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Originally Posted by MaggieScratch
I live in the Philadelphia suburbs and commute daily to work on the train, and very often read my Cybook. I've seen one woman with a Kindle at the station, but when I tried to strike up a conversation about it, she gave off a real I'm-reading-leave-me-alone-you-weird-geeky-person vibe. I have seen her several times since then, but I leave her alone now. Hello people--if you have an ebook reader, evangelize! I've also seen a woman reading a Sony Reader several times.
One of my co-workers (who commuted via train as well) purchased a Kindle. She has since left for a different job, which involves a train commute from south Jersey to NYC. Another co-worker purchased a Kindle, on my recommendation, for her husband, who travels frequently and uses it for the Wall Street Journal and other subscriptions, which is why I recommended the Kindle for him.
So if this guy isn't seeing people with ebook readers, Kindle or otherwise, he can't be looking that closely.
I am often approached in restaurants and on the train and asked about my Cybook (usually I get, "Is that a Kindle?"). I always answer questions and give a demo. And I always tell them to check out mobileread.com.  |
Well, you know how it is ... in any given population there are going to be some real jerks. I love talking to people about ebooks ... or just about books ... in fact, assuming they have anything intelligent to say, I just plain love talking to people ... period.
So .... I agree, if that boob isn't seeing Kindles, or ebooks generally, it's just because it suits his purposes not to see them. For all we know, he's telling a flat out lie to make his point. If even a tenth of the people I've been showing mine to actually go out an buy one ... we're going to have a whole BUNCH of ebook readers in this part of nowhere.