I think I want a Kindle!

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etexas

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Does anyone here have the Amazon Kindle? I think it would be great to have the Bible on this and get commentaries and Reformed books as they come out. I like the fact that the technology is pretty simple and the fact that even the device itself is utilitarian. I want one!:book2:
 
Pricey but looks like where things are headed (as far as e-paper); Amazon is setting it up proprietary for themselves of course. I took a look around from a publisher angle, and they are not making it very user friendly for publishers to get up and going quickly and the legalize looks intimidating. :2cents:
 
BTW, the a device to be successful needs to show books "as is" instead of forcing a redesign in my opinion. All graphics if books have them have to be redone too. I like the DRM though.
 
Pricey but looks like where things are headed (as far as e-paper); Amazon is setting it up proprietary for themselves of course. I took a look around from a publisher angle, and they are not making it very user friendly for publishers to get up and going quickly and the legalize looks intimidating. :2cents:
True....BUT....Amazon as compared to some other readers has a leg up with Kindle, they are simply in the best position to be able to begin making stuff available. The cost? 400 up front but you can put a 20 dollar book on it for 2 bucks, that will add up. Overall I am impressed, like you I want to see how friendly they get with Publishers, that will of course be an important factor!:2cents::book2::2cents:
 
I couldn't find the pricing structure other than they say they give 35% of the retail to publishers, but reserve the right to change the retail a publisher 'suggests'. So if I am really proud of a digital file and put $35 on it, and it is not discounted, am I insured $12.25? They have not made this easy to find out In my humble opinion.
 
Oh I would love to hear from someone who has one.
I love to read. And the convenience of NOT having a library of books laying around every square inch
of open space in the house would be nice.
Also being able to enlarge the print is more attractive to me with every day that I age.
I nearly did an immediate impulse buy after seeing Bezos on Charlie Rose discussing the Kindle.
I didn't though and they sold out at Amazon the next day.

I keep telling myself and my wallet that maybe it was providential.
 
I couldn't find the pricing structure other than they say they give 35% of the retail to publishers, but reserve the right to change the retail a publisher 'suggests'. So if I am really proud of a digital file and put $35 on it, and it is not discounted, am I insured $12.25? They have not made this easy to find out In my humble opinion.
Chris you are my "Texas Brother" here....but you are in the Publishing end...I am in the..."Kindle looks pretty cool and I wish I had one!" "end";););)
 
Did you guys read the reviews? Can it display pdfs?
No, no PDF support. It gets ripped for that in the reviews. The user guide is in PDF though.;):lol:Apparently you format the text with html code and put it through their Digital Text Platform software.
 
There are some pretty good reviews on YOUTUBE by amatuers who have just gotten their Kindles.
You get a feel for what they like and don't like.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct0yPJqBzzA&feature=related]YouTube - Amazon Kindle Unboxing Pt 1[/ame]
 
The guy in the video is kind of a dork; but I got the idea the kindle is light. ;)
OK, if I get one, I will NOT act like that dude in the video!!!!:pilgrim:


Don't say that yet. You too may be very impressed with the lack of weight.
I hear they are REALLY light! :D

Incidently one guy on YOUtube had several gripes about his. Most of his problems will be solved by getting the cover they have for the Kindle. Here he is...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMJWxS4bFo]YouTube - jkOnTheRun looks at the Amazon Kindle[/ame]
 
Did you guys read the reviews? Can it display pdfs?
No, no PDF support. It gets ripped for that in the reviews. The user guide is in PDF though.;):lol:Apparently you format the text with html code and put it through their Digital Text Platform software.

Eliminating the need to print, Kindle makes it easy to take your personal documents with you. Each Kindle has a unique and customizable e-mail address. You can set your unique email address on your Manage Your Kindle page. This allows you and your contacts to e-mail Word documents and pictures wirelessly to your Kindle for only $.10. Kindle supports wireless delivery of unprotected Microsoft Word, HTML, TXT, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC and MOBI files.
PDF conversion is experimental. The experimental category represents the features we are working on to enhance the Kindle experience even further. You can email your PDFs wirelessly to your Kindle. Due to PDF’s fixed layout format, some complex PDF files might not format correctly on your Kindle.
If you are not in a wireless area or would like to avoid the $.10 fee, you can send attachments to "name"@free.kindle.com to be converted and e-mailed to your computer at the e-mail address associated with your Amazon.com account login. You can then transfer the document to your Kindle using your USB connection. For example, if your Kindle email address is [email protected], send your attachments to [email protected].
This might be a way around your concern with the Kindle if you sold PDF's to people who could then upload them into their Kindle account.
 
