Anthony Bonner Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Kindle for PC If there were no such a thing as PDF, Amazon would have had to invent it. I actually like this idea. It helps build the sterilization database once eugenics comes back into vogue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Kindle for PC If there were no such a thing as PDF, Amazon would have had to invent it. I actually like this idea. It helps build the sterilization database once eugenics comes back into vogue. Just wait until the copyright commando raids your place and you have to find receipts for every one of those PDFs. DRM is really maturing, isn't it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Here's an interesting survey showing the top eBook Readers in 2009 with the Sony PRS 505 coming out as the best... Top 10 eBook Readers in 2009 Second Best eBook Readers in 2009 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesteinf Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Is it the Russian commentary that makes it interesting or the highly scientific rating scale? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 What's interesting is that the folks doing the survey accurately judged the relative merits of the eBook Readers...particularly the top rating of the Sony PRS 505 (which is widely acknowledged among people who are well familiar with eBook Readers). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g.johnson Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 If that's so (I have no reason to doubt it) it makes the list rather uninteresting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 If that's so (I have no reason to doubt it) it makes the list rather uninteresting. EXCEPT that among the vast majority of people, including the media, the merits of the Sony eBook Readers are largely under-appreciated, especially as compared to the Kindle. It is ONLY among the experienced users (still not that many people relatively speaking) that the relative merits are known. Also, it is interesting that the survey rated the Kindle so low. Amazon has done a superior job of marketing the Kindle...unlike Sony. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesteinf Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Yes, 4 stars for the Sony e-Reader (at #1) vs. an absolutely devastating 3.5 stars for the Kindle DX (at #6) and 3 stars for the Kindle 2 (at #10). If anyone can translate the Russian comments, I'd be curious to know how interesting those are as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 If anyone can translate the Russian comments, I'd be curious to know how interesting those are as well. 1. Sony PRS-505 The "Classic" and the absolute winner among all the readers since sales began. But it is no longer manufactured since 2009. 2. Pocketbook 301+ The company pocketbook began its triumphant climb with this model, and so they captured 2nd Place in the rankings. 3. Pocketbook 360 ° The novelty of the year 2009! Pocketbook 360 ° could prove a better place if the price is not with the "classical" 6" models would have been comparable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 the real challenge for writers is electronic-book readers like the Kindle. He says the increasingly popular devices force people to read books in a different way. "They scroll and scroll and scroll. You don't have this business of handling pages and turning them and savoring them." Grossman says that particular function of the e-book leads to a certain kind of reading and writing: "Very forward moving, very fast narrative ... and likewise you don't tend to linger on the language. When you are seeing a word or a sentence on the screen, you tend to go through it, you extract the data, and you move on." Grossman thinks that tendency not to linger on the language also affects the way people react to a book when they are deciding whether to buy it: More purchases will be based on brief excerpts. "It will be incumbent on novelists to hook readers right away it's hard to know whether traditional books — and the people who read and write them — will have much influence on the culture in the future. The real question is, "Is that segment of the population going to just dwindle and be on the periphery of the culture rather than at the center, which is where printed books have stood for centuries now?" How eBooks Will Change Reading and Writing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Monthly free eBook from UChicago Press, Tim and Tom, available to Adobe Ditital Editions compatible eReaders... Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen with Ron Rapoport Tim and Tom An American Comedy in Black and White 264 pages, 16 halftones 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 ©2008 E-book Free! ISBN: 9780226709024 Cloth $24.00 ISBN: 9780226709000 Published September 2008 “I have known Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen as comedians and friends since 1975, but I never knew Tim and Tom, the comedy team. This book is four compelling stories in one compilation: One story about Tim Reid, sad, fascinating and uplifting. One story about Tom Dreesen, a man consumed by a goal and a great witness to a bygone era of show business that one can’t help but long for. A third story about seeking recognition in the world of entertainment. And finally, a story about race and culture in a country that should have been farther down the road to understanding, tolerance and human kindness than it was in the 1970s. Tim and Tom is a great story, the best kind of story, well told, about two men struggling to prove themselves. This entertaining book offers many meaningful lessons and vivid reflection.”—David Letterman Free eBook Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Scream Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Historical Dictionary of Algeria I am stumped by the digital price, $96. It's definitely not the kind of book I would want in digital format for viewing on a kindle. I just ordered a used hardcover version for $2.95. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 My current bar-tender crush let me play with her Kindle. It's the first time I've ever laid hands on one. I did like the feel of it more than I expected (although it's still no substitute for a book). But accessing the online store, I tested it by searching for some of the (now) obscure out-of-print writers I like to read. Impressive results. Some things I'd have trouble laying hands on at a good library, available for $3.99. Of course, it helps that the copyright has probably expired on this kind of material. Tempting. The Kindle, I mean. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Kind of related, the New Yorker digital edition is cool. This is something the New Yorker really has got figured out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Creasey Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I did like the feel of it more than I expected (although it's still no substitute for a book). Wilfrid, The ereader grows on you over time. I now much prefer using an ereader rather than a paper book (pbook)...not to mention the other advantages of an ereader. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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