Comments on: Get The Next _ Amazon Kindle http://getthenext.com/archives/90 Real Tech _ Real People Sun, 07 Nov 2010 02:43:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tony http://getthenext.com/archives/90/comment-page-1#comment-11 Tony Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:51:38 +0000 http://getthenext.com/?p=90#comment-11 I hope everyone is going to ask for Playing For Paterno on the Kindle! I hope everyone is going to ask for Playing For Paterno on the Kindle!

]]> By: Jonathan http://getthenext.com/archives/90/comment-page-1#comment-10 Jonathan Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:16:46 +0000 http://getthenext.com/?p=90#comment-10 Amazon has an e-mail that it forwards to publishers alerting them that customers would like to read the text in the Kindle format. I have used it because I find that many older books are unavailable. I am sure this must be a nightmare for publishers trying to decide how many copies to print. I am a Kindle 1 owner. My biggest adjustment was overcoming my vanity. Maybe it's just me...but I miss displaying all of my books around my home and office. The Kindle is very compact and helps pass the time during my commute on the DC Metro. The wireless access from anywhere is great. The screen is easy on the eyes and I feel like I am reading at a much faster pace. Amazon has an e-mail that it forwards to publishers alerting them that customers would like to read the text in the Kindle format. I have used it because I find that many older books are unavailable. I am sure this must be a nightmare for publishers trying to decide how many copies to print.

I am a Kindle 1 owner. My biggest adjustment was overcoming my vanity. Maybe it’s just me…but I miss displaying all of my books around my home and office.

The Kindle is very compact and helps pass the time during my commute on the DC Metro. The wireless access from anywhere is great. The screen is easy on the eyes and I feel like I am reading at a much faster pace.

]]> By: pittdad http://getthenext.com/archives/90/comment-page-1#comment-9 pittdad Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:05:06 +0000 http://getthenext.com/?p=90#comment-9 My Kindle2 arrives tomorrow. Looking forward to using it. My Kindle2 arrives tomorrow. Looking forward to using it.

]]> By: Tony http://getthenext.com/archives/90/comment-page-1#comment-8 Tony Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:16:10 +0000 http://getthenext.com/?p=90#comment-8 Good points. Books will always have a place in our hearts, for sure. The tactile experience is something we all know and love. I must say, the digital paper approach on the Kindle is much easier on the eyes than I thought it would be. But, books have their place too. Like you, I'm just glad that it has the potential to reignite passion for reading. My book is for sale on Amazon.com. Does that mean I can get it on the Kindle easily? I guess my publisher had to do it? Good points. Books will always have a place in our hearts, for sure. The tactile experience is something we all know and love.

I must say, the digital paper approach on the Kindle is much easier on the eyes than I thought it would be. But, books have their place too.

Like you, I’m just glad that it has the potential to reignite passion for reading.

My book is for sale on Amazon.com. Does that mean I can get it on the Kindle easily? I guess my publisher had to do it?

]]> By: Laura http://getthenext.com/archives/90/comment-page-1#comment-7 Laura Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:00:41 +0000 http://getthenext.com/?p=90#comment-7 This is helpful, thanks. I have never used Kindle personally, so glad to hear about these different aspects. When I travel I see others using it and that Kindle is a great thing. Not having to carry a lot of books, only one unit, is a real plus. As people get used to reading online, I can see this being useful, and I think it is a great way to bring reading into the next gen. But I must confess, I love to touch the books I read, and it's easier on my eyes to read paper than electronics. Too, I love to walk into a whole rooms filled with books. Ah well. Note to authors ... if you try to download a formatted book onto Kindle, it doesn't translate. You have to reformat. Amazon will place your book for you on Kindle free of charge if you list your book for sale on Amazon.com. So great that people are reading!! This is helpful, thanks. I have never used Kindle personally, so glad to hear about these different aspects. When I travel I see others using it and that Kindle is a great thing. Not having to carry a lot of books, only one unit, is a real plus. As people get used to reading online, I can see this being useful, and I think it is a great way to bring reading into the next gen. But I must confess, I love to touch the books I read, and it’s easier on my eyes to read paper than electronics. Too, I love to walk into a whole rooms filled with books. Ah well.

Note to authors … if you try to download a formatted book onto Kindle, it doesn’t translate. You have to reformat. Amazon will place your book for you on Kindle free of charge if you list your book for sale on Amazon.com.

So great that people are reading!!

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