The guy in the video is kind of a dork; but I got the idea the kindle is light. ;)
OK, if I get one, I will NOT act like that dude in the video!!!!:pilgrim:


Don't say that yet. You too may be very impressed with the lack of weight.
I hear they are REALLY light! :D

Incidently one guy on YOUtube had several gripes about his. Most of his problems will be solved by getting the cover they have for the Kindle. Here he is...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMJWxS4bFo]YouTube - jkOnTheRun looks at the Amazon Kindle[/ame]

Are you trying to torture us by posting videos like that?! I guess this guy fancies himself as some sort of guy that people will want to watch regularly but I couldn't get through 5 minutes of the clock ticking in the background, the humming of something, his constant looking to the side at distractions, etc....
 
OK, if I get one, I will NOT act like that dude in the video!!!!:pilgrim:


Don't say that yet. You too may be very impressed with the lack of weight.
I hear they are REALLY light! :D

Incidently one guy on YOUtube had several gripes about his. Most of his problems will be solved by getting the cover they have for the Kindle. Here he is...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMJWxS4bFo]YouTube - jkOnTheRun looks at the Amazon Kindle[/ame]

Are you trying to torture us by posting videos like that?! I guess this guy fancies himself as some sort of guy that people will want to watch regularly but I couldn't get through 5 minutes of the clock ticking in the background, the humming of something, his constant looking to the side at distractions, etc....
:lol::lol::lol:....I think the clock ticking plus his blathering about the weight of the Kindle adds to the overall sense of insanity here, I find it most disturbing;).......I predict this cat will go off the "deep end".:):):)
 
Fred your posting of that link is VERY interesting.
It occurs to me that it is not only a way to "get published" but a way to prove authorship
at date of posting rather than the old copyright hassles.

Another thing I didn't hear anyone mention is this:
Kindle also supports audio in the form of MP3s and Audible 2, 3, and 4 audiobooks, which must be transferred to the Kindle over USB or on an SD card.

I have heard folks say that the world is changing and I may start believing it.
 
I agree Richard. If the "electronic ink" is everything is appears to be, then books could be replaced. That has always been the show-stopper. After all, parchments were once all the rage.
 

It will be interesting to see if the readers of the world are as susceptible to going viral as the net surfers. As a former small (really small) publisher, I like the concept.

But I kind of think it won't really take off until youtube is integrated too. ;) Imagine a paper based moving picture!

I like gadgets, but I'm hard on them. That's probably why my PDA is still a pocket notepad. As much as I'd love to have my entire library available on a lightweight pad, I keep thinking of the sunk costs of all those unread volumes on our bookshelves. I know, I'm a dinosaur.

But before next year is over, I'll probably buy one of these things too. I'd probably not buy much from Amazon. It would end up being like my iPod--loaded up with things they don't sell.
 
Well, I'd like to test the compiler, but Amazon insists you fill out you bank account number before you can get to it. So, still thinking.
 
Cool article Fred! Did I mention I want a Kindle! Ooops, that is the name of my thread...:p, I am realy becoming more convinced I would like to have one!:book2:


This is reminding me more and more of a trick my cousin used to play on me as a kid.
We wanted to jump off a small cliff into the Pecos River but we were scared so he said...
"man I hope I get the courage to jump because whoever does that first will be the bravest
kid in the world!!!
So eventually I jumped out of fear that HE would be the bravest kid in the world
and not me..
I got hustled more than once that way.

Anyway, I feel like that is what we are doing to etexas!
We are all waitin' for the Tyler guy to buy one first and see if there is buyer's remorse.
If he does buy...I bet he will be the bravest guy in the whole world.
 
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