Why is the Kindle named "Kindle"?

Sonist · 05-05-2009, 07:32 PM

Why is the Kindle named "Kindle"?

And do you like the name?

krisk · 05-05-2009, 07:35 PM

to "kindle" ie to spark an interest. I like it myself, but I have a friend who finds it to similar to the diminuitive kinder.

daffy4u · 05-05-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonist

Why is the Kindle named "Kindle"?

And do you like the name?

I do like the name but I might another name just as well.

Moejoe · 05-05-2009, 07:41 PM

I'm not to keen on the name. Too many associations with "fire" for my liking. Always reminds me of Fahrenheit 451 *shudder*.

Andybaby · 05-05-2009, 07:46 PM

yeah I was gonna say, if you have to ask you never had a kindle. first thing you see when you open the box is that definition above (atleast on the K1)

Kindle is just cool. it's a word you don't hear all that often. and it just fits.

better than Bebook, Cybook, PRS, Etc.
Iliad was good, but then DR1000 sucks.
Jetbook works, cause its an actual word, then book.

Andybaby · 05-05-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

I'm not to keen on the name. Too many associations with "fire" for my liking. Always reminds me of Fahrenheit 451 *shudder*.

I never thought about that, but then, the kindle plans to digitize all books, which means they can never destroyed, and can never be censored. which means Fahrenheit 451 can not happen anymore, thanks to google, and kindle. as long as the internet is up, books will exist and cannot be lost

Sonist · 05-05-2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Andybaby

... but then, the kindle plans to digitize all books, which means they can never destroyed, and can never be censored....

But, DRM means you can't take them with you, and digital means contents can be easily "edited" to suit the Man....

Moejoe · 05-05-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Andybaby

I never thought about that, but then, the kindle plans to digitize all books, which means they can never destroyed, and can never be censored. which means Fahrenheit 451 can not happen anymore, thanks to google, and kindle. as long as the internet is up, books will exist and cannot be lost

It's not particularly a rational thought on my part, but the association still sticks with me. I think it has since I first heard the name.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 05-05-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

I'm not to keen on the name. Too many associations with "fire" for my liking. Always reminds me of Fahrenheit 451 *shudder*.

Same here. And also Books are Burning by XTC. My first thought when I heard the name was kindle=kindling=stuff you start fires with. Only later did I think of kindling emotions.

UncleDuke · 05-05-2009, 09:08 PM

it follows all of the requirements they say for advertising, a unique name that is not a category description like reader or reading system, it is unique, it is promoted, there is no other consumer product with a name close to it, they could call it george, but would a george by any other name would still display the same font sizes?

zerospinboson · 05-05-2009, 09:35 PM

"Kindle" (i.e., to kindle sparks of recognition/interest/intelligence/learning/etc.) is a marketing ploy employed by Bezos to confuse us into thinking that he cares that we read, in stead of realizing he wants 'us' to buy his products. I wouldn't mind so much if Amazon were a non-profit, but now it is just designed to cause cognitive dissonance in potential buyers over having to choose between DRM and ease-of-use.

Andybaby · 05-06-2009, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonist

But, DRM means you can't take them with you, and digital means contents can be easily "edited" to suit the Man....

true, but I'm not talking about their archive... I'm talking about private dark Libraries

Sweetpea · 05-06-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Andybaby

I never thought about that, but then, the kindle plans to digitize all books,

Which can then only be read by a small part of the world's population...

I can understand why they called it Kindle, to kindle our interest of ebooks and ebookreaders. But then to limit the sale to only one country seems stupid to me...

So, on to the boo... euh... kindle burning feasts!

GeoffC · 05-06-2009, 10:23 AM

kindle I associate with kindling = fire = presumably to try and herald the 'death' of paper as a medium for books ...

alternatively
a) someone set fire to something in a brainstorming session at Amazon.
b) kindle is an acronym for Keen Intuitively Neat Device (for) Library Electronic/électronique

jinlo · 05-06-2009, 10:58 AM

I thought it was named after that "Fugitive" guy, you know Richard Kindle. They thought he killed his wife, but actually the one-armed man did it.

View Poll Results: I think the Kindle is named "Kindle" because:
Its screen is so damned dim, it's like reading by a very small fire	3	15.79%
It lit a fire under the publishing industry	5	26.32%
After the initial excitement, I am beginning to think it's only useful as kindling	4	21.05%
I don't give a damn, mine is called George	7	36.84%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

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05-05-2009, 07:35 PM	#2
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	to "kindle" ie to spark an interest. I like it myself, but I have a friend who finds it to similar to the diminuitive kinder.

05-05-2009, 07:41 PM	#4
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	I'm not to keen on the name. Too many associations with "fire" for my liking. Always reminds me of Fahrenheit 451 shudder.

05-05-2009, 07:46 PM	#5
Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	yeah I was gonna say, if you have to ask you never had a kindle. first thing you see when you open the box is that definition above (atleast on the K1) Kindle is just cool. it's a word you don't hear all that often. and it just fits. better than Bebook, Cybook, PRS, Etc. Iliad was good, but then DR1000 sucks. Jetbook works, cause its an actual word, then book.

05-05-2009, 09:08 PM	#10
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	it follows all of the requirements they say for advertising, a unique name that is not a category description like reader or reading system, it is unique, it is promoted, there is no other consumer product with a name close to it, they could call it george, but would a george by any other name would still display the same font sizes?

05-05-2009, 09:35 PM	#11
zerospinboson "Assume a can opener..." Posts: 755 Karma: 1942109 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Local Cluster Device: iLiad v2, DR1000	"Kindle" (i.e., to kindle sparks of recognition/interest/intelligence/learning/etc.) is a marketing ploy employed by Bezos to confuse us into thinking that he cares that we read, in stead of realizing he wants 'us' to buy his products. I wouldn't mind so much if Amazon were a non-profit, but now it is just designed to cause cognitive dissonance in potential buyers over having to choose between DRM and ease-of-use.

05-06-2009, 10:23 AM	#14
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	kindle I associate with kindling = fire = presumably to try and herald the 'death' of paper as a medium for books ... alternatively a) someone set fire to something in a brainstorming session at Amazon. b) kindle is an acronym for Keen Intuitively Neat Device (for) Library Electronic/électronique

05-06-2009, 10:58 AM	#15
jinlo aka coco jinlo Posts: 415 Karma: 500002 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ-USA Device: Just purchased Sony 505, but alas, it is for the wife	I thought it was named after that "Fugitive" guy, you know Richard Kindle. They thought he killed his wife, but actually the one-armed man did it.

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