blogs.computerworld.com — Amazon shipped its Kindle e-Book reader way back in November of last year -- since then, the company has tried to paint a picture of runaway success by suggesting that the incredible popularity of the device prevents the company from keeping up with orders. Is the Amazon the Kindle really a secret failure?
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Closed AccountMar 10, 2008
Thank you for that blazingly obvious observation. I'm quite aware that over-priced has a different meaning to me and most people than it does to Kobe Bryant or Jennifer Lopez, that much is clear to me.
jhailsMar 10, 2008
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jhuebelMar 10, 2008
Well, I dugg both of you up. You're both right. The difference is that if an ebook is available, you don't have to wait for someone to return it before you get your copy. So there's a convenience there.
cache22Mar 10, 2008
Manuals and books are two entirely different things. I don't read many manuals, I might skim documention for new hardware, and keep electronic (pdf, html, chm) references for programming API's,etc ... but that has nothing to do with books. I can make the hardware function, or write the code to accomplish the needed task without RTFM. However, how am I going to ever be able to peer into the imaginations of the likes of Frank Herbert, Robert Jordan, Robert Heinlein, and many others without reading? Sure, there are audiobooks which are handy for the work commute, movies that are usually terribly adapted, but nothing that can come close to the detail, suspense, and enjoyment of a well written book.
demdudeMar 11, 2008
haha, not if one for less is even further from decent ;-)I guess it all depends on what you call decent...
Closed AccountDec 5, 2008
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EZReadFeb 22, 2011
This may be an old article, but it's still a fascinating one. I wonder how much things have changed by now?