So we get stiff once in a while. So we have a little fun. What’s wrong with that? This is a free country, isn’t it? I can take my panda any place I want to. And if I wanna buy it a drink, that’s my business.
So we get stiff once in a while. So we have a little fun. What’s wrong with that? This is a free country, isn’t it? I can take my panda any place I want to. And if I wanna buy it a drink, that’s my business.
$25 doesn't seem enough of a discount, possibly they realise that such adverts would be quickly removed by many users?
I'm sure they're just experimenting with the market. It doesn't cost them any more to offer the choice, and they get valuable research data on how customers react.
This reminds me of the journalist who ran into a high-up Amazon guy at some function, and trotted out his pet theory: Kindle prices have been falling at a very regular, graph-like, plot-able rate since they were released. He pointed out that, if the trend continues, Kindles would be $0 by such and such date. The exec just smiled and said, "Ah, you noticed that, did you?"
I do think they'll be free eventually. With their volume, they can't be that expensive to make, and it'll get cheaper. Experimenting with ad-supported models makes a lot of sense, given that.
Edit: more likely, 3G and non-ad models will still cost something. The $0 model will probably require some buy-in... like, maybe, $20 which you get back as Kindle store credit, or some such deal. No idea how far off this would be. I don't remember the date the journalist speculated.
$25 seems like a decent price cut for an ad-supported Kindle if the ads are only on the screensaver and home screen. I wouldn't take a Kindle for free that had ads when I was actually reading a book, but considering how little time I actually spend on the Home screen...
Question, do I buy a Kindle today or do I wait? When do you guys think another model will come out? I'm looking at a lot of free time in the near future, summer vacation and all, and a kindle would be totally awesome and eventually save me money on books.
Not sure about the first question, but I have a wireless only Kindle, and I have never been in a situation where I was like "damn, if only I had 3G."
If you are in an area where there aren't a lot of hotspots, I'd think about getting the 3G version, otherwise, I'd say it's not really needed (especially if you have a smartphone, whose browser is leaps and bounds better than the albeit neat kindle one).
Can't think of a reason not to download really unless you never need conversions.
Yeah, basically... if you buy everything from the Kindle Store, you don't need anything. If you get your books from any other source, you should use Calibre. I will say its UI is awful. Not unusable, just ugly and sort of cumbersome.
Granted, you might not want to read all of these, but this is just a handful from the New York Times Best Sellers list. Its a disturbing trend seeing as publishers are actually making more money off of ebooks since ebooks cut out the whole publishing part and kept the pricetag the same. The majority of other books are a dollar or two off though. Still, I hate the idea of paying a premium for technology meant to make things cheaper.
Granted, you might not want to read all of these, but this is just a handful from the New York Times Best Sellers list. Its a disturbing trend seeing as publishers are actually making more money off of ebooks since ebooks cut out the whole publishing part and kept the pricetag the same. The majority of other books are a dollar or two off though. Still, I hate the idea of paying a premium for technology meant to make things cheaper.
Well, books from authors that I like are two to four dollars off. I also have the added benefit of needing less shelves for books I'm probably not going to read again!
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edited April 2011
Never mind the hundreds of thousands of classics that can be had for free from places like Project Gutenberg.
E: In fact, we should have a list of places to get books that aren't <proprietary store goes here> along with alternative library management software in the OP or something.
Oh right, I have a smartphone. Haha, duh. What would you guys suggest for cases? Kinda don't want to spend 60 bucks on a case with a book light in it.
I use a bubble envelope for mine. The Amazon leather non-lit case was brilliant until I realized it was causing daily crashes and causing my battery to drain in days rather than weeks. One $60 refund later, I decided to spend that on books rather than a case and went the shipping envelope route. I couldn't be happier with it - very protective and has the added anti-theft benefit of making your expensive ebook reading device appear to be a tattered letter.
The lighted case is a rip off, but it is also very, very nice. The light is extremely helpful for reading in bed, plane slights at night, or even just for a little extra brightmess if you want to take off your glasses or whatever. It's a very sleek case, with high production value, and it has that great leather smell... which actually does improve the reading experience, in my opinion.
Question, do I buy a Kindle today or do I wait? When do you guys think another model will come out? I'm looking at a lot of free time in the near future, summer vacation and all, and a kindle would be totally awesome and eventually save me money on books.
Also, how often do you guys use the 3g support?
I don't use the 3G support often, but it's invaluable when I do use it. I'll never buy a wifi only version, as long as 3G is an option.
As to your first question, they seem to update the Kindle approximately every year and a half. The Kindle came out 11/07, the Kindle 2 in 02/09 (15 months later), and the Kindle 3 in 08/10 (16 months later).
If this trend continues, I wouldn't expect to see a new model until Christmas at the earliest. We'll probably see a price drop sometime this summer though, since it's been a while since the last one.
Question, do I buy a Kindle today or do I wait? When do you guys think another model will come out? I'm looking at a lot of free time in the near future, summer vacation and all, and a kindle would be totally awesome and eventually save me money on books.
Also, how often do you guys use the 3g support?
I don't use the 3G support often, but it's invaluable when I do use it. I'll never buy a wifi only version, as long as 3G is an option.
As to your first question, they seem to update the Kindle approximately every year and a half. The Kindle came out 11/07, the Kindle 2 in 02/09 (15 months later), and the Kindle 3 in 08/10 (16 months later).
