Kindle spotting - Page 2

WalkingDistance · 12-15-2010, 04:10 PM

I saw a K2 in the wild at the local post office.

Actually someone walked up to me and said "Don't drop your Kindle" while I was holding the door for them. They then proceeded to tell me that they have an iPad >_< haha.

kkinser · 12-15-2010, 05:39 PM

I was at an academic conference last month, using my Kindle to display notes for my talk. I was clearly an early adopter on that, though many smartphones used to similar effect. One person saw me with it and immediately started telling me how she used it for grading papers, reading pdfs, etc. -- same thing I got it for.

I've been looking at the Kindle for a while waiting for the technology to catch up to what I wanted it for: personal documents, ability to annotate, easy on the eyes, cheap, low power use. The K3 is there, barely. But I am thrilled with it so far. A colleague was skeptical thinking that I wanted to use it way outside its capacity, but seeing how others here on these forums have hacked it, I know I am just pushing Amazon's envelope, not the Kindle.

By the way -- why is there no alarm clock!? Seems like such a simple thing...

ManosHandsOfFate · 12-15-2010, 05:43 PM

I see them regularly on the CTA buses and trains.

desertblues · 12-15-2010, 05:46 PM

Not spotted a single ereader since I posted about it a few months ago.

screwballl · 12-15-2010, 07:47 PM

Being in a small town, technology tends to run at least a year or two behind here. Considering specialty eReaders are only now starting to take off, it is hard to say how long until they become mainstream and actually become replacements in libraries and other locations.

rcuadro · 12-15-2010, 07:56 PM

I have seen a couple... I see nooks when I go to B&N since I think people take advantage of the free hour of in store reading...

pboss · 12-16-2010, 12:49 AM

Recently had my third sighting this week and a high density at that. Spotted 2 guys on the train having a small geekout with Kindles and hand held GPS devices.

kindlekitten · 12-16-2010, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pboss

Recently had my third sighting this week and a high density at that. Spotted 2 guys on the train having a small geekout with Kindles and hand held GPS devices.

bwahhaahahaha!!! "geekout"!!!! bwahahahaha! probably old school by now but I lurvs it!!!

catsittingstill · 12-16-2010, 05:17 PM

I have had a few people comment on mine. One woman just a couple of days ago asked about it--said she had asked for one for Christmas, so I put it through its paces for her.

I don't think I've seen another in the wild except at science fiction conventions. But I live in a small rural town in Tennessee, not really a hotspot for that kind of thing.

patrickt · 12-16-2010, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Blog Kindle

Perhaps it's because I live near companies like Amazon and Microsoft, but I've been seeing Kindles in the wild for quite some time now.

I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon Kindle sales for this holiday season topped their Kindle sales for entire past time.

Perhaps it's because I'm in Oaxaca, Mexico, but I looked for a Kindle in the wild for well over a year. I wanted to see one to aid in my decision to buy one. Finally, I gave up, in June, and bought a Kindle DX. Within two weeks I saw a K2 6" in the wild and then there was an absolute innundation. In coffee shops, cafes, parks. Kindles everywhere.

NavyDad6 · 12-16-2010, 09:52 PM

I am deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of Pakistan and I had a guy with a K3 seek me out. He heard I had a K2 and he needed help since his K3 had locked up and he had no idea how to fix it. Luckily, both models share the same "hard" reset option with the power switch.

15 seconds later I was a Kindle God!

Back to the topic... I have seen probably 10-12 E-readers onboard. about a third are Kindles the rest are a mixture of Sony, Nook and other ones I had never seen before.

Jack's Liver · 12-17-2010, 04:54 AM

today i saw myself reading a kindle at the doctors and all the other people in the lobby looking at me like i was on fire .... anyone else notice when they dont know what it is they stare like your holding a dildo

kindlekitten · 12-17-2010, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack's Liver

today i saw myself reading a kindle at the doctors and all the other people in the lobby looking at me like i was on fire .... anyone else notice when they dont know what it is they stare like your holding a dildo

wowsers! thanks for sharing

jbcohen · 12-17-2010, 08:23 AM

Typically spot one kindle a month on the train I take back and forth to work each day. I ahev yet to spot any Sony PRSs or Kobos or anything else.

