Comments on: Why the Amazon Kindle is MUCH More then an eBook Reader – And I Love It!

By: KNK

KNK — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:33:35 +0000

Watch out for the charges that May occur when surfing the internet on it. The TOS clearly states that the EVDO(WhisperNET) is only free for kindle store use and any use for surfing the internet will be charged.

I am sure that it is in “testing” they won’t charge you but don’t get to used to it :) .

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:28:44 +0000

I just wanted to encourage you to support the NowNow workers by voting. Unless their answers are voted “great” they only receive 3 cents per answer. Obviously if it is a poor answer they don’t deserve the vote, but Amazon’s “research department” is a bit more comparable to an online sweatshop.

By: Jeffery

Jeffery — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:28:11 +0000

That thing is just plain ugly.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:26:32 +0000

Sounds like great fun! My first questions: Is the Kindle worth $400? and Are you free tonight? ;)

Seriously, I was so close to pulling the trigger but I bought Rockband today instead. I guess I’m not very intellectual. I assume that “experimental” web browser and data will not be free when it leaves the labs.

By: Kelly L.

Kelly L. — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:23:02 +0000

Obviously the hardware is hideous, unfortunately even so is the entire model. Hence even for those that have little respect for behavioral economics, this is a case of a gadget designed for a business model instead of an intelligent solution designed with the users first in mind.

By: Don Wilson

Don Wilson — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:20:48 +0000

First the iPhone, then the Eee PC, now the Kindle. Is there any electronic toy you don’t buy, Dan? ;)

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:26:46 +0000

Tom: I always thought ebook readers would be ideal for those in university. In an age where textbooks can easily run you over $400, the size, weight, and convenience of an e-book reader would be a dream. If universities would issue one to each student (or subsidize them) and the text be available at $20 a pop, they would really take off.

By: JasonBlogs

JasonBlogs — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:39:08 +0000

Can you search a regular book for a word or phrase? Can you annotate a regular book without messing it up? Can you bookmark any pages you want without much effort? And be able to easily switch from one bookmark to the next.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:56:34 +0000

Ebook readers as a whole strike me as a solution in search of a problem. Regular books work quite well, and they don’t require a $400 container.

The “ask kindle” feature sounds interesting, as long as it stayed free.

By: D

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:40:07 +0000

THEN -> THAN. That kind of thing drives me nuts! If you’re going to make grammatical errors, please, at least not in the title. :-)