Comments on: Kindle 2.0 Coming Around October 2008

By: 婚禮顧問

婚禮顧問 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:54:43 +0000

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By: Sony kdl52v5100

Sony kdl52v5100 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:51:50 +0000

I kind of miss the shape of my Kindle one.

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:10:18 +0000

Who would want to locate Canada? But I can, it’s still up north leeaching off America.

Face it, you and Mexico would not exist without the good ole horrible, mean, nasty US of A! Casey

By: Richard Beninya

Richard Beninya — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:45:29 +0000

Great idea.
Too expensive.
Not ready for the market.
Early adopters allow for sub-par merchandise getting to the market.
Still a good idea, just not ready yet.

By: Audiophobe

Audiophobe — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:01:50 +0000

My wife wants one and I am will look forward to the March release so that I can get it for her. I read MANY reviews and most of the negative techy complaints don’t worry me so much. The ergonomics do though. The most common complaint even in the very posative reviews was that the next page button is almost impossible not to hit with typical use and that the slow page change response, +/- a couple of seconds, means that going back to your original page is twice as annoying. This is a major everyday use issue and I hope and expect that this flaw is corrected when the March model comes out. Does anyone have info on this?

By: Nee

Nee — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:27:31 +0000

I’ve just placed an order for a Kindle. I am happy to read other people’s opionion on the Kindle. Of course I was aware that there would be some issues as it is a first from Amazon. I am very excited about getting one although it won’t be shipping until March.

I’m buying one because I love books and like to purchase them even if I don’t plan on reading it in the near future or at all in some cases.

I recently moved to another state and I ended up giving away more then half my books. I just did not have room to take them or a place to put them in my new home. I don’t wish to add to my physical collection. So this is a great option. Can’t wait!!

By: Rae

Rae — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:09:01 +0000

PLEASE AMAZON! My rich roommates have kindles and I would give anything to get one, like they said, a “kindlescholar,” that could offer textbooks at a cheaper price. In today’s economy, I am terrified of losing one of my two jobs just to keep myself in school, let alone rising tuition and cost of living. If I could read my textbooks on it anywhere and for ANYTHING less than I pay now, I’d easily shell out some reserved loan money. please!

By: Jim Riege

Jim Riege — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:34:59 +0000

Newspapers have to request to be on the Kindle, so try contacting your newspapers editor. I contacted the Milwaukee Journal editor and customer service dept. asking them to get on Kindle and have not gotten any response.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:36:16 +0000

Any thoughts as to price of the Kindle 2.0, and/or the student version? Would the student version be acceptabe for reading novels too?

I had a s Sony E-book last year and nearly became violent in dealing with Sony customer service and making the darn thing work on a Mac… I’ll never purchase another Sony product again.

By: BP

BP — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:54:09 +0000

A friend has the first generation Kindle and apparently really likes it. I’ll probably wait for the second generation and hopefully the price will come down.

For those who want to read newspapers on their Kindles, why aren’t more newspapers available? The Washington Times or a smaller circulation newspaper such as the Harrisburg Patriot News would be great additions to the list. Why can’t there be more choices?

By: sailsmart

sailsmart — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:31:24 +0000

I’d like to replace all my Toronto papers to be read on the Kindle plus the New York Times, blogs and some rss feeds. How long does it take to do a download from the Internet to my PC via my Rogers cable and can I automate this easily?

By: Ralph

Ralph — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:54:29 +0000

I believe Casey meant that “they are losing nothing” since they still have the product. Electronic downloads are the gift you can keep on giving. (and keep a copy or two for yourself. Actually, there is still a service or a transaction that requires labour which involves a cost.

By: BookHound

BookHound — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:04:05 +0000

The comment that ended up under Ni’s intelligent scribble was actually meant for you, Trent. “Like all other things, I’d bet we’ll be waiting for a long time. Of course, the advantage is that we’ll hopefully have a good product by the time it gets here. Always a silver lining.”

By: BookHound

BookHound — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:02:17 +0000

Well, Einstein, if you read the shipping info, it clearly states that they only ship within the US. SNAP!

By: BookHound

BookHound — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:39:46 +0000

Like all other things, I’d bet we’ll be waiting for a long time. Of course, the advantage is that we’ll hopefully have a good product by the time it gets here. Always a silver lining.

By: BookHound

BookHound — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:33:55 +0000

Is your comment a joke? Can you even locate Canada on the map?

By: BookHound

BookHound — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:30:11 +0000

‘Dummy’ is as ‘Dummy’ writes… read the shipping info, Einstein: it only ships within the US. If someone is asking about the availability in Canada, it’s because they’ve actually read the information on the website. Furthermore, how deep are you in the swamp for calling someone a ‘Dummy’ for asking a question. It’s better to have some of the questions than all of the answers, as James Thurber once commented. People who ask questions actually think. And read.

By: Ni

Ni — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:41:36 +0000

I’ve seen another blog with a “leaked” picture, it is not much larger, certainly not 8 1/2 by 11. I hope that it does come out and that the price is substantially less as I would love to get one but haven’t because of..

1. The price
and
2. I usually wait to get feedback from blogs “like this one” as to what the use, functions, etc. were worked out.

Version 2.0 usually gets the kinks out so I usually wait for it. Before I became a Mom I was not so concious about where my money went, now I am.

By: Ni

Ni — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:32:52 +0000

LOL @ DMO!

By: jim schrempp

jim schrempp — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:04:57 +0000

A friend just got a Kindle. I borrowed it for one day to see how it would go. I loved it. I read the newspaper every morning at my local coffee house. I always feel bad tossing away all that paper every day; even worse about the sections I don’t read.

With the Kindle, knowing nothing at all about it, I was able to buy the day’s copy of the Merc News and it downloaded in the blink of an eye – really. I read it over coffee and found the experience enjoyable. I had to read the news in a more linear fashion than normal, and I read more of each story than I would otherwise.

The Kindle felt great in my hand; it was in the cover. The screen was excellently readable in and out of the sunlight. (I noticed the laptop user next to me was squinting.) Navigation was easy to understand.

On the downside, the time to flip to a new page took me a few minutes to adapt to. I did hit the Go Back button accidentally a few times and had to navigate back to where I was – not hard, just annoying. Clicking the wheel was not a great feel. It worked but I’d suggest lowing the force required. I tried the annotation feature and the web browser. Typing on the keypad is disconcerting as the screen was several characters behind me; I had to do a lot of backspacing. At the top of each article there was a “go to next article” link; I wish that was always available. I often read the first five paragraphs and then want to jump to the next article – with the Kindle I had to page down or back up to the link. Lastly, the thing hung on me twice that morning. Luckily I had been shown the ALT-Aa (or whatever it is) secret to do a reboot. Each time it came back quickly, but I was surprised that my reading the newspaper could put it into a funk so easily.

In the end? I’m buying one.