The problem with Kindle is it's Amazon. I used to love Amazon. I don't, anymore.
Tim On Sun, 2011-11-06 at 16:06 -0500, Ralph wrote: > I personally own a Kindle, 3 g with wifi and 3g and with offers (cause I > was cheap). Its a good device, and personally, I don't have any issues > with it. I download my pdf's all the time with it, and adjust the text > quite easily. Anyway, its pretty cool, you could spend $79.00 I > understand. Look into it. > > Ralph > On Sat, 2011-10-15 at 10:52 -0400, The Donald Cowart wrote: > > So, I like the Kindle app, and I have bought books for my > > ipad/laptop/cellphone through it... but I won't by a kindle itself. > > Amazon is creating a walled garden in the Kindle where only kindle > > things get in. Other stuff can be added, but it's not a straight > > forward process. > > > > I got the Sony reader first (PRS600 at the time) b/c I wanted to be > > able to add my own books via USB or SD card and not be limited (as > > limited) as the kindle (at that time). For things like cbr/cbz > > (rar'ed or zip scanned comic books for those that don't know) this is > > important. Most of mine are my old Savage Sword of Conan's so they > > were in black & white originally anyway, so e-ink is perfect for them. > > > > The 1st Gen Nook used a microSD card so it has the same advantage, > > storage upgrade ability. It's also android underneath and It can be > > rooted (with said microSD card). There are a lot more 'apps' for it > > once it's rooted too. I rooted mine to get better sorting of the > > library than the native Nook interface provided. When I'm reading I > > really don't need to know what ppl are twittering about, or I'll check > > my cell phone for that info. > > > > The other thing to consider, at ~$100 you're almost 1/2 way to a cheap > > tablet price point. If you need color or games or a camera or a > > quickie-web surfer you may want to hold out and get a tablet. There > > are tons of epub and pdf readers for tablets. E-ink is great for > > reading books outside in the daytime, but inside any tablet will work. > > > > I tend to read a lot of sci-fi & theology and for those there isn't a > > lot of text that has special formatting interspersed in the books so > > e-ink screen are good for them. For technical manuals & things I jump > > to the ipad. I find that the e-ink screen is better for not worrying > > about the device and just reading, while with the back-lit ipad I can > > never forget that the web is 2 jumps away... > > > > One interesting thing about the Amazon vs. BN war, the low price > > kindle is the new kindle version, B&N's is it's 1st gen offering... > > > > Sorry I got a little off topic there, but hope the info helps, > > > > --Donald > > > > PS. Yes, I recognize the irony and not wanting to get into the kindle > > walled garden while espousing the ipad. But at the time I got mine > > there was nothing comparable... and unfortunately not many of the > > other tablet makers have gotten to where they can compete with apple > > well yet in this space. > > > > On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Chad Bailey <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Amazon responds... lol. > > > > > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref=pe_70020_21439970_pe_hero/?ASIN=B0051QVESA > > > > > > If I was to pick one of these two up, what would you guys recommend? > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Rafael Troncoso <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > >> If you want to read technical books this is not for you. I own one of > > >> these > > >> and they are great for reading novels, but when you put a pdf with some > > >> kind > > >> of format the text is all screwed. > > >> I also have been looking for a reader for technical papers and your best > > >> option is the kindle dx, but I also read some bad reviews when converting > > >> such papers. > > >> > > >> On Oct 15, 2011 9:31 AM, "Chad Bailey" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> For those interested, here's a direct link: > > >>> > > >>> http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook1-overview/379002696/ > > >>> > > >>> On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Chad Bailey <[email protected]> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > Thanks for taking the time to point this out, Tim. Marshall, Tim's > > >>> > description says, "Primary document formats for Nook are ePub and > > >>> > PDF." This tells me the answer to your question is yes, it natively > > >>> > supports PDF. I'm not sure about that, just going off of this scrap of > > >>> > info. If you want to know for sure, there's always Google. > > >>> > > > >>> > On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Marshall Davis <[email protected]> > > >>> > wrote: > > >>> >> I am looking for a reader for PDF version books. A friend said he > > >>> >> loved > > >>> >> his Kindle (original), but it was horrible for technical books (like > > >>> >> O'reilly or Dummies) due to having to convert PDF to another format, > > >>> >> which > > >>> >> did strange things to code snippet boxes. Does this handle PDF > > >>> >> natively? I > > >>> >> am wondering if I should just get a low cost android tablet, as > > >>> >> battery life > > >>> >> isn't that big of a deal. Suggestions? Thanks! > > >>> >> > > >>> >> Sent from my iPhone > > >>> >> > > >>> >> On Oct 13, 2011, at 8:34 AM, Tim Holloway <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> >> > > >>> >>> One more thing. This was advertised on the web, with free shipping > > >>> >>> and > > >>> >>> handling. I don't know if it applies in-store or not. In fact, I'm > > >>> >>> not > > >>> >>> sure if they still carry it in stores. > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> Tim > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> >>> Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > > >>> >>> RSS Feed > > >>> >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > >>> >>> Unsubscribe [email protected] > > >>> >>> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> >> Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > > >>> >> RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > >>> >> Unsubscribe [email protected] > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > > >>> RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > >>> Unsubscribe [email protected] > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > > > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > > Unsubscribe [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > Unsubscribe [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml Unsubscribe [email protected]
