iPad "iBooks is worth the price alone for iPad as ebook reader" Sun-Times

Donnageddon · 04-01-2010, 01:30 AM

An opinion regarding the iPad reader app "iBooks" from the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Don Knotts wasn’t really a bumbling small-town deputy. But he was so damned good in that role that he got completely typecast in it.

And that’s the same danger facing the iPad. It’s a tablet computer that can fulfill any function, provided that a developer write the app and Apple actually approves it for sale. But it’s just such a bloody good book reader that some folks will never wander far from its eBook functions. And why not? From one perspective, it’s hands-down the best book reader you can buy.

iPad, the Don Knotts of ereaders.

Steve Jobs will be speechless with the positive analogy.

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pagansoul · 04-02-2010, 05:41 PM

I don't think a lot of young people under 30 even know who Don Knotts is.

GA Russell · 04-02-2010, 06:37 PM

To me he'll always be the nervous man on the street interview on Steve Allen!

Crowl · 04-02-2010, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by pagansoul

I don't think a lot of young people under 30 even know who Don Knotts is.

I'm well into my 30s and don't know who he is, although maybe he wasn't so well known internationally.

mgmueller · 06-22-2010, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Crowl

I'm well into my 30s and don't know who he is, although maybe he wasn't so well known internationally.

You may not know his name. But you certainly have seen him.
He's been in "Matlock" and in "Three's Company". Both series have been huge successes in Germany and you most likely will have seen him in one of those. BTW: I'm 42.

dmaul1114 · 06-22-2010, 09:01 PM

And of course the Andy Griffith Show, which I'd have to imagine made it to TV over there as well.

Barney Fife ring a bell, Crowl?

kjk · 06-22-2010, 09:02 PM

Incredible Mr. Limpet to me.

JSWolf · 06-22-2010, 09:03 PM

Don Knotts will always be Henry Limpet.

Poppa1956 · 06-22-2010, 09:08 PM

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Incredible Mr. Limpit,and The Apple-Dumpling Gang are a few movies that come to mind. As I recall, he was also in several episodes of Matlock.

AnemicOak · 06-22-2010, 09:16 PM

Pics...

scottjl · 06-22-2010, 11:01 PM

As much as I like my iPad, is it worth $500 just to be an eReader? Against the newly repriced Kindle and the Wifi Nook? If you were only going to read books on it? No. Save yourself a bundle and buy a Nook or Kindle and spend the saved money on books themselves.

Now if you allowed yourself to venture off the iBooks icon and into the other apps, even just going with the installed apps, on the 16G wi-fi model, compared to the Nook and Kindle, then yes. I'd say get one.

HarryT · 06-23-2010, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by scottjl

As much as I like my iPad, is it worth $500 just to be an eReader? Against the newly repriced Kindle and the Wifi Nook? If you were only going to read books on it? No.

It's actually pretty competitively priced against the US$489 Kindle DX. I think it is worth considering purely as a bookreader, especially if you want a larger screen than the 6" readers offer.

vonCZ · 06-23-2010, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

It's actually pretty competitively priced against the US$489 Kindle DX. I think it is worth considering purely as a bookreader, especially if you want a larger screen than the 6" readers offer.

yeah, i agree. I was gonna spend $400 on iRex's DR800 in a couple weeks when I visit the States. Now that that's out: what's an extra $100 for an iPad? If you want color and/or quality PDF-viewing, it's a no-brainer.

if Sony's 900 drops in price, I might get that. Otherwise, i'll prolly buy an iPad... for reading and only reading.

sorry, one more thing: I also want to read at night. It is utterly incomprehensible to me that all the eReaders don't accommodate this. I don't care how, just do it. Totin' around a separate book-light is stank.

Bremen Cole · 06-23-2010, 05:58 AM

As a owner of the "lowly" 16G WIFI, I would agree that it is a much better deal than the Kindle DX. But, of course the 64G 3G would be a different matter, but then again why would you buy the 64G 3G for only reading books.

Having said that, there are folks that will simply like the Kindle DX better for reading than an iPad.... so for them the DX would be the better deal....

If someone is truly only going to read books, I can see looking at the other options. But really, as any of us iPad owners know... who is really going to ONLY read books on it..... there is so much more....

Oh, and as a kid I thought Don Knotts was the funnest person ever. As an adult I think of him as a legend....

kjk · 06-23-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

It's actually pretty competitively priced against the US$489 Kindle DX. I think it is worth considering purely as a bookreader, especially if you want a larger screen than the 6" readers offer.

Right. Also note this article was written before the public launch of the iPad, and before the recent price cuts.

06-22-2010, 09:03 PM	#8
JSWolf Mobile Reader Geek Posts: 34,227 Karma: 13801376 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-650, iPad	Don Knotts will always be Henry Limpet. __________________ Jon 2013 Reading List

06-22-2010, 09:08 PM	#9
Poppa1956 Evangelist Posts: 481 Karma: 344188 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon, USA Device: Nook, NookColor	The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Incredible Mr. Limpit,and The Apple-Dumpling Gang are a few movies that come to mind. As I recall, he was also in several episodes of Matlock. __________________ “ ‘Ello. My name Inigo Montoya. You Killed my proofreader. Prepare to ide!” Last edited by Poppa1956; 06-22-2010 at 09:09 PM. Reason: I'm only in my thirty's if you count the speeds I have to travel in traffic.

06-22-2010, 09:16 PM	#10
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 7,401 Karma: 18771935 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: AuraHD, Nook HD+, Kindle 2,3,T , Opus, TF101, Nexus7, iPT, iPhone5	Pics... __________________ ~Brian "The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible." — Mark Twain

06-23-2010, 05:58 AM	#14
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	As a owner of the "lowly" 16G WIFI, I would agree that it is a much better deal than the Kindle DX. But, of course the 64G 3G would be a different matter, but then again why would you buy the 64G 3G for only reading books. Having said that, there are folks that will simply like the Kindle DX better for reading than an iPad.... so for them the DX would be the better deal.... If someone is truly only going to read books, I can see looking at the other options. But really, as any of us iPad owners know... who is really going to ONLY read books on it..... there is so much more.... Oh, and as a kid I thought Don Knotts was the funnest person ever. As an adult I think of him as a legend.... __________________ Bremen Cole Music = http://www.bremencole.com Bike Journal = http://www.bikejournal.com/journal_p...ame=BremenCole

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pagansoul Evangelist Posts: 460 Karma: 1095494 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: Kindle3 (sold), iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire and Kobo Vox	I don't think a lot of young people under 30 even know who Don Knotts is.

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GA Russell Argos win the Grey Cup! Posts: 3,367 Karma: 11423475 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: jetBook Lite, Libre Pro	To me he'll always be the nervous man on the street interview on Steve Allen!

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dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 3607 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	And of course the Andy Griffith Show, which I'd have to imagine made it to TV over there as well. Barney Fife ring a bell, Crowl?

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kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	Incredible Mr. Limpet to me.

06-22-2010, 11:01 PM	#11
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	As much as I like my iPad, is it worth $500 just to be an eReader? Against the newly repriced Kindle and the Wifi Nook? If you were only going to read books on it? No. Save yourself a bundle and buy a Nook or Kindle and spend the saved money on books themselves. Now if you allowed yourself to venture off the iBooks icon and into the other apps, even just going with the installed apps, on the 16G wi-fi model, compared to the Nook and Kindle, then yes. I'd say get one.

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