The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 925

LCF · 12-09-2010, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I'll have one of the ZCD canisters please! To inhale while watching LCF's video!

Just to be clear, it's our video. From me and desertblues!!!

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I've always thought it would be cool to have a party in a sealed house and during the party surreptitiously replace the normal room air with a helium/oxygen mix. Just as everyone was getting glassy-eyed, they'd start sounding like the Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz.

Better yet, let everyone in on the gag except for one person, and have everyone act as if they're all speaking normally.

I like it!!! Next time

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I wish Oberon still sold covers for Sony Readers.

And Astak/Jinke/BeBook... I would so much like to have one of those...

bjones6416 · 12-09-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I wish Oberon still sold covers for Sony Readers.

Me, too! I've got a sad little 300 that would love an Oberon cover. Even when they did make Sony covers I don't think they made one for the 300.

WT Sharpe · 12-09-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

Me, too! I've got a sad little 300 that would love an Oberon cover. Even when they did make Sony covers I don't think they made one for the 300.

Got one coming for my new iPad, but -- and here's the rant -- where will I find room to add it to my signature?

Oh, the humanity!

SameOldStory · 12-09-2010, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by kazbates

I want to preface this vent by saying that I have nothing against the Kindle or the nook. I think they are a fine products. I just wish venders of accessories didn't think they were the ONLY digital reader products!!

M-Edge has always carried covers and accessories for the Sony Reader line but have not added the newest generation (350 and 650) to their product line. They are waiting for customer interest.

I've posted a link in the Sony Reader forum for people to contact M-Edge to indicate an interest and thought maybe my friends here in the llounge would do the same - even if you don't have a Sony. It would only take a couple of minutes of your time and I would GREATLY appreciate it!

The contact page is HERE.

Hugs to all!!

Sorry, kazbates, but M-Edge has them here (350), and here (650).

Wetdogeared · 12-09-2010, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

Sorry, kazbates, but M-Edge has them here (350), and here (650).

I don't think sleeves and bags are the covers that Kaz is looking for.

Pookeysgirl · 12-09-2010, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

Me, too! I've got a sad little 300 that would love an Oberon cover. Even when they did make Sony covers I don't think they made one for the 300.

I would love one for my Kobo too

I was thinking of getting a kIndle just so I could have one

bjones6416 · 12-09-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Pookeysgirl

I would love one for my Kobo too

I was thinking of getting a kIndle just so I could have one

Well, I wasn't going to admit it until you said that, but that IS one of the reasons I got a Kindle!

SameOldStory · 12-09-2010, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

I don't think sleeves and bags are the covers that Kaz is looking for.

I jumped the gun on that one, obviously.

I don't know about the new Sony readers so I don't know how different they are in size. I've been to some of the stores that are supposed to carry them and all I see are the old units that everybody is trying to get rid of with only, what I consider, a small discount.

Kind of an anti-rant.

When the Kindle was only available from Amazon I thought that it looked ugly. Now that I've seen it a few times in the stores I like it a lot. I still prefer a touch screen, but the low price and better screen has me recommending it to others. But with the caveat that borrowing ebooks from most librearys may be a problem.

Rant - It's kind of funny (because I don't own a Kindle) but my blood pressure soars every time I read that kindle owners can only get books from Amazon.

Fbone · 12-09-2010, 01:46 PM

Just returned from grocery shopping. The cost of food rises faster than I can budget.

DMcCunney · 12-09-2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

Rant - It's kind of funny (because I don't own a Kindle) but my blood pressure soars every time I read that kindle owners can only get books from Amazon.

If the books are in MobiPocket format, and *not* protected by DRM, you can side load them on a Kindle and read them.

If the books *are* protected by DRM, and are *not* sourced from Amazon, you must strip the DRM to read them on the Kindle.

The purpose of the DRM applied by Amazon is to lock you into them as the vendor, so you may only *purchase* ebooks from Amazon.

Amazon offers selection and pricing sufficiently good that this is not seen as an imposition by Kindle users.
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Dennis

kazbates · 12-09-2010, 02:07 PM

Just got back from Christmas shopping (who would have thought that trying to find Crayola Model Magic Presto Dots would be so difficult

)!

