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random50 · 10-03-2008, 10:11 PM

I bought the Kindle for academic books - I need a large library and will probably be moving to a different country eventually. Bit of a leap of faith as the selection is currently quite poor. Anyway, I'm going to add a couple of semi-random searches to the lists here periodically to see how the more specialized part of their library is improving (unless anyone objects...)

Currently:

Manifolds 58
"riemannian manifolds" 13
"Complex Analysis" 65

That's pretty good growth from the last time I looked if I remember correctly. Not sure how the publishers are deciding on their priorities though - the number of books available may have increased, but none of the notable gaps I noticed last time have yet been filled.

precalculus 5
"college algebra" 2

I am *amazed* at the lack of undergraduate level titles. Amazon are really missing a trick here. Or, perhaps, greedy publishers are - do they not realise that it's in their best interests to promote these formats? After all, you can't resell a Kindle book at the end of the semester.

10-03-2008, 10:11 PM	#69
random50 Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 110 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: None yet	I bought the Kindle for academic books - I need a large library and will probably be moving to a different country eventually. Bit of a leap of faith as the selection is currently quite poor. Anyway, I'm going to add a couple of semi-random searches to the lists here periodically to see how the more specialized part of their library is improving (unless anyone objects...) Currently: Manifolds 58 "riemannian manifolds" 13 "Complex Analysis" 65 That's pretty good growth from the last time I looked if I remember correctly. Not sure how the publishers are deciding on their priorities though - the number of books available may have increased, but none of the notable gaps I noticed last time have yet been filled. precalculus 5 "college algebra" 2 I am amazed at the lack of undergraduate level titles. Amazon are really missing a trick here. Or, perhaps, greedy publishers are - do they not realise that it's in their best interests to promote these formats? After all, you can't resell a Kindle book at the end of the semester.