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DixieGal · 05-12-2009, 04:26 PM

I just talked with David for a while on the phone. He's a southern boy, you know, suburban Atlanta. He seemed OK to me, but keep in mind that I have this perpetually sunny view of things.

It was a Christian group who were going to buy the Kindles and load them up with Christian literature, such as the Left Behind series, etc. Then sell them for 50% off in order to spread their ministry to digital book bargain hunters, and getting back half of their investment.

I like the idea. However, the problem is that they did not do any research. I think they are mistaking Kindle for Kindle-DX. I don't think they understood that Amazon has a choke-hold on what you can put onto a Kindle and how you distribute them.

I mentioned using the E-Slick as a device, as it is less expensive and would work just as well. I mentioned perhaps approaching a distribution plan that originated in some local churches and seeing how it went. But he says that they have abandoned the idea and moved on.

I wished him well with his ministry, and we said "Good-Bye."

05-12-2009, 04:26 PM	#65
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I just talked with David for a while on the phone. He's a southern boy, you know, suburban Atlanta. He seemed OK to me, but keep in mind that I have this perpetually sunny view of things. It was a Christian group who were going to buy the Kindles and load them up with Christian literature, such as the Left Behind series, etc. Then sell them for 50% off in order to spread their ministry to digital book bargain hunters, and getting back half of their investment. I like the idea. However, the problem is that they did not do any research. I think they are mistaking Kindle for Kindle-DX. I don't think they understood that Amazon has a choke-hold on what you can put onto a Kindle and how you distribute them. I mentioned using the E-Slick as a device, as it is less expensive and would work just as well. I mentioned perhaps approaching a distribution plan that originated in some local churches and seeing how it went. But he says that they have abandoned the idea and moved on. I wished him well with his ministry, and we said "Good-Bye."