KIndle: Good news or bad?

[Juliebabe25]

I think Amazon are over hyping the success of the Kindle.

I think e books will have a place.
But I think printed books will be around for along time.

Years ago they said that birthday cards would go out of existence due to e-cards!
Who sends an ecard these days?

Can you imagine giving someone an Kindle book fro Xmas ?

I think book sales are slow because everyone has books to sell.
And look at all the book sale fairs and the books in the Charity shops etc.

[gyronny]

I suspect I will get a Kindle or similar sometime. I would use it to read books from Project Gutenberg while on the move.

I've looked at one in the store, and I found the e-ink screen quite readable. Having free internet access while roaming would also be useful.

The internet access is restricted to Amazon, I've tried accessing other sites and it always returns to Am.
Unless you have an amazon account and need access, just buy the cheaper model.
This may change, but I've heard nothing positive as yet.

[bykimbo]

I think Amazon are over hyping the success of the Kindle.

They've reported actual figures, do you think they're lying?

I think e books will have a place.
But I think printed books will be around for along time.

Both true, but has Amazon suggested otherwise?

Years ago they said that birthday cards would go out of existence due to e-cards!
Who sends an ecard these days?

I get them occasionally from online friends, but I never send them

Can you imagine giving someone an Kindle book fro Xmas ?

Certainly! I've bought people itunes items, so why not Kindle?

I think book sales are slow because everyone has books to sell.
And look at all the book sale fairs and the books in the Charity shops etc.

I think it's postage that's the problem.

[AndysUKSoftware]

Biggest problem with the kindle is how easy it is to download books for free..

A person could download millions of books from pirate sites that he is never going to get around to read, and that is such a waste, when you are buying a book from a store, you are actually going to read it as you have been out and gone to buy it, and the shop that sells it is happy, and the author is happy, and the reader is also happy!
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A thousands ebooks can still not measure up to one good paperback.

[billsstamps]

I like to see my books.

I guess that is a giveaway from the picture below!

[Anniemcc2]

Tesco is now selling Kindles in store - and loads have been bought this past 2-3 weeks in the store where I work.

If I deal with the sale i always ask [nicely] why they're buying it - so far the most popular answer has been for holiday/travel reading - particularly long plane journeys. The most popular model has been the one with WiFi access built in.

I'm still in two minds about Kindle, as I, too, like to have books around me. But can see the advantages of not having 2-3 thickk paperbacks in my holiday luggage!

[gyronny]

Just a quick update on Kindle, my daughter's one has a screen problem and Amazon are replacing the unit, sight unseen and no quibbles. Excellent service

[AndysUKSoftware]

But with a book, you don't get any "Screen problems" The ink doesn't wake up in a morning and say " nah i'm not working today"

[gyronny]

But with a book, you don't get any "Screen problems" The ink doesn't wake up in a morning and say " nah i'm not working today"

But with a kindle you save a lot of weight going on holiday
I still read and collect books, the kindle is just a convenience for travelling

[moonwitch]

I would love a kindle if I thought I could read all my heavy text books from Open University on it.

I would have to wait until I have stopped studying though as I have no spare cash due to paying student fees...but then I wouldn't need the kindle