I definitely want a cover not a bag - that's what my purse is for! I have used M-Edge's executive covers ever since I purchased my first Sony and have highly recommended them. They have protected my reader on a few occasions when I've tried to carry too many things and ended up dropping my reader, so I really like them for the added protection.

I know Sony's aren't the number one reader on the market, but I'm sure they have significant enough sales to warrant M-Edge continuing the product line.

As for the Kindle, I've recommended it to several people who are a little less technologically savvy. For someone like my dad who really isn't all that easy with computers (although he thinks he is

) the Kindle is a better choice. He calls me at least once a week to help him download books to his Reader Touch. My first question is always, "Is the reader plugged in to the computer?!?!?"

badgoodDeb · 12-09-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

The purpose of the DRM applied by Amazon is to lock you into them as the vendor, so you may only *purchase* ebooks from Amazon
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Dennis

The purpose of the DRM applied by Amazon is so you cannot put their Kindle ebooks on another device (without un-doing the DRM). It doesn't prevent you from buying books anywhere else -- as long as "anywhere else" hasn't applied its own DRM.

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Amazon offers selection and pricing sufficiently good that this is not seen as an imposition by Kindle users.

True!!

SameOldStory · 12-09-2010, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

The purpose of the DRM applied by Amazon is to lock you into them as the vendor, so you may only *purchase* ebooks from Amazon.

Amazon offers selection and pricing sufficiently good that this is not seen as an imposition by Kindle users.
______
Dennis

There are more than enough companies selling ebooks in a Kindle format that even the most technically challenged shouldn't be bound to Amazon as their only source. Of course the technically challenged may very well think that they have to buy only from Amazon.

And for the newer "blockbuster" or "Big Name Author" DRM books, Amazon is more than adequate. But with my reader I can just wait for those to become available in the library, just as I did (most of the time) when I read on paper.

If you want the hottest book, there will be a higher price to pay. I don't blame Amazon for that.

DMcCunney · 12-09-2010, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

There are more than enough companies selling ebooks in a Kindle format that even the most technically challenged shouldn't be bound to Amazon as their only source. Of course the technically challenged may very well think that they have to buy only from Amazon.

And the non-technically challenged may decide it's simply more convenient to buy from Amazon.

There's a thread elsewhere on Amazon and B&N offering converted public domain volumes from PG for sale. The sellers have simply repackaged in Kindle or ePub format and uploaded. Lots of folks are incensed. I'm not. Sure, you can get the source text free from PG, but if you happen to be browsing via your Kindle or nook, and see a PD text you've been meaning to read, you might find it worth it to spend a buck or tow to just download and start reading. The value you are paying for is the ease of access.

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And for the newer "blockbuster" or "Big Name Author" DRM books, Amazon is more than adequate. But with my reader I can just wait for those to become available in the library, just as I did (most of the time) when I read on paper.

If you want the hottest book, there will be a higher price to pay. I don't blame Amazon for that.

Nor do I. Want it cheap? Wait, like you did before ebooks when you waited for the mass market paperback. Want it now? Expect to pay a premium for early access.
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Dennis

wvcherrybomb · 12-09-2010, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Indubitably, m'lady. At times one needs a place to vent lest one explode with expletives. Welcome aboard. Bar is on the left, oxygen masks on the right.

Cheers,
Marc

Thanks!

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kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	Just got back from Christmas shopping (who would have thought that trying to find Crayola Model Magic Presto Dots would be so difficult )! I definitely want a cover not a bag - that's what my purse is for! I have used M-Edge's executive covers ever since I purchased my first Sony and have highly recommended them. They have protected my reader on a few occasions when I've tried to carry too many things and ended up dropping my reader, so I really like them for the added protection. I know Sony's aren't the number one reader on the market, but I'm sure they have significant enough sales to warrant M-Edge continuing the product line. As for the Kindle, I've recommended it to several people who are a little less technologically savvy. For someone like my dad who really isn't all that easy with computers (although he thinks he is ) the Kindle is a better choice. He calls me at least once a week to help him download books to his Reader Touch. My first question is always, "Is the reader plugged in to the computer?!?!?"