05-05-2012, 07:41 AM | #31 |
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I think a problem some people have is they fear that their device or e-books will become obsolete. Maybe the old e-reader won't be able to support new books. Or the new e-reader support old books. So they feel safer sticking with paperbacks.
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05-05-2012, 08:57 AM | #32 |
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05-05-2012, 08:59 AM | #33 |
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In the case of the Fire, it's a lot more to do with the fact that it's sold primarily as a content platform for Amazon's video services, which are US-only.
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05-05-2012, 11:52 AM | #34 |
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I don't either. I really find the blinking of the e-ink devices very annoying when web surfing. And if you're on a website with a lot of flash content, . Just try www.bigfishgames.com on a T1 to see what I mean.
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05-05-2012, 06:23 PM | #35 |
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If what I have works, I don't need to upgrade. That might change with the IPad since the resell market is so strong but I doubt it.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/a...service-lovef/ That should be enough of a content provider to feed the FIRE in most of western Europe, if and when the do launch there. |
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05-06-2012, 05:05 AM | #37 | |
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FWIW, I found the choice of LoveFilm content to be pretty poor here in Britain; I had the trial, but didn't bother converting to the paid service. I have Netflix, but even that's of questionable value to me tbh<shrug> |
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05-06-2012, 09:12 AM | #39 | |
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Now that I have one, I wish I would have gotten one sooner. I could easily see myself spending 200$ or so for an ereader. I am looking at getting a second for epubs. I know DRM keeps several other people away. Others are bothered because they can not loan books out. People want ebooks to be like books. |
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05-06-2012, 12:26 PM | #40 |
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My KF, white text on black background, is really good (sorry Harry, I know it isn't available yet). I would pay even more if the battery life could be longer. Oh, and I would like someone to figure out how to hold these. The K4 is perfect without a cover or case, but the KF needs something. I have a cover, but that seems to be a little too much. If they could make it smaller so I could hold it without a case, that would be prefect.
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05-07-2012, 12:18 PM | #42 |
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05-07-2012, 12:41 PM | #43 |
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I am going to have to try that on my IPad.
So far I have been more focused on playing silly games. |
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05-07-2012, 01:33 PM | #45 |
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The weirdest point about all this stuff about Kindle hardware sales is if they were actually so low, why did Amazon wait so long to launch the Kindle Touch outside of North America?
Personally, I jumped on my K3 because of the upgrade to a pearl screen over my previous e-ink device, but these latest two Kindles just didn't have anything that really appealed to me in the same way other than a slight reduction in size. The excessive removal of buttons put me off even considering the KT and I'll wait for them to release one with page turns and their version of the glow light stuff probably. |
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