http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/ Engadget Comments for Bezos suggests Kindle books will appear on more devices, compete with Kindle readers http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 17th 2009 2:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/
Apart from that, $360 is wayyy too much to be spending for a single-purposed device. Shit, we don't even know what the future of e-ink technology holds. We've seen that it's possible to integrate e-ink and a regular, backlit 10" netbook LCD. Bring me a touchscreen tablet with a hybrid e-ink/LCD (OLED even better) screen with 3G and wi-fi, and I'll spend twice what the Kindle now costs. Get it to run Leopard, and I'll spend 3x.]]>Jun 16th 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/
(Yes, iPods are *slightly* cheaper now... but they weren't always.)]]>Jun 16th 2009 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/
iPods do WAY more than just play music (other than the low end iPod shuffle). On top of being a music player, iPod Classics and iPod minis can play videos (tv shows, movies, etc.) play games (3 pre installed and something like 50 or so more you can buy for $5 each), play podcasts (radio shows, video podcasts, etc.), display your photos, hold your entire contact list, your calendar, act as a portable computer disk, plus lots more stuff, and yes, it even does e-books. No one person uses all the features of course, but most people use their ipods to do more. Plus, the ipod is much smaller than the kindle, so people only want it to do a couple of things, but the larger a device is physically then the more people want it to do for them if they're gonna have to lug it around all the time.

The iPod isn't perfect, no device ever is, but I just hate when people talk bullshit to try to make a product look bad, whether they're trying to attack Apple, Microsoft, Linux, or whatever.]]>Jun 16th 2009 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/
The original iPod played music. It didn't have all those features like video or other apps/games/etc that it does now. It played music and had a black and white LCD. That's all there was to it.]]>Jun 16th 2009 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/
I hear this constant whine about the cost of an e-ink reader. Interestingly enough, it's from people who have never used one. Now fair enough, if you don't read, it's hard to see it as a meaningful expense. Just like someone who doesn't have a license to drive doesn't see the need in buying a BMW. But the whining about their costs is so tiring. They are amazingly useful devices. The readability is outstanding vs any lcd based device (portability, size and glare/eye strain). Incredible battery life. Your entire library in your hand. Lots of other advantages that make their cost, which isn't much comparatively - we're not talking about thousands of dollars here. And the Kindle has free Wifi access.

Anyway, if someone can't afford a few hundred for a gadget, why are you looking at a gadget site.

I have a Sony PRS, over 2000 books loaded in it. Best thing I've bought in years.]]>Jun 16th 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/
Sorry.]]>Jun 16th 2009 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/
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But hey, PDF isn't anything anybody uses anyway right! or *.mob, etc., etc.]]>Jun 16th 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/]]>Jun 17th 2009 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/

Truth be told, how many friggin devices do we need on our person? Your cell phone can easily become an e-reader. No one does it (not even me). I guess we're all just big babies about e-reading. The Kindle is gorgeous but do we really need another damn device to lug around? it's nuts... ]]>Jun 16th 2009 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/Jun 16th 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/
My initial thoughts: Negroponte - when he said that computers would never replace printed documents because of poor [screen vs. print] resolution - has finally been proven wrong! The reading of this thing is a joy. No glare, great (not tremendous) resolution and good enough contrast.

But:
1. When reading a paper or magazine - you can't look at a list of contents. You can see a listing of sections and the number of articles in each section, but not the article titles themselves.

2. You can't interact with the articles - bookmark them in delicious (for example) or email them to your friends (an article - or even link - to my friends from my @kindle.com address would be good marketing - methinks).

3. I haven't figured out how to click a link and have it open the browser. I think that , perhaps, that can't be done.

I'd rather be reading on the Kindle than on the iPhone - or my WinMob phone - because of the easy on the eyes display. But it sure would be nice to have a little more in the way of connectivity...

...and a $2.00 monthly charge for Engadget or Autoblog is asinine - especially when I can't manually force and update and the RSS feeds are free to my Fuze.
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