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Originally Posted by 6charlong
RobertB,
I read your July 2nd blog. Thanks for keeping Wifi OFF the Pocket Pro. Reviewers seem to think the Kindle is the only device with wireless. My iPod Touch has it too and I wish it allowed cable downloads of my eBooks instead. I suspect that the Kindle works because it’s a one format device and the only eBook source it can reach is Amazon.
My iTouch can be set to connect to any book store site and that occasionally causes me some trouble. But mostly I hate having to depend on the bookstores I’ve used to never go out of business and for the DRM on my books to never change. I have a lot more money invested in the books than the hardware to render them so I’d much prefer to download my books and take responsibility for keeping them backed up myself. I’ve never owned a digital device that didn’t need a reset someday so I want my backups in a format I can be certain of.
Wireless might be necessary for people who lack access to a computer or the Internet. We can hope that ‘brick and mortar’ bookstores will someday include a kiosk where people can download eBooks. After B&N bought Fictionwise I wandered into their local store and had waves of nostalgia wash over me. It was a good enough experience to make shopping there worthwhile. Get a new eBook, buy a cup of coffee at Starbucks and read for awhile. Who knows, maybe the two companies can agreed to the reverse process someday and put a B&N eBook kiosk in Starbucks.
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Dear 6Charlong:
This is an old Dale Depriest idea. I loved it and my boss thought that a Kiosk was too old fashioned. We manufacture POS hardware at Astak. Doing a suitable KIOSK would be easy for us.
Frankly, I LOVE the idea of walking into a B&N and strolling the aisles to find the books I want and then stroll to the KIOSK to have all my purchases downloaded to my device. Maybe the KIOSK even spits out a discount coupon for 50 cents off your Starbucks. To me... KIOSK is the way to go with retail stores!