KINDLE VS SONY!!!

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by kazbates

DGma, with all that sighing, a person might come away with the idea that you're not happy with the poll results.

Maybe I can help you out. Since I've already gotten my peewee computer, I'll ask for a Kindle for my next present and then I can add one more to the pole. Let's see. . .what gift giving holiday is coming up. . .runsofftocheckcalendar. . . Perfect! The next holiday is Father's day. I'll ask for a Kindle for Father's day! Hey! I deserve it much more than HE does!!!

Thanks. That will surely help.

I think I'm more disappointed, because when we did the last poll, we had WAY more Kindle participants. Look here.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ok+device+poll

Now, what happened to those people? There should be that many and MORE because of all the new Kindles sold.

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I could "fix" that poll for you if you'd like, DGma...

Nah.......thanks anyway. What fun would that be?

[Peverel]

Maybe its the Amazon returns policy. It has always been good.

Where as use Sonyites are stuck with ours

[Who are you?]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Thanks. That will surely help.

I think I'm more disappointed, because when we did the last poll, we had WAY more Kindle participants. Look here.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ok+device+poll

Now, what happened to those people? There should be that many and MORE because of all the new Kindles sold.

Ah, even more proof Kindles are a health and safety risk.

[Lady Blue]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Thanks. That will surely help.

I think I'm more disappointed, because when we did the last poll, we had WAY more Kindle participants. Look here.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ok+device+poll

Now, what happened to those people? There should be that many and MORE because of all the new Kindles sold.

Maybe pshrynk put the fix in on that LAST poll. You know how some of these Mods can't seem to keep their blinking cursors to themselves and stuff the ballot box, instead of letting the normal bribery take it's course.

[hillncharge]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

hillncharge, let me be the first to welcome you to Mobileread.

Are you enjoying your kindle? What do you like to read?

Have you downloaded any of the books we have available here? You will want the mobipocket.

Don't hesitate to ask questions, or to jump in on any thread that interests you.

I do enjoy my kindle when I get the chance to actually use it. It's a little hard to find the time when you have little ones demanding your attention. I enjoy reading sci fi & fantasy, horror, and mystery novels. It all depends on the mood I'm in.

Quite a bit of change from the original poll. But I can honestly understand it. One of the big selling points of the Kindle is "See book, Buy book" and appeals to the sort of group that likes the uber-simplicity of it. Most Kindle owners I know really didn't even consider seriously anything other than a Kindle (even though they had no problem with other readers). A good chunk of them probably got them, did a search for help, found this place (the most usable resource for all things e-reading) and, reaching out with their cute little newbie hands, got the help they needed to get to a comfortable reading level. Then, they left. Oh sure, they send letters once in a while between classes and irresponsible all night reading binges but do they think of home? Ha, ungrateful little...sorry. Projecting a bit there.

Sony owners probably...tinker more. (I said "tinker". Don't go messin' with my spelling.) Without a built in delivery system they find their own book vendors and directly deal with more of the ever so charming e-chaos of formats, good and bad. So they will be hanging around here since it is such a good source of news, answers, books, even occasional conversation with less screaming found at other some other sites.

In a clearer example of the difference in owners, I bet a higher percentage of Sonys would be willing to flash a new OS to their readers than the Kindles would. (Most of the Kindle people look at me oddly when I mention messing with the Sonys OS. At least I hope that's why they look at me oddly.)

...looks down...



(Aw man, have I been walking around with that down all day?)

[Peverel]

Originally Posted by stxopher

Sony owners probably...tinker more. (I said "tinker". Don't go messin' with my spelling.) Without a built in delivery system they find their own book vendors and directly deal with more of the ever so charming e-chaos of formats, good and bad. So they will be hanging around here since it is such a good source of news, answers, books, even occasional conversation with less screaming found at other some other sites.

Can't speak for anyone else but I am definately a tinker'er

[Harmon]

Originally Posted by stxopher

Quite a bit of change from the original poll. But I can honestly understand it. One of the big selling points of the Kindle is "See book, Buy book" and appeals to the sort of group that likes the uber-simplicity of it.

