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Originally posted by DimaShibby I use the Kindle App on my iPhone every day which is basically the same shit as the iTouch, and I had no problems so far. The Books are formatted that each page is full screen, with adjustable text, there is no zooming or scrolling required. It memorizes the page you left off with every time you exit the app. Now I am not too sure about adding bookmarks/notes on the iPhone but it should be possible

Sweet...

Going to go with the iPod Touch.

Can read eBooks, surf web, save music all portable. That rocks!

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tubularbills books were meant for paper!! nota fan of anything "ebook" related.

Save the trees!

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Originally posted by nix0807 Sweet... Going to go with the iPod Touch. Can read eBooks, surf web, save music all portable. That rocks! Save the trees!

still had to knock down a few trees to build the plant that makes the ebook stuff. and then of course you have to power the plant/factory too; so in reality, you're cutting down trees and making pollution.

ok so not really to that extreme, but whatev lol

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Originally posted by tubularbills still had to knock down a few trees to build the plant that makes the ebook stuff. and then of course you have to power the plant/factory too; so in reality, you're cutting down trees and making pollution. ok so not really to that extreme, but whatev lol

Most of these devices are built in already built factories. Rarely is a whole new plant built just to manufacture a single electronic device.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel Most of these devices are built in already built factories. Rarely is a whole new plant built just to manufacture a single electronic device.

or so you think!

still had to cut some greenery down to build it. unles it's in like the desert.


lol, there's probably a kindle sweatshop in arizona or something LOL

mexicans don't feed on trees.....

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Originally posted by tubularbills or so you think! still had to cut some greenery down to build it. unles it's in like the desert. lol, there's probably a kindle sweatshop in arizona or something LOL

I am 99% positive that the kindle is built in a factory that already existed.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel I am 99% positive that the kindle is built in a factory that already existed.

and there's some 4 year old girl named esperalda working in arizona making the other 1%

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Originally posted by tubularbills and there's some 4 year old girl named esperalda working in arizona making the other 1%

I've been following the whole ereader thing for a while and I must say the Nook looks the best so far. The one problem with e-ink is that it takes a while to change image (a couple of seconds) this is tolerable for page turning, but I can see it getting really annoying for navigating menus and browsing your collection etc.. this is why the Nooks second capacitive lcd screen is so ingenious... Also it runs on android which I suspect will be hackable.

In general though this is a market that's only going to become more competitive over the next couple of years so we'll probably see a whole lot of improvements in both technology and implementation.

all the newer e-books are very easy on the eyes, certainly no worse than reading a paper copy. As for batteries, they will last a hell of a long time, the only time they draw power is when turning a page.

still waiting to see how the publishers handle all of this. the immediate win for consumers should be the out of copyright stuff. the rest is proving an industry battle, with different reades and stores trying to push their own formats. Add to this the very same region restrictions that annoy us with music.

As for costs - don't expect them to be much cheaper than a paper copy. Overal costs for a book, printing is a very minor component, though warehousing is a little more. A lot of publishers systems are set to throw away mint copy returns of many titles as it's cheaper to print a new one than to pay someone to put the unit back to the shelf.
Current thinking i about 80% of the paper copy - but then there's things like trade copy vs paperback. When we release trade copy that costs maybe 30% more - is the e-book going to cost 30% more untilt he paperback copy is released, even though e-copy is identical ?

If Kindle installs a peephole function I will buy it. Stat.

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I don't know how people can enjoy reading something on a screen that small.

I don't even like reading magazine articles online on my laptop.

I love having actual books.

You can't comfortably snort k off a Kindle, contrary to popular belief.

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Originally posted by Clovis I don't know how people can enjoy reading something on a screen that small. I don't even like reading magazine articles online on my laptop. I love having actual books.

The Kindle DX is has a 10" screen. I am pretty sure that is larger than most books.

D GENERATION X

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel The Kindle DX is has a 10" screen. I am pretty sure that is larger than most books.

so what, the next version of kindle will be like 5" ?

nowadays everyone wants something smaller, sleaker, shinier. it won't be long before people will get frustrated with carrying around such a large "book" and want something smaller.

so they'll either revert back to paperback

or

smaller ebooks will become the next thing.

"hey look! i'm reading a book on my thumb drive!"

i really don't even read anymore; but the thought of an electronic book just makes me want to vomit; as past experiences with classroom books being on them and i fucking hated it.

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Originally posted by tubularbills so what, the next version of kindle will be like 5" ? nowadays everyone wants something smaller, sleaker, shinier. it won't be long before people will get frustrated with carrying around such a large "book" and want something smaller. so they'll either revert back to paperback or smaller ebooks will become the next thing. "hey look! i'm reading a book on my thumb drive!" i really don't even read anymore; but the thought of an electronic book just makes me want to vomit; as past experiences with classroom books being on them and i fucking hated it.

Except the reason for releasing the DX was because size complaints. People wanted something that was similar in size to a book for reading purposes....

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel Except the reason for releasing the DX was because size complaints. People wanted something that was similar in size to a book for reading purposes....

but didn't you say it was bigger than a book?????

so wtf they wanted something similar in size and got something bigger?

fucking size queens LOL

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Originally posted by tubularbills but didn't you say it was bigger than a book????? so wtf they wanted something similar in size and got something bigger? fucking size queens LOL

lol is bigger not similar if it is only a small amount larger? Similar doesn't mean the same. Also, they wanted it to be easier to read newspapers.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel lol is bigger not similar if it is only a small amount larger? Similar doesn't mean the same. Also, they wanted it to be easier to read newspapers.

meh; i guess.

but reading newspapers on it? come on, that's kinda stupid. i dunno; i like to hold a newspaper and read at my own personal leisure...not having to scroll over and around just to find an article that finds my intrest. it's much easier to do that with my eyes than a fucking scroll bar or "next page" button. blah.

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Originally posted by tubularbills meh; i guess. but reading newspapers on it? come on, that's kinda stupid. i dunno; i like to hold a newspaper and read at my own personal leisure...not having to scroll over and around just to find an article that finds my intrest. it's much easier to do that with my eyes than a fucking scroll bar or "next page" button. blah.

From what I know of, the newspapers are reformatted for the screen to avoid that. I haven't used the DX though, so I don't know from personal experience.

poor esperalda

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel The Kindle DX is has a 10" screen. I am pretty sure that is larger than most books.

Like I said, I don't even like reading stuff off my laptop in which multiple pages are involved.

And Demoted, I can snort K off my ipod shuffle and get high. (well if I owned an ipod shuffle I probably would)

all the magazines and newspapers on the kindle suck major balls, most content is missing and its horrifically formatted

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