Bezos: No comment on the Nook, but do you know how lame lending is? - Page 2

kindlekitten · 12-07-2009, 09:53 AM

*mumbles* I think I actually said that way back when the truth about nook lending came out

daffy4u · 12-07-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

*mumbles* I think I actually said that way back when the truth about nook lending came out

Yes... you did.

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

wowsers! the lending issue just got blown out of the water! if I have 2 kids I need to make a Sophie's Choice in book distribution? choose between a spouse and a lover? 20 years from now I meet my soul mate that has the same reading choices I do and I have to confess; "sorry CHarlie, that book sailed a long time ago!"

that right there pretty much unsealed whatever deal may have been brewing in my brain

kindlekitten · 12-07-2009, 10:45 AM

why thank you Ms. Duck!

MaggieScratch · 12-07-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Ocean

And BN knew this could happen when they started trumpeting it as a big difference maker between the Nook and the Kindle.

Why didn't they fight for the customers...instead of hoping the customers would fight for themselves?

I repeat--perhaps they were hoping that consumer outcry would force the publishers' hands.

I don't know if that is true. It's just a theory.

Patricia · 12-07-2009, 11:54 AM

I've removed the quotation marks from the thread title because it is not a direct quotation.

Daithi · 12-07-2009, 12:19 PM

I don't have a problem with Bezo's answers. She started the interviewing by asking him what he thought of a competitor's fancy new product. Who does that?

His response that he didn't want to discuss their product was certainly appropriate. Her very next question was another Nook related question. No wonder Bezos came off like he was in a bad mood -- he probably was.

I also happen to agree with his answer. I ordered the Nook but cancelled it when I found out how lame their lending feature actually was. I felt like B&N was pulling a bait and switch.

YOU CAN LEND BOOKS TO FRIENDS IF YOU BUY A NOOK!!!
Fineprint: Only if the publisher allows it. Only for 14 days. Only to one person. You can lend out the book once and once only -- ever!

Penforhire · 12-07-2009, 12:31 PM

Everyone asks. Sometimes you get a hilarious historical comment. I think it was Microsoft's Steve Balmer who laughed at Apple getting into the mobile phone business. Laugh much lately about that one?

This lending feature is the first step. To me it is revolutionary and I hope the spark turns into a flame. Remember when DRM-free downloaded music was just a spark?

Ocean · 12-07-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I've removed the quotation marks from the thread title because it is not a direct quotation.

That was wrong. I never stated that it was a direct attribution -- you must love the Nook guys or something. I hope that this is not what Mobile read is about to become.

Ocean · 12-07-2009, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I've removed the quotation marks from the thread title because it is not a direct quotation.

So now maybe you'll undo the changes you illegitimately made to my thread title:

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Another common use of quotation marks is to indicate or call attention to ironic or apologetic words:

He shared his “wisdom” with me.
The lunch lady plopped a glob of “food” onto my tray.

To avoid the potential for confusion between ironic quotes and direct quotations, some style guides specify single quotation marks for this usage, and double quotation marks for verbatim speech. Quotes indicating irony, or other special use, are sometimes called scare, sneer, shock, distance, or horror quotes. They are sometimes gestured in oral speech using air quotes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark

There was definite irony in Bezos first answer and then the two that followed.

PLEASE change my thread title back to what it was.

neilmarr · 12-07-2009, 01:23 PM

I don't think I like the nook. Let's face it, though, sharing the book just once effectively halves its cover price to two readers. Neil

etienne66 · 12-07-2009, 01:51 PM

I don't like the nook, but I agree with Patricia's removal of the quotation marks in the title as it does make it appear to be a direct quote of Bezos. Not that I care for him very much either, but I believe in accuracy. At best you could say you are paraphrasing Bezos, but if you read it he doesn't even come close to saying loaning books is lame, he just doesn't like that you lend out a book only once.

Personally I'm looking for a different eBook reader, and it ain't going to be a Kindle or a nook.

Etienne66

nick101 · 12-07-2009, 01:54 PM

While, in principle, I think it's iffy to muck about with other people's thread titles, I do agree that, in the original form, this did suggest very strongly that the remarks came directly from JB. That might not have been the intention, but it was the effect.

CleverClothe · 12-07-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ocean

So now maybe you'll undo the changes you illegitimately made to my thread title:

There was definite irony in Bezos first answer and then the two that followed.

PLEASE change my thread title back to what it was.

Quoting a statement is attributing a direct quote. Scare quotes only apply to a single word for phrase.

Ocean · 12-07-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by etienne66

you are paraphrasing Bezos,

...and thats just what it was. I'm strongly suspecting some pro-Nook bias here.

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Personally I'm looking for a different eBook reader, and it ain't going to be a Kindle or a nook.

Etienne66

Those reviews threw you off?

Ocean · 12-07-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by nick101

I think it's iffy to muck about with other people's thread titles

Yup. Oh well, water under the bridge.

She won't do it again.

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12-07-2009, 09:53 AM	#16
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	mumbles I think I actually said that way back when the truth about nook lending came out

12-07-2009, 10:45 AM	#18
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	why thank you Ms. Duck!

12-07-2009, 11:54 AM	#20
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I've removed the quotation marks from the thread title because it is not a direct quotation.

12-07-2009, 12:19 PM	#21
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I don't have a problem with Bezo's answers. She started the interviewing by asking him what he thought of a competitor's fancy new product. Who does that? His response that he didn't want to discuss their product was certainly appropriate. Her very next question was another Nook related question. No wonder Bezos came off like he was in a bad mood -- he probably was. I also happen to agree with his answer. I ordered the Nook but cancelled it when I found out how lame their lending feature actually was. I felt like B&N was pulling a bait and switch. YOU CAN LEND BOOKS TO FRIENDS IF YOU BUY A NOOK!!! Fineprint: Only if the publisher allows it. Only for 14 days. Only to one person. You can lend out the book once and once only -- ever!

12-07-2009, 12:31 PM	#22
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	Everyone asks. Sometimes you get a hilarious historical comment. I think it was Microsoft's Steve Balmer who laughed at Apple getting into the mobile phone business. Laugh much lately about that one? This lending feature is the first step. To me it is revolutionary and I hope the spark turns into a flame. Remember when DRM-free downloaded music was just a spark?

12-07-2009, 01:23 PM	#25
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	I don't think I like the nook. Let's face it, though, sharing the book just once effectively halves its cover price to two readers. Neil

12-07-2009, 01:51 PM	#26
etienne66 Groupie Posts: 185 Karma: 9832 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas, US Device: Kindle 2, PRS-600 Black, PRS-650 Red, Adam w/ Pixel Qi(pre-ordered)	I don't like the nook, but I agree with Patricia's removal of the quotation marks in the title as it does make it appear to be a direct quote of Bezos. Not that I care for him very much either, but I believe in accuracy. At best you could say you are paraphrasing Bezos, but if you read it he doesn't even come close to saying loaning books is lame, he just doesn't like that you lend out a book only once. Personally I'm looking for a different eBook reader, and it ain't going to be a Kindle or a nook. Etienne66

12-07-2009, 01:54 PM	#27
nick101 Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 1248 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Milton Keynes UK Device: Sony PRS-600 Touch, iPhone	While, in principle, I think it's iffy to muck about with other people's thread titles, I do agree that, in the original form, this did suggest very strongly that the remarks came directly from JB. That might not have been the intention, but it was the effect.

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