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Originally Posted by Nilam
My OS of choice is Linux. The Kindle works great on this platform as all you need to do is copy compatible documents into the "Documents" directory on the device. Calibre also works wonders for managing my library, and works great on Linux.
From past experience with Apple devices support on Linux is less than ordinary. The iPad I am assuming will be no better.
I have been using my Kindle DX for about a month now. It has significantly changed the way I work when reviewing documents in PDF. It has saved me from printing about 200 pages a week. Not to mention the 1000's of pages I used to carry around to client sites.
As I already own a laptop I do not need a device to browse the web, read e-mails etc. What I needed was a large screen device to review PDF documents. The Kindle DX meets all my needs.
I would purchase the Kindle DX over the iPad even if it cost more. So for me the iPad is not a Kindle DX killer.
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Glad I'm not the only one who has found to be left in the dark being a Linux user. Apple astounds me, they promote OSX having a Unix heritage, FreeBSD services, promote open source software.....but don't allow their devices to run on all this open source software!!!
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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
That's kind of a bunk argument since there's a Kindle app for the iPad that can access those 300,000+ books in the Kindle store.
As well as the iBook store, and the Kobo store, and eventually the B&N store etc.
Tablets will have broader selections that any reader by being able to have e-book apps for the different stores/drm schemes.
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That is what I was getting at, why would Amazon drop the price of the Kindle to try and attract readers when the Kindle App for the iPad will attract them anyway?