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Kjellstrom Inner circle Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe 5203 Posts |
Looks like a great reader, can yo use it for PDF files ???
Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wir......00FI73MA |
Magiguy Inner circle Seattle, WA 5467 Posts |
Here's the recent review from Chris Wasshuber (of http://www.Lybrary.com ). I hope he won't mind me posting it here...
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"NEW AMAZON EBOOK READER CODENAME KINDLE |
ScottRSullivan Special user 874 Posts |
I have mixed feelings about the Kindle. On the one hand, I am a digital fanatic. I've had Palm Pilots since they were first introduced (then Handspring, then the Clie, then a Tungsten, then the iPhone).
Here are my thoughts. Take 'em for what you paid for them. I agree with Chris' comments about the keyboard. When its primary function is a reading device, why waste a third of the real estate with a keyboard. At the least, hide it under a slide like many cell phones do today. Or, add Bluetooth and a collapsable keyboard like the Palms could do. The best alternative would be an onscreen keyboard that appeared as you needed. Similar to the Sony Clie and the iPhone. The next big issue is the file format. Again, as mentioned, native PDF would be better, but there is a larger picture to deal with and that is DRM. I really don't like it and there are several recent examples: The MLB website charged fans for downloadable videos for the season. Then, they decided it wasn't worth it and they shut down that feature. Ok. No big deal. However, all those people who paid for that content now had videos on their computers that would not play. You see, the DRM copy protection needs to check back with the server to check the license. When the server shut down, the video stopped playing. Google Video did the same thing. Sold videos online, then later down the road decided to shut it off. That's like you buying a DVD and one day the studio says, "Ah, let's turn it off." And from that day forward, your DVD stops working. The Kindle has the same problem. Please don't misunderstand me. I am completely against stealing content. That's not what this is about. I'm in the video production industry and we've been having this same talk in the video industry. Copy protection only hurts the consumer. Which is why Amazon's other digital product (mp3 downloads) is thriving. It is DRM-free. So in the end, in order for the Kindle to be successful, it must do two things: 1. Get a better design (one reason I LOVE my iPhone) 2. Support open formats (like a PDF or XML based format). Scott |
MagicBrent Inner circle 2574 Posts |
I'm a huge reader and I love the idea of this...I hate to commit to a first time product, especially if there's going to be an upgrade or someone improves upon it...is now a good time to get one, you think?
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Chris Inner circle lybrary.com 1177 Posts |
Scott,
I fully agree with you on the DRM comments you made. That is why Lybrary.com has always published and retailed DRM free software. We have lately added DRMed ebooks published by other publisher's simply because this contents is not available otherwise, but if I could change their mind to leave DRM behind I would do in a heart beat. My experience over now close to a decade of selling digital contents online is that if the product is good, the price fair, the vast majority of customers is willing to pay for it. There will always be a piracy issue, but there are other ways of fighting this. DRM is not the right way to go. Best, Chris....
Lybrary.com preserving magic one book at a time.
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