pound are costly to people living in other countries including India. The special edition (legal) covering Indian subcontinent is much cheaper compared to original print.

There would be no such classification in e-books!..

By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:20:36 +0000

Side thought, since I don’t see it in tech specs. Many students enjoy being able to highlight books for easy studying. Can it do that?

And ignore casual reading, the real market for this should be education. Imagine being able o stick all your college or high school textbooks on one of these puppies. Textbook manufacturer could still update annually, but at a fraction of the cost to publisher.
Yes, the device itself is expensive, but its roughly equivalent to the cost of books for one semester of college.