techcrunch.com — I?ve spent the last few days mulling over the future prospects of the new device, and up until a few hours ago my forecast was looking pretty grim. But then a lightbulb went off over my head: pirates are going to save the Kindle DX.
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flickrMay 10, 2009
I really don't see how the Sony PR 505 is a -better- alternative... If I buy a eBook reader I want to read PDFs on it, neither Kindle nor the Sony reader has PDF panning or zooming, so you need a big screen for PDFs to be at all readable. The Sony reader does not have a big enough screen. The Sony reader is good, but comparing it the the Kindle DX makes it pretty obvious that Sony has some catching up to do.
dundamanMay 10, 2009
Yes, I think the rain is coming down on their parade.
tech42erMay 10, 2009
Please. You sound like the kind of guy who doesn't believe anything he reads on Wikipedia!
stoanhartMay 11, 2009
@HarChim: Sorry, I'm in computer science, so those books you see are exactly what I need.@ObiWan: Not really. They are probably students themselves, and prefer the convenience of carrying all their textbooks in your their at no additional weight. If you have to buy the book anyway, why not digitize it; in the end, you still get the book you paid for.
Closed AccountMay 12, 2009
Yes because it's true. Writers don't get jack s**t in royalties. With the internet and Kindle the product is a text file that takes almost nothing after the initial investment to distribute. The entire purpose of a publisher is to print and distribute a book. That takes resources and capital. Now the middleman can be cut out and distribution nearly free. There's no longer justification for a book costing $10+ other than excessive profit. I bet seen we'll be seeing many books come out FIRST on the internet and then picked up to be printed if popular.