Comments on: Book publishers’ latest hobby? Complaining about the Amazon Kindle’s success http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/09/book-publishers-latest-hobby-complaining-about-the-amazon-kindles-success/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:04:29 -0500 hourly 1 By: Blue Tyson http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/09/book-publishers-latest-hobby-complaining-about-the-amazon-kindles-success/comment-page-1/#comment-1053966 Blue Tyson Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:40:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99855#comment-1053966 How hard is this, publisher people? Sell the books for _yourself_ to everybody, not just one country, DRM free, decent price. Which is _not_ the same price as the paperback, let alone hardback. Keep ALL the money that would have gone to Amazon minus a bit of tech upkeep. How hard is this, publisher people?

Sell the books for _yourself_ to everybody, not just one country, DRM free, decent price. Which is _not_ the same price as the paperback, let alone hardback. Keep ALL the money that would have gone to Amazon minus a bit of tech upkeep.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="122502270">Ceyhun Nursen</fb:name> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/09/book-publishers-latest-hobby-complaining-about-the-amazon-kindles-success/comment-page-1/#comment-1052907 Ceyhun Nursen Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:49:32 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99855#comment-1052907 amazon is not even close to ideal tho. if they become a monopoly with their DRM infested device, this won't be very good for the industry or the consumer either. amazon is not even close to ideal tho. if they become a monopoly with their DRM infested device, this won’t be very good for the industry or the consumer either.

]]> By: Robert Reynolds http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/09/book-publishers-latest-hobby-complaining-about-the-amazon-kindles-success/comment-page-1/#comment-1052830 Robert Reynolds Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:52:22 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99855#comment-1052830 Huh? Huh?

]]> By: Robert Reynolds http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/09/book-publishers-latest-hobby-complaining-about-the-amazon-kindles-success/comment-page-1/#comment-1052829 Robert Reynolds Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:50:35 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99855#comment-1052829 The arguments resonate with me. My problem with digital media (and I own a digital boatload of it) is that it doesn't age so well. Hard drives crash, drm changes, devices change and digital media just doesn't seem to have a reliable shelf life. A book or CD works for a pretty long time. However, despite my reservations I'm still a gadget whore and hugely impressed by the kindle end-to-end experience. The arguments resonate with me. My problem with digital media (and I own a digital boatload of it) is that it doesn’t age so well. Hard drives crash, drm changes, devices change and digital media just doesn’t seem to have a reliable shelf life.

A book or CD works for a pretty long time.

However, despite my reservations I’m still a gadget whore and hugely impressed by the kindle end-to-end experience.

]]> By: eattrn http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/09/book-publishers-latest-hobby-complaining-about-the-amazon-kindles-success/comment-page-1/#comment-1052771 eattrn Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:51:34 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99855#comment-1052771 I haven't heard Amazon say they don't want publishers to develop their own digital book reader. I haven’t heard Amazon say they don’t want publishers to develop their own digital book reader.

]]> By: Nate http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/09/book-publishers-latest-hobby-complaining-about-the-amazon-kindles-success/comment-page-1/#comment-1052749 Nate Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:26:06 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99855#comment-1052749 I won't consider buying a Kindle until it hits 200. When it does, I'll snap it up that day. Until then, I'm good with paper. I won’t consider buying a Kindle until it hits 200. When it does, I’ll snap it up that day. Until then, I’m good with paper.

]]> By: bpro2000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/09/book-publishers-latest-hobby-complaining-about-the-amazon-kindles-success/comment-page-1/#comment-1052737 bpro2000 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:14:00 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99855#comment-1052737 Well put Jeff. The paradigm shift was created when we were sold the bill of goods called 'global warming' (temporarily). Everything's fine... Metallica shruggged! iTunes isn't real! Kindle's just a fad. Well put Jeff. The paradigm shift was created when we were sold the bill of goods called ‘global warming’ (temporarily). Everything’s fine… Metallica shruggged! iTunes isn’t real! Kindle’s just a fad.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/09/book-publishers-latest-hobby-complaining-about-the-amazon-kindles-success/comment-page-1/#comment-1052717 Jeff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:51:29 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99855#comment-1052717 What is it with content owners and their inability to finally understand the new distribution model? Are they, like the music publishers, gripped with the idea of seizing defeat from the one bright spot on the publishing horizon? What is it with content owners and their inability to finally understand the new distribution model? Are they, like the music publishers, gripped with the idea of seizing defeat from the one bright spot on the publishing horizon?

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