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TheJohnNewton · 07-18-2008, 01:03 PM

You are correct it's 100% an ad blurblet not an original piece written for the magazine. That kind of thing is pretty typical of magazines these days.

You do have access to thousands of books on the device (assuming the Sprint connection) Why does it matter if they are on the device or if you have to dl them in a few seconds? Access is access. They don't have to be from Amazon and they don't even have to be for purchase. Of course that's not the intent of the "news item" mentinoed but that is the fortunate reality. That blurb is way too short to go into any detail of where and how. Imo "access" is correct and not even misleading. They don't say "pre-loaded for free on the device" that would be false. To me it's better than the "100 free books" that Sony offers as if it's something not available for free to anyone with any device.

07-18-2008, 01:03 PM	#38
TheJohnNewton Addict Posts: 256 Karma: 144599 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Boox Nova 2	You are correct it's 100% an ad blurblet not an original piece written for the magazine. That kind of thing is pretty typical of magazines these days. You do have access to thousands of books on the device (assuming the Sprint connection) Why does it matter if they are on the device or if you have to dl them in a few seconds? Access is access. They don't have to be from Amazon and they don't even have to be for purchase. Of course that's not the intent of the "news item" mentinoed but that is the fortunate reality. That blurb is way too short to go into any detail of where and how. Imo "access" is correct and not even misleading. They don't say "pre-loaded for free on the device" that would be false. To me it's better than the "100 free books" that Sony offers as if it's something not available for free to anyone with any device. Last edited by TheJohnNewton; 07-18-2008 at 02:16 PM.