Comments on: About that Kindle thing… http://www.lectroid.net/2009/03/19/about-that-kindle-thing/ Would you like some cheese with your whine? Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:06:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Marc http://www.lectroid.net/2009/03/19/about-that-kindle-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Marc Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:37:42 +0000 http://www.lectroid.net/?p=1154#comment-397 Well, folks said the iPod was an expensive toy too, hell *I* said that. Now everybody has one... and they're still expensive. The Kindle itself is a bit heavier than it looks, but is still quite light (caveat: I shoot pictures with a metal-core D300 with an extra battery pack on it - what do I know about weight?). I got the nifty leather cover for it and this adds some "book-like" bulk, but it feels better in the hand to me. Well, folks said the iPod was an expensive toy too, hell *I* said that. Now everybody has one… and they’re still expensive.

The Kindle itself is a bit heavier than it looks, but is still quite light (caveat: I shoot pictures with a metal-core D300 with an extra battery pack on it – what do I know about weight?). I got the nifty leather cover for it and this adds some “book-like” bulk, but it feels better in the hand to me.

]]> By: Ralph http://www.lectroid.net/2009/03/19/about-that-kindle-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Ralph Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:52:56 +0000 http://www.lectroid.net/?p=1154#comment-396 Good one. Why (it seems) are you alone in making some of these points? I believe I'm waiting for Kindle 3 and using Kindle software on my iPhone in the meantime. I think the surprise hyphens could be vestiges of the original publisher's pub system, where, every editor knows, sometimes you have to override the automatic "soft" hyphenation with your own hyphen to eliminate a bad break. Could be no one cleaned them up. Good one. Why (it seems) are you alone in making some of these points? I believe I’m waiting for Kindle 3 and using Kindle software on my iPhone in the meantime.
I think the surprise hyphens could be vestiges of the original publisher’s pub system, where, every editor knows, sometimes you have to override the automatic “soft” hyphenation with your own hyphen to eliminate a bad break. Could be no one cleaned them up.

]]> By: Scott http://www.lectroid.net/2009/03/19/about-that-kindle-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Scott Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:06:25 +0000 http://www.lectroid.net/?p=1154#comment-395 >I’ll see ads more catered to me, this beats seeing ads for “I lost 30 lbs…” all the time. What about that isn't targeted to you? :-P Seriously, the Kindle looks neat, what with the e-ink and network connectivity and all, but I can't see actually spending money on one at the present state of things. But, that's why I'm not an early adopter. I prefer to wait until after the "trough of disillusionment". The main thing I want in a reader though is a lighter form factor. I like to read largish text, but I really dislike the weight of books. Especially hard cover books (which I never buy or get from the library). I could almost put up with all the other stuff (speed, no backlight, poor navigation features) if it was easy to hold for several hours. You said you thought the size was good, but what about the form factor in general. How's the weight? >I’ll see ads more catered to me, this beats seeing ads for “I lost 30 lbs…” all the time.

What about that isn’t targeted to you? :-P

Seriously, the Kindle looks neat, what with the e-ink and network connectivity and all, but I can’t see actually spending money on one at the present state of things. But, that’s why I’m not an early adopter. I prefer to wait until after the “trough of disillusionment”.

The main thing I want in a reader though is a lighter form factor. I like to read largish text, but I really dislike the weight of books. Especially hard cover books (which I never buy or get from the library). I could almost put up with all the other stuff (speed, no backlight, poor navigation features) if it was easy to hold for several hours. You said you thought the size was good, but what about the form factor in general. How’s the weight?

]]> By: Marc http://www.lectroid.net/2009/03/19/about-that-kindle-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Marc Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:03:22 +0000 http://www.lectroid.net/?p=1154#comment-393 Therein lies the riddle of our time. Convenience versus security. I like the idea that if someone knows my surfing habits I'll see ads more catered to me, this beats seeing ads for "I lost 30 lbs..." all the time. But yeah, great idea right up until ads for bomb marking supplies pop up at work. :) Therein lies the riddle of our time. Convenience versus security.

I like the idea that if someone knows my surfing habits I’ll see ads more catered to me, this beats seeing ads for “I lost 30 lbs…” all the time. But yeah, great idea right up until ads for bomb marking supplies pop up at work. :)

]]> By: wygit http://www.lectroid.net/2009/03/19/about-that-kindle-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-392 wygit Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:33:06 +0000 http://www.lectroid.net/?p=1154#comment-392 >> that I can pick up reading on a completely different device right where I left off on the first Of course that means that Amazon KNOWS where you left off... and what you're reading, for that matter. I'm waiting for the first story of an arrest because "... he looked at the page with the bomb-making instructions 10 times", or "Your recommendations" based on how many times you went back and re-read that particularly spicy passage... >> that I can pick up reading on a completely different device right where I left off on the first

Of course that means that Amazon KNOWS where you left off… and what you’re reading, for that matter.

I’m waiting for the first story of an arrest because “… he looked at the page with the bomb-making instructions 10 times”, or “Your recommendations” based on how many times you went back and re-read that particularly spicy passage…

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