Amazon's new commercial bad for Kindles - Page 4

kindlekitten · 01-21-2011, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

Thats a good idea. Just wanted to point out that if you have one of the smaller 5 inch readers you need to make sure that it is placed in a rear facing car seat. If you have a six inch reader you can use a regular car seat. If you have one of the large readers like the DXG you are probably safe with using just a seat belt.

Sydney's Mom · 01-21-2011, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The new commercial for the K3 is a really bad commercial. It shows the K3 being used in a variety of situations with no cover at all. And it ends by showing someone sticking a naked K3 in a back pocket. So there goes the k3 when it's squashed or sat on.

Amazon should be showing the K3 with a cover and never ever should they show a K3 in any sort of pocket. Pocket's are bad. Going without a cover is bad. Amazon showing it's OK to have no cover and put the K3 in a back pocket is bad.

Amazon is giving bad advice through this commercial.

And it's not just the K3. No eink device should be without a cover or put in a pocket.

YES!! I can see a class action on behalf of everyone who has a cracked screen (the most common cause for an ereader to go bad, I believe). Like that tire commercial where the granny throws the tire through the window - if you could do it, they would have a hard time holding you liable!

Madam Broshkina · 01-22-2011, 12:14 AM

When you watch a car commercial in the US you sometimes see "Professional stunt driver. Do not attempt." flashing on the screen. Perhaps soon we will see "Professional Kindle Stunt Reader. Do not attempt."

Barty · 01-22-2011, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

Thats a good idea. Just wanted to point out that if you have one of the smaller 5 inch readers you need to make sure that it is placed in a rear facing car seat. If you have a six inch reader you can use a regular car seat. If you have one of the large readers like the DXG you are probably safe with using just a seat belt.

I strap mine to my chest so we can bond.

wvcherrybomb · 01-22-2011, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

were there bunnies involved?

No. It's a long story but I got interupted while trying to fix something I messed up and it wouldn't let me just delete the post.

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Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

Thats a good idea. Just wanted to point out that if you have one of the smaller 5 inch readers you need to make sure that it is placed in a rear facing car seat. If you have a six inch reader you can use a regular car seat. If you have one of the large readers like the DXG you are probably safe with using just a seat belt.

This made my day!

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Originally Posted by Barty

I strap mine to my chest so we can bond.

Do you have one of those ammo straps modified for it? A very good idea for those that don't carry purses.

madmarcus · 01-23-2011, 12:14 PM

I wouldn't use my back pocket either but the rest of the ad seemed ok. Of course I've been told that I abuse my tablet PC as well and its 6 years old and doing fine. Besides the ad strikes me as the Kindle version of many car ads; you can tell your experience won't be quite the same as shown on the ad!

Mark Rehorst · 01-23-2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiersten

Yeah. Thats not really something you want to advocate. I know its an advert and everything but still not to be encouraged. People shatter and crack the glass on touchscreen phones by putting them into their pockets and they're significantly tougher than the Kindle.

Who has a back pocket big enough for a Kindle anyway?!?

One of my patients just got a K3 and he carries it in his coat pocket. Fits fine.

JSWolf · 01-25-2011, 11:00 AM

Here is someone who had a Kobo in his pocket and now the screen is shattered.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...37#post1356437

chamekke · 02-02-2011, 04:04 AM

Reading all the accounts of people getting food on their Kindle... I just wanted to mention that one of the HUGE benefits of Amazon's lighted cover is that it's possible to prop your Kindle in front of you while eating something messy.

I was recently in a restaurant eating won ton soup... had the Kindle propped upright and open in front of me, and didn't get a drop on it.

See, there is at least one advantage to having a super-sturdy (if somewhat heavy) Kindle cover...

KenJackson · 02-02-2011, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by chamekke

... one of the HUGE benefits of Amazon's lighted cover is that it's possible to prop your Kindle in front of you ...

I take it you read with your face well back from the surface you're reading.
Some of us are most comfortable with our eyeballs less than ten inches from what we read.

snipenekkid · 02-02-2011, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Barty

I strap mine to my chest so we can bond.

hmmmm...I wonder if using your Kindle as a "strap-on" or a "bondage" accessory voids the warranty!!!???

chamekke · 02-03-2011, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by KenJackson

I take it you read with your face well back from the surface you're reading.
Some of us are most comfortable with our eyeballs less than ten inches from what we read.

Heh, my face was well back, yes.

Mind you, I'd also enlarged the print just a tad so that proximity wouldn't be an issue... *is desperately nearsighted*

edmondsr · 02-04-2011, 05:18 PM

Humbug. Over the course of a deployment to Afghanistan my Kindle was carried in shirt pockets, pants pockets, rucksacks, LBV's, was involved in more than one IED blast and remains unscathed, if a little dirty and worn...

It has never been in a cover and having returned to Canada, I continue to carry it, almost daily, in my shirt pocket. I am actually kind of surprised by its durability because upon first sight it sure doesn't leave that impression...

Belle2Be · 02-04-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by edmondsr

Humbug. Over the course of a deployment to Afghanistan my Kindle was carried in shirt pockets, pants pockets, rucksacks, LBV's, was involved in more than one IED blast and remains unscathed, if a little dirty and worn...

It has never been in a cover and having returned to Canada, I continue to carry it, almost daily, in my shirt pocket. I am actually kind of surprised by its durability because upon first sight it sure doesn't leave that impression...

Now THAT would make an awesome commercial

kindlekitten · 02-04-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by edmondsr

Humbug. Over the course of a deployment to Afghanistan my Kindle was carried in shirt pockets, pants pockets, rucksacks, LBV's, was involved in more than one IED blast and remains unscathed, if a little dirty and worn...

It has never been in a cover and having returned to Canada, I continue to carry it, almost daily, in my shirt pocket. I am actually kind of surprised by its durability because upon first sight it sure doesn't leave that impression...

awesome!

welcome to the forums, and more importantly welcome home!

01-22-2011, 12:14 AM	#48
Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	When you watch a car commercial in the US you sometimes see "Professional stunt driver. Do not attempt." flashing on the screen. Perhaps soon we will see "Professional Kindle Stunt Reader. Do not attempt." Last edited by Madam Broshkina; 01-22-2011 at 12:14 AM. Reason: Unicorns

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01-23-2011, 12:14 PM	#51
madmarcus Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: kindle	I wouldn't use my back pocket either but the rest of the ad seemed ok. Of course I've been told that I abuse my tablet PC as well and its 6 years old and doing fine. Besides the ad strikes me as the Kindle version of many car ads; you can tell your experience won't be quite the same as shown on the ad!

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,877 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Here is someone who had a Kobo in his pocket and now the screen is shattered. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...37#post1356437

02-02-2011, 04:04 AM	#54
chamekke Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 13510 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	Reading all the accounts of people getting food on their Kindle... I just wanted to mention that one of the HUGE benefits of Amazon's lighted cover is that it's possible to prop your Kindle in front of you while eating something messy. I was recently in a restaurant eating won ton soup... had the Kindle propped upright and open in front of me, and didn't get a drop on it. See, there is at least one advantage to having a super-sturdy (if somewhat heavy) Kindle cover...

02-04-2011, 05:18 PM	#58
edmondsr Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 54 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Edmonton, AB Device: Kindle 2	Humbug. Over the course of a deployment to Afghanistan my Kindle was carried in shirt pockets, pants pockets, rucksacks, LBV's, was involved in more than one IED blast and remains unscathed, if a little dirty and worn... It has never been in a cover and having returned to Canada, I continue to carry it, almost daily, in my shirt pocket. I am actually kind of surprised by its durability because upon first sight it sure doesn't leave that impression...