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Originally Posted by rhadin
I fear that the Oprah revolution will fizzle when it comes time to actually buy and read books on the Kindle, especially as many of the purchases may be holiday gifts for children who aren't interested. That's why my interest in how many purchasers will become readers rather than turning their Kindles into doorstops.
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Well, maybe things are different where ever it is that you live, but in my neck of the woods the economy really sucks in a major way. I can't see "many" of the Kindle purchases being for "children" who aren't interested.
Maybe it's just because I don't have children, but I can't see spending close to $300 for a device for reading on a child. Especially for a child who isn't interested in reading. I'd be as likely to do that as I would to buy Kindles for my cats.
I would hazard a guess that there will be a number of people who will buy whatever their personal idol touts just because that person said it was the latest and greatest. These are the same people who probably ran out and bought iPods ... not because they ever listen to music ... but because you just HAVE to have one to be "cool." And then, when the next generation of iPod comes out, they HAVE to get one of those ... and on and on it goes. And, those folks have six or seven iPods sitting on a shelf somewhere that they pretty much never use.
And, while we're talking about Oprah, I'm pretty sure there are a number of people who purchase to books on her hot list, and never read the damn things. They just buy them so they can say they bought them.
Having viewed the video (that someone was kind enough to link to in another thread), I'm a little disappointed that no one mentioned the single thing that still blows my mind ... which is the fact that I can carry around damn near an entire research library with me, and have instant access to it, even when I don't have an internet connection.
However, in the long run, people who don't like the Kindle and don't read, and just bought it because Oprah said she likes it, well, they're psychotic and probably beyond help. Anyone who doesn't like the Kindle, doesn't read, has a child who doesn't read and buys a Kindle for the child just because Oprah likes it, is psychotic and delusional, and has waaaay too much money.
That's my story, and I'm sticking with it.