Don't like my Kindle!

poet123

But it is not replacing books, merely giving those that want it a different/additional format to read them in, and one that is convenient and fit for purpose.

Syman

poet123 wrote: »

But it is not replacing books, merely giving those that want it a different/additional format to read them in, and one that is convenient and fit for purpose.

Indeed, since buying my kindle i have also bought some "traditional" books. because they were cheap and appealed to me.

there is something about owning a whole set of books by a writer, and seeing them all on a shelf. the kindle will never replicate this.

S0litaire

BunShopBandit wrote: »

Closed devices and products are never really a good thing for consumers. The ability to sell your used books, or buy secondhand to start with are issues for one thing, as is competition or choice. Fortunately I don't see a major 'Kindle' backlash - because the device is not selling in sufficient quantity, and is far to limited to be interesting to everyone that wants or needs to read. Perhaps they have a master-plan for Microsoft type world domination with their Kindle, forcing all published books to be offered in Kindle format within 30 years? By then perhaps they may have sold as many as Michael Jackson's 'Off the wall' LOL. As long as I can still buy paper books at good prices, I'm never really going to care if the Kindle takes off or sinks without trace - it's not a device I will ever need to own. Replacing paper with something less durable and more delicate than paper really does not jump out to me as major leap in technological advancement - but I guess it all depends how you see things.

Side query...
Do you own an iPhone by any chance?? just wondering...

Fifer

asbokid wrote: »

Yes! And the saddest thing is that the Kindle is so much more limited than the Palm.

Actually, no. The saddest thing is people putting so much effort into slagging off a product that they don't like. Don't like it? Don't buy it. Sorted.

Fifer

BunShopBandit wrote: »

Meow.....

One could equally argue 'If you've bought one and like it, no need to harp on about it in public'.

Here is the thing - people are entitled to their views and entitled to discuss them on a DISCUSSION FORUM. It's a pretty simple concept. As the thread is called "Don't like my Kindle" it is reasonable for both views to be represented, discussed and a few buns thrown around in the 'for' and 'against' camps.

There has to be balance in a time where companies like Amazon (and Apple to name but two) are alleged to be heavily involved in astroturfing their products via social media and forum posts - but naturally some people become quite aggravated when others disagree with them. Some people even need to revert to a child like state and abuse others. It's all part of what makes a discussion forum. It's not for everyone.

Who's abusing others?

asbokid

BunShopBandit wrote: »

There has to be balance in a time where companies like Amazon (and Apple to name but two) are alleged to be heavily involved in astroturfing their products via social media and forum posts..

I would be interested to read more about Apple and Amazon's involvement in 'astroturfing' ! I see Belkin, the cheap and nasty peripherals brand, was caught red-handed, paying 65 cents to conspirators for every phony Belkin product review they posted to amazon.com! A suitable crude and clumsy operation for Belkin!

The low volumes of Kindles sold, and the minuscule royalties derived from the licensed use of the British-designed ARM core will never bring any significant revenues to the UK, so there are no patriotic grounds for promoting the junk Kindle technology to the British public.

Who is going to profit if ever there is a mass public adoption of the Kindle? The top ten shareholders of Amazon are boring US equity funds, and between them, those funds own just 9% of the company, so that offers no smoking gun for the cui bono.

The wall-to-wall media promotion of the Kindle and the fawning adulation from grunts who ooze from every orifice of the corporate press is the manifestation of a secret policy of promoting this dullard device. The relentless all-encompassing promotion of the Kindle is the kind of propaganda operation that is agreed in private at Bilderberg meets by the chieftains of high finance.

Dreamnine

I had a Kindle, briefly, and didn't like it.

The main reason was it's not supporting the epub standard, and I couldn't be bothered converting 19k plus books.

Like the Sony before it, I really didn't like the screen and wanted something which was backlit, colour (for all my pdfs), and could play avi and mp3 files too.. I didn't really care about battery life and got a cheap Sovos ereader from John Lewis last autumn. It's better for me than either the Sony or the Kindle in so many ways - and cheaper, also.

Syman

Dreamnine wrote: »

I had a Kindle, briefly, and didn't like it.

The main reason was it's not supporting the epub standard, and I couldn't be bothered converting 19k plus books.

Like the Sony before it, I really didn't like the screen and wanted something which was backlit, colour (for all my pdfs), and could play avi and mp3 files too.. I didn't really care about battery life and got a cheap Sovos ereader from John Lewis last autumn. It's better for me than either the Sony or the Kindle in so many ways - and cheaper, also.

I am the opposite of Dreamnine. I had the sovos first but find the kindle easier to read. the sovos IS however a much more versatile unit. Particularly for the ability to play movies.

I have just realised another limitation of the kindle.

It doesn't work as well as a paperback to fan your face when it's hot.

sammyw

FloFlo wrote: »

Download calibre and drm plug in, download adobe digital media, then join some e-libraries = free books every week.I have joined 4 libraries online and use calibre and its plugins to convert the ebooks into mobi for my kindle.

Libraries that let you join online even when you don't live within their local area are:

Bexley - send a/number and pin by email;
essex -send a/number and pin by email;
North yorkshire - send card and pin by post
hertfordshire - send card and pin by post

This has saved me a fortune.

How does this system work with the essex library? I've been on their website and it's not very clear. If you convert the file using calibre does it still expire? How long do you get to keep it?