Made the jump to Kindle
Shane Nokes
I couldn't get any proper word from the team even after they asked me
questions about a device for a possible test.
Since I enjoy reading my books and couldn't do so legally any longer I've
switched to Kindle...and I have to say the experience is MUCH better.
Daniel Crichton
Just make sure you never move out the US - if your IP address when
connecting to the store is not identified as being in the US you can't
purchase anything.
The whole ebook market is a complete mess right now - MS seem to have
quietly abandoned Reader, Adobe have screwed up PDF with the horrendous
Digital Editions, and eReader only have a small range of titles compared to
the biggies. Mobipocket might be ok although I've seen various horror
stories in their own forums as well as others, and as the Kindle format is
Mobipocket with a file header change it may be that Mobipocket will be
allowed to die off once Amazon feel they have secured enough of the market
with Kindle.
As a retailer I find this position quite bizarre - the only format that
seems to be doing well is a closed proprietary system that is only available
in the US ...
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Dan
Beverly Howard
that the reader has a single device for phone, text, pim, computing,
email, browsing and reading and each one of those is a compromise on any
pda.
The need to purchase and carry a dedicated device focuses on those who
don't want or need a pda, but, who want and need to read on the go, and,
yes, it is a shame that microsoft has dropped the reader ball into an abyss.
Beverly Howard
Shane Nokes
bit.
I actually surf the web on it and most sites work pretty well...even though
they are rendered in grayscale.
The only thing I still use the phone for is making calls.
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Shane Nokes
I've seen quite a few people on the Amazon forums stating they travel and
get books while abroad on the Kindle.
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Daniel Crichton
if we sell Kindle format because they bought Kindles on eBay and cannot
purchase from the Amazon store due to them not being in the US (most of them
were from Canadians). Maybe they've changed this recently. It certainly was
a problem as recently as a year ago. I'll admit that I'm working on second
hand info - because Amazon don't let anyone else sell Kindle format it's not
something I've looked into personally, and being in the UK can't get my
hands on a Kindle anyway (if you search for Kindle on the Amazon UK site you
get results for the Sony PRS readers, BeBook, and various other devices -
everything except the Kindle ... And just to make matters worse, other than
the Sony Reader PRS (which supports DRM PDFs via Adobe Digital Editions) not
of the devices support encrypted commercial ebooks (which are the only ones
we sell, in PDF, LIT, and eReader format).
Dan
Daniel Crichton
apply any more. However, it appear that you still have to have a US shipping
address and a credit/debit card from a US bank in order to purchase one.
It's also apparently very awkward to download ebooks if you're not on a
Whispernet connection (which is US only) and from recent reviews I've just
flicked through is one of the major stumbling blocks to using the Kindle
outside of the US.
Dan
Shane Nokes
I've moved some books over to my Kindle manually and its not that bad.
You just download the file to the PC....plug in the Kindle...and copy the
file to the documents directory on the Kindle :)
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