[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by ahi

More nonsense.

Unless your reading needs are either very limited or very flexible, it really isn't out there. That's a fact, and an uncontroversial one at that.

exactly WHAT in your oh so infinite wisdom countenances the proper reading material? I haven't found a genre unavailable as of yet

The prospect of having to scan it yourself is what more objective individuals might consider a proof of eBook availability being limited, if not downright poor.

every project has to start somewhere. if you don't think things are available, do it yourself just like a lot of these hardworking folks have. it's called volunteering. something that communities do to help each other out.



- Ahi

Originally Posted by dmaul1114

No need to be such an elitist snob about people's reading interests.

Oh you're French-Canadian. That explains it then.

he also appears to be a superior cut of tuna. sushi anyone?

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Limited or flexible according to whose standards?

I suppose if my reading needs were very esoteric or pretentious, I might have a problem finding the books I want. As it is, they aren't, and I don't.

As for your second comment, arguing with individuals like you is useless. I always feel like I've stepped in something nasty.

yeah, it's kind of like pig wrasslin' everyone gets dirty and only the pig is happy

Originally Posted by Sonist

"Stir the pot" is exactly what makes forums like this interesting and informative. As they say, the truth is born from an argument.

Ironically calling someone you disagree with a "troll," does in fact constitute "insulting people" and hardly wins the argument.
Whether one agrees with ahi or not, he has shown a great amount of knowledge and insight on many topics, and adding him to some sanctimonious "ignore list," may just make one miss much valuable input.

I seem to have missed out on the knowledge and have only caught the sanctimonious bits

Wow, so all the kind people, who actually spent a bit of time formatting a book and posted it here, or on Feedbooks, so you can download it, are just schmucks whose time is worth nothing, is that it?
apparently so. or chopped liver. volunteers get treated that way quite often

Originally Posted by LDBoblo

Further, yes the technology is crippled. Has nothing to do with having "thinking done for me." The devices are excruciatingly slow and the display quality is fairly poor. The Kindle, if unmolested by geeks, displays one font (before PDF support I suppose) badly in terrible text layouts with low resolution and contrast. I won't sweep that under the rug with "but you can resize text!" either. Either you ignore the limitations or you don't. If you ignore them, good for you. Not everyone can. I don't make the assumption that everyone can, and I would not buy a device for people who I suspect would be bothered by those limitations. Not user limitations, mind you, but hardware and software limitations. Next year might be a different story.

I don't get this whole font issue. do you expect to be able to change fonts on a purchased pbook?