I think you have something there.

I'm sitting on my back deck in Chicago, 5 blocks from the Lake, sipping a martini & reading the latest Weekly Standard, wherein there is an article by Joseph Epstein about "George Eliot." I buy any magazine article or book by Joe, because he's a damned good writer. He has a high opinion of Mary Ann. So do I. Middlemarch is one of the best reads I've ever had.

Joe mentions Strachey's Eminent Victorians, which I read about 30 years ago. Strachey's objective in writing this book was to debunk the Victorians. But when I read it, I came away with a great admiration for them. Maybe I missed something, so I go to Amazon and $1.54 and three minutes later, I have a copy on my Kindle 2. I will read some of it again, particularly the part about Florence Nightingale, a great woman indeed.

Joe's article deals with Eliot and the Jews, so he discusses Daniel Deronda. I've not read this book, for some inexplicable reason. Three minutes later, at no cost, I have a copy of the book on my Kindle 2. I reflect that it is a good thing that I am about to go out of town on a business trip, where I can get some reading done.

At this point, I am on the second page of a 4 page article. Who knows what books I will have on my Kindle when Joe gets through with me. I have season tickets to the Cubs. If they make it to the World Series, I think I will invite Joe to come with me to one of the games. He lives just a few miles away, up in Evanston. This, though, has little to do with the Kindle.

So yes, I think that the dirt simple workings of getting a book on the Kindle has much to do with its popularity. I could have accomplished these acquisitions on my Sony 505, but it would have taken some mucking about on the internet, and likely, some Calibre-ating. I could have had the books on Eucalyptus on my iPhone, but it doesn't sync with my Kindle.

This afternoon, my wife and I attended a performance at the Chicago Symphony (Dvorak, Sym. 7, Scherzo, & Violin Concerto. Very nice, particularly the 7th.) On the way down & back, on the bus, I was reading a Kindlebook on the iPhone (Charles Stross, Glasshouse.) Tomorrow morning, waiting in line to get into Hot Doug's http://www.hotdougs.com/specials.htm (the Chad Meyers looks good) I will probably knock off a chapter or two.

Life is good. So is Kindle.

[edit: Rats! the Chad Meyers is gone. Looks like I'll have to get the Smoked Debreziner with Bacon-Garlic Mayonnaise and Smoked Gouda Cheese. Unless I give in to the Foie Gras and Sauternes Duck Sausage with Truffle Aioli, Foie Gras Mousse and Sel Gris, or the Chardonnay and Jalapeno Rattlesnake Sausage with Sweet Curry Mustard and Cocoa Cardona Cheese. Man, it's like deciding what to read next...]

[NormHart]

Ah, just my point. Kindlers are reading, not taking silly polls!

(and the grapes were to sour)

[tech_au]

Wow,
I didn't think it would be that one-sided. I reckon about 100 of the Sony votes are from Outside the US so that might explain it.

[F1Wild]

Originally Posted by Donnageddon

...ingenuity to run a toothbrush...

I'm a dental hygienist just reading the posts (a little late). I'd be happy to send off a dozen or so "manual" toothbrushes for those who use their feet for running...

[Lady Blue]

Originally Posted by tech_au

Wow,
I didn't think it would be that one-sided. I reckon about 100 of the Sony votes are from Outside the US so that might explain it.

Perhaps the next Kindle vs Sony poll will have geographical restrictions and limit the voting to the US.

[Faenad]

Perhaps the next Kindle vs Sony poll will have geographical restrictions and limit the voting to the US.

Hey, I have a better idea! We should limit the next Kindle vs Sony poll to Kindle owners only.
Or perhaps we shouldn't have a poll at all, and just proclaim that the Kindle is by far the best selling device

ie since neither Amazon nor Sony communicate definite sales numbers, we are in the dark about these readers real market share

The one thing we can know for certain is that Amazon's marketing dpt. is a bulldozer compared to Sony's.

[desertgrandma]

Remember..........this is just a fun poll to see who has what, not which is better.

They are both excellent devices...........I'm just sayin'.....