If this trend continues, I wouldn't expect to see a new model until Christmas at the earliest. We'll probably see a price drop sometime this summer though, since it's been a while since the last one.
I don't know, the $25 off ad-supported Kindle might be the price drop.
anyone know good places that track sales for ebooks? for example, the first iain m banks culture novel, consider phlebas is on sale for $0.99 right now, which made me extremely happy. if i'd missed it, i would have been very unhappy. finding someone or some place that's already tracking these would be excellent.
So apparently amazon warehouse deals has some refurbished lighted covers for $15. I'd jump on that in a second if I had a 3 instead of a 2
You are a beautiful person. Like-new lit chocolate brown cover for $35 now on its way to me. A thousand hugs for pointing this out.
Everyone wanting a cover should jump on this. If I didn't have one already I'd be all over it. Seriously, these covers are the best.
I would but I'm still waiting to get an Oberon cover.
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Has anybody else noticed that the refresh time of their eReader screen is temperature dependent? Sitting outside in the sun on a hot day seems to increase the page turn time from "slight flicker of black" to "can see it fading between transitions".
Now, I know what you're all thinking. Should I keep it in the freezer? The answer is: maybe.
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Yep.
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wouldn't surprise me if the ad protection got circumvented.
It doesn't seem like enough of a discount for something you'll barely ever see?
This reminds me of the journalist who ran into a high-up Amazon guy at some function, and trotted out his pet theory: Kindle prices have been falling at a very regular, graph-like, plot-able rate since they were released. He pointed out that, if the trend continues, Kindles would be $0 by such and such date. The exec just smiled and said, "Ah, you noticed that, did you?"
I do think they'll be free eventually. With their volume, they can't be that expensive to make, and it'll get cheaper. Experimenting with ad-supported models makes a lot of sense, given that.
Edit: more likely, 3G and non-ad models will still cost something. The $0 model will probably require some buy-in... like, maybe, $20 which you get back as Kindle store credit, or some such deal. No idea how far off this would be. I don't remember the date the journalist speculated.
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If there was some other benefit, like Kindle store discounts or something, it would be a more interesting offer.
So apparently amazon warehouse deals has some refurbished lighted covers for $15. I'd jump on that in a second if I had a 3 instead of a 2
I'd say hyperbole.
Also, how often do you guys use the 3g support?
If you are in an area where there aren't a lot of hotspots, I'd think about getting the 3G version, otherwise, I'd say it's not really needed (especially if you have a smartphone, whose browser is leaps and bounds better than the albeit neat kindle one).
it's free. and essential.
It also has a website
http://calibre-ebook.com/about
Can't think of a reason not to download really unless you never need conversions.
Yeah, basically... if you buy everything from the Kindle Store, you don't need anything. If you get your books from any other source, you should use Calibre. I will say its UI is awful. Not unusable, just ugly and sort of cumbersome.
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Hahahah
You can thank Steve Jobs for telling publishers, "Why yes, you can sell ebooks at paperback prices- never mind that troublesome Amazon."
Girl who kicked the hornets nest: Kindle $11.99, Hardcover $11.89.
The Lost Symbol: Kindle $9.99, Paperback $9.99.
Eat Pray Love: Kindle $12.99, Paperback $7.17.
Lone Survivor: Kindle $9.99, Paperback $9.40.
Granted, you might not want to read all of these, but this is just a handful from the New York Times Best Sellers list. Its a disturbing trend seeing as publishers are actually making more money off of ebooks since ebooks cut out the whole publishing part and kept the pricetag the same. The majority of other books are a dollar or two off though. Still, I hate the idea of paying a premium for technology meant to make things cheaper.
Well, books from authors that I like are two to four dollars off. I also have the added benefit of needing less shelves for books I'm probably not going to read again!
That being said there are tons of free public domain books out there that I would have otherwise paid Borders/B&N for.
E: In fact, we should have a list of places to get books that aren't <proprietary store goes here> along with alternative library management software in the OP or something.
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I use a bubble envelope for mine. The Amazon leather non-lit case was brilliant until I realized it was causing daily crashes and causing my battery to drain in days rather than weeks. One $60 refund later, I decided to spend that on books rather than a case and went the shipping envelope route. I couldn't be happier with it - very protective and has the added anti-theft benefit of making your expensive ebook reading device appear to be a tattered letter.
It's a rip off. I haven't regretted it. :P
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I don't use the 3G support often, but it's invaluable when I do use it. I'll never buy a wifi only version, as long as 3G is an option.
As to your first question, they seem to update the Kindle approximately every year and a half. The Kindle came out 11/07, the Kindle 2 in 02/09 (15 months later), and the Kindle 3 in 08/10 (16 months later).
If this trend continues, I wouldn't expect to see a new model until Christmas at the earliest. We'll probably see a price drop sometime this summer though, since it's been a while since the last one.
I don't know, the $25 off ad-supported Kindle might be the price drop.
You're but a 5 minute jailbreak away. Doesn't void the warranty, either - Amazon has all but officially endorsed it.
You are a beautiful person. Like-new lit chocolate brown cover for $35 now on its way to me. A thousand hugs for pointing this out.
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I would but I'm still waiting to get an Oberon cover.
Now, I know what you're all thinking. Should I keep it in the freezer? The answer is: maybe.