ValSanders · 12-18-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

welcome to the forums Val!

Thanks

12-15-2010, 05:43 PM	#18
ManosHandsOfFate Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 1537324 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago Device: Nook, K3, Fire, Nexus 7	I see them regularly on the CTA buses and trains. Last edited by ManosHandsOfFate; 12-15-2010 at 05:52 PM.

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12-15-2010, 04:10 PM	#16
WalkingDistance Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 50018 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	I saw a K2 in the wild at the local post office. Actually someone walked up to me and said "Don't drop your Kindle" while I was holding the door for them. They then proceeded to tell me that they have an iPad >_< haha.

12-15-2010, 05:39 PM	#17
kkinser Newbie with a Bullet Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New York Device: Kindle3	I was at an academic conference last month, using my Kindle to display notes for my talk. I was clearly an early adopter on that, though many smartphones used to similar effect. One person saw me with it and immediately started telling me how she used it for grading papers, reading pdfs, etc. -- same thing I got it for. I've been looking at the Kindle for a while waiting for the technology to catch up to what I wanted it for: personal documents, ability to annotate, easy on the eyes, cheap, low power use. The K3 is there, barely. But I am thrilled with it so far. A colleague was skeptical thinking that I wanted to use it way outside its capacity, but seeing how others here on these forums have hacked it, I know I am just pushing Amazon's envelope, not the Kindle. By the way -- why is there no alarm clock!? Seems like such a simple thing...

12-15-2010, 05:46 PM	#19
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Not spotted a single ereader since I posted about it a few months ago.

12-15-2010, 07:47 PM	#20
screwballl NewKindler Posts: 504 Karma: 1865773 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NWFL Device: Kindle3 Wifi	Being in a small town, technology tends to run at least a year or two behind here. Considering specialty eReaders are only now starting to take off, it is hard to say how long until they become mainstream and actually become replacements in libraries and other locations.

12-15-2010, 07:56 PM	#21
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	I have seen a couple... I see nooks when I go to B&N since I think people take advantage of the free hour of in store reading...

12-16-2010, 12:49 AM	#22
pboss Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 646 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Recently had my third sighting this week and a high density at that. Spotted 2 guys on the train having a small geekout with Kindles and hand held GPS devices.

12-16-2010, 05:17 PM	#24
catsittingstill Guru Posts: 643 Karma: 551634 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0.8, iPod Touch, Kindle Keyboard	I have had a few people comment on mine. One woman just a couple of days ago asked about it--said she had asked for one for Christmas, so I put it through its paces for her. I don't think I've seen another in the wild except at science fiction conventions. But I live in a small rural town in Tennessee, not really a hotspot for that kind of thing.

12-16-2010, 09:52 PM	#26
NavyDad6 Reading is FUNdamental Posts: 233 Karma: 1516 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: WA state Device: Kindle 2	I am deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of Pakistan and I had a guy with a K3 seek me out. He heard I had a K2 and he needed help since his K3 had locked up and he had no idea how to fix it. Luckily, both models share the same "hard" reset option with the power switch. 15 seconds later I was a Kindle God! Back to the topic... I have seen probably 10-12 E-readers onboard. about a third are Kindles the rest are a mixture of Sony, Nook and other ones I had never seen before.

12-17-2010, 04:54 AM	#27
Jack's Liver Funk Master General Posts: 18 Karma: 7160 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: LA Device: Kindle 3 / CRUZ T103 BRICKED / Sony PRS-300 Gifted to a :) kid / N7	today i saw myself reading a kindle at the doctors and all the other people in the lobby looking at me like i was on fire .... anyone else notice when they dont know what it is they stare like your holding a dildo

12-17-2010, 08:23 AM	#29
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Typically spot one kindle a month on the train I take back and forth to work each day. I ahev yet to spot any Sony PRSs or Kobos or anything else.