http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/ Switched Comments for Is the Amazon Kindle Really the iPod of Books? http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Nov 30th 2007 4:48PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 2:09PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 2:32PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 2:37PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 2:37PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 2:38PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 2:39PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/
I realize this is not a finished product, and has a couple of rough edges compared to the more polished Sony Reader. However, the second generation will will have more bells and whistles.

With this product we will see a renewed interest in book reading. Another thing that will probably happen is a drastic drop in the price of the gadget. Having to pay $399 for this e-book reader is a little too high. ]]>Dec 1st 2007 2:44PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 2:51PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 3:04PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 3:08PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/EVEN THO IT'S RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE, IT WOULD BE FABULOUS FOR 'STUDENTS', SHOULD THEY BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TEXTBOOKS. EVEN MORE SO, IF THERE EXISTED THE ABILITY TO 'WORK OUT' MATH OR CHEMISTRY 'PROBLEMS', ON SCREEN... WITH THE CAPABILITY TO 'SAVE' THE RESULTS OF SUCH ENDEAVORS.]]>Dec 1st 2007 3:10PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/
The price is something to concider. Your paying around $400 for the Kindle itself, and then for about $10.00 a book, Plus .99 cents a month paying for internet connection werever you are. It doesn't seem like a lot, but in the end, including the $400 payed for the Kindle, is a lot to be dealing with.

Another thing to point out is that some people perfer acuall books then reading on a screen, like me. No matter how big you can make the font, imagine spending most of your time reading on a 6 inch screen. sooner or later, it will come to kick you in the butt.

It's also a waste of your money, considering the fact that you don't lose $400 spilling something on a book or dropping it into something. At the most, usually around $20.00. Still a lot, but not $400.

Is it really a great gift? Generally, I don't think so and that's saying a lot coming from a person like me who likes to read 24/7.

In conclusion, I don't think its the "iPod of books." It's not even that great. I don't think it's samrt for people of all ages, no matter the font size to be straining their eyes infront of some 6 inch screen, especially if you have bad eye sight to start with, also like me.]]>Dec 1st 2007 3:10PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 3:12PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/
I use Gutenberg and I buy books from Fictionwise.com and eBookWise.com. There are many other books available at various websites, including the Australian and several European versions of Gutenberg. Baen actually GIVES AWAY (with the permission of its authors) many current and even brand new science fiction and fantasy novels.

The Kindle sounds good to me, but not $261 worth of better than my eBookWise reader, which is smaller than a trade paperback and weighs about the same. Also, I can read with the lights off, and I don't know whether I could do that with the "paper" look of Kindle. Also, I dislike the idea of having the "up" button on one side and the "down" button on the other side. With my present reader, I can turn pages with my left hand while I am eating with my right hand and occasionally looking at the television to see if anything that interests me has suddenly appeared. (My rule is, if the TV show CAN take me away from my book, it has my permission to do so. Mainly we live on the History Channel, with occasional short hops over to PBS.)

So right now, I'm not jumping onto this bandwagon. eBookWise has a color reader that right now is available only to large businesses, to use in courses for their employees, and as soon as it is released to the general public I'm sure I'd love it.

But I'm not going to jump out of a system that works perfectly for me into one that costs more and might not work as well.]]>Dec 1st 2007 3:18PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 3:20PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/How well does it perform in a cloud of steam? What will happen to it if it gets wet? What would I use to line the birdcage with?]]>Dec 1st 2007 3:21PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 3:23PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/30/is-the-amazon-kindle-really-the-ipod-of-books/Dec 1st 2007 3:28PM