On 09/03/2011 05:54 PM, authfriend wrote: > I used the Kindle a *lot* over Saturday and Sunday, both > browsing and just reading, and it still had several hours > on it when the power came back on Monday. Then I recharged > it, but I just wanted to be careful not to use up too much > battery in case the power went out again. > > The thing is only 7" x 5" x 1/3" and weighs 8.7 oz. I don't > imagine you could cram a much bigger battery into it.
Battery technology is something they are working on. Not much was done over the previous years but there is a need now not only for gadgets but vehicles. Your Kindle weighs about the same as my 7" Velocity Cruz Android tablet. >> School districts are starting to opt for iPads instead of >> textbooks at $500-600 a pop. Apparently school administrators >> don't know that readers can be purchased for ~$100. > Well, if you read the article you cited, the iPad does a > great deal more than a reader. And so do $120+ Android tablets. And there are many more sources so school districts don't have to be stuck with just one line. Apple has the administrators snowed. > > You can get the anthology (which has the longer 1953 version) > used on Amazon (mass market paper) for 1 cent plus $3.99 > shipping. Also available as a free PDF download (with a two- > week free trial subscription to the site) here: > > http://www.ebook3600.com/robert-a-heinlein-if-this-goes-on > > This may be the shorter original 1940 version. > > You can find just about any used book on the Web, but you > have to know what you're looking for. Browsing in a shop > full of actual old books looking for something of interest > is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, although there'll > probably be a few holdouts that are able to stay in > business more or less as curiosities. Sad. I decided to read it on Scribd on my 10" Acer Android tablet. Funny thing is it downloaded it. It's a little dated in writing style but kind of an interesting read after watching "Red State."
