04-11-2011, 10:13 AM | #31 |
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For me, yes. I really like the extra connectivity, even if I don't use it a lot. I want it to be there when I want to use it.
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04-11-2011, 10:17 AM | #32 | |
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Neither device has wi-fi or 3G--and that lack was actually a selling point for me; I don't want to be connected all the time. I don't own any iJunk or a smart phone either; I do have an mp3 player, however, and I can take my netbook if need wi-fi. |
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04-11-2011, 10:54 AM | #33 |
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I don't need WiFi or 3G, I keep all of my books on SDHC cards so I always have my entire library with me at all times...
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04-11-2011, 11:01 AM | #34 |
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Real deal breaker... if it's got wi-fi then far less likely to be of interest... I want ereader for reading without any distractions... and never felt the need for instant gratification with must have new book now... Why pay for unwanted tech for the sake of tech?
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04-11-2011, 11:17 AM | #35 |
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Right I obtain and disinfect my ebooks on my PC. The ebooks I add to the master library
folder on my PC, I sync with an SD card to maintain the over seven thousand ebooks in the current library. The SD card is easy to slip out of my ereading device (JBL) and back and forth to the media reader I installed into my PC. So no WiFi or USB cable needed for any of that. WiFi uses a good deal of power, (it's a radio transceiver & data modem after all) and its use just means that the device will need to be recharged/batteries replaced, all the sooner. Luck; Ken |
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04-11-2011, 11:19 AM | #36 |
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To each his own. I find the wifi extremely useful and convenient. Others not at all. Sounds like the OP will have to come up with his/her own wifi priority determination.
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04-11-2011, 11:21 AM | #37 |
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True, WiFi does indeed require a considerable amount of power, but that's why devices that have WiFi and/or 3G have an "off switch" for the radio transmitter. I only ever turn my Kindle's radio on when I want to buy a book.
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04-11-2011, 11:40 AM | #38 | |
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for me, involves a lot (a whole lot) of browsing and perhaps some sample reading or downloading. Not a problem on my PC, but would not be something I'd do on my PDA. I turn the PDA's WiFi on to check the weather or Google Maps, as well as keeping the date time accurate, but for the most part these are very quick processes. Luck; Ken |
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04-11-2011, 11:43 AM | #39 |
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I started out with a Nook with WiFi & then went to a Kindle3 with it. I now have a Sony350 without it. Of course it is easier to have the connection if I want to shop at B&N or Amazon. I could have gotten that with a Sony 950 & the Sony Store.
I did miss it at first. But now I find I'm not doing a lot of impulse buying & that is saving me money. Would I go back? I don't think so. Now that I have the hang of side loading I'm fine with it. |
04-11-2011, 12:08 PM | #40 |
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I usually have my 505 in my netbook's bag, so in the rare instance that I don't have a book on my reader (which due to having an SD card and a Memstick in it, got plenty of space), I can still get it. Wifi isn't a big deal for me. However, for the average person, wifi or 3g may be a bigger concern as it would allow for easier purchasing.
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04-11-2011, 01:23 PM | #41 |
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I think to a large extent the answers here can be broken down by reading patterns. The people who want that instant gratification -- who buy from company stores and want their books right away -- want WiFi/3G. The people who obtain their books in batches, like my Gutenberg reading, don't want to expend the battery life, money, etc.
I think that may, to some extent, also shake out by age. The older you are, the more likely you are to be accustomed to not buying a book, no matter how highly recommended, until you could get to a physical bookstore, and in the days before super-stores, until they could special order it for you. This makes instant gratification more of a "well, it's nice, I guess" thing and less of a must-have. Obviously these are just general trends, not necessarily the actions of any individual, but I think the longer you're accustomed to waiting for books pre-ereader, and the greater the percentage of your life has been spent without an ereader, the more likely you are to be satisfied with buying or downloading them on your computer. Of course, there are plenty of people who don't fit their demographics (in many ways, I'm one of them) so your mileage is likely to vary wildly. |
04-11-2011, 01:44 PM | #42 | |
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04-11-2011, 01:55 PM | #43 | |
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I don't use the web server feature of Calibre though. Too much traveling these days, trying to find a new place to live that is not California. So I have everything that matters for fun and work tucked behind seat in the front of my pick-up. Wireless has just become too significant to my daily life to even think about getting by without it. |
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04-11-2011, 08:28 PM | #44 |
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Yes, it's a deal breaker for me. Used to use a sony reader but i got fed up with being unable to get any books without booting up the computer. Then i used my iphone to read using stanza and other apps. I admit the reading experience on the iphone spoilt me because it made getting books so easy. Not very good for my bank account since i'm an impulse buyer. But it really makes transferring and buying books a breeze.
Now that i use k3, i browse kindle books on iphone or computer and only turns on the wifi when i'm ready to read the books i purchased. |
04-11-2011, 08:57 PM | #45 |
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It's not a deal breaker for me at all. I have a Nook wifi. I've purchased a couple of books and sideloaded both of them anyway along with the free books from MR and Gutenburg and the books from the library. I have no problem sideloading books and actually prefer it to buying books on directly on my Nook. Plus, I find using the wifi function on my Nook to be really cumbersome. I've used the wifi function probably 3 or 4 times. If I want to check my e-mail or go online, I use my iPod Touch. It's much easier.
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