I Don't Want to Know How Much of the Book Is Left - Page 5

IceHand · 11-20-2010, 12:04 PM

I don't mind the progress bar, but I can see the benefits of turning it off. A few years ago I read Orson Scott Card's “Ender's Game” in a paperback that included “Speaker for the Dead”. I was a bit surprised by the ending of “Ender's Game” (in a good way) and I might not have been surprised if I had known, how much of the book was left. I didn't know that, because I didn't know when “Speaker for the Dead” would start.

SlowRain · 11-21-2010, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Here's what I do not get....

I read on MR of people complaining that they want page numbers. So why buy a Kindle? Why not buy a reader that has the features you want? There will never be page numbers with a Kindle.

Then I also read about how they want PDF reflow. Again, that's not there now and possibly may never be there. So again, why buy a Kindle?

Why buy a Kindle and then complain about the features it lacks that other readers do have that you could have gotten?

Other readers have the features missing from the Kindle that I read complaints about not having. So why go for a Kindle and then complain about the lack of features you feel are important?

The same reason people buy iPhones: marketing trumps logic every time.

elemenoP · 11-21-2010, 11:24 AM

Oh I'm reading Ender's Game right now and I have no idea if the ebook includes an excerpt to another book (was it an excerpt, or the whole book?). So maybe there you go, maybe I *am* reading a book right now without knowing how many pages are left!

And with respect to Amazon, they are actually very good about listening to their customers. I predict you will see page numbers as an option in 2011. But not library book access, since they would lose money on that.

eP

Seanette · 11-21-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by elemenoP

And with respect to Amazon, they are actually very good about listening to their customers. I predict you will see page numbers as an option in 2011. But not library book access, since they would lose money on that.

eP

Rather short-sighted of them, since I'm quite sure I'm not the only person around by any means who will check a book out from the library to find out if I like it enough to buy it.

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11-20-2010, 12:04 PM	#61
IceHand Linux User Posts: 323 Karma: 13682 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany Device: Kindle 3	I don't mind the progress bar, but I can see the benefits of turning it off. A few years ago I read Orson Scott Card's “Ender's Game” in a paperback that included “Speaker for the Dead”. I was a bit surprised by the ending of “Ender's Game” (in a good way) and I might not have been surprised if I had known, how much of the book was left. I didn't know that, because I didn't know when “Speaker for the Dead” would start.

11-21-2010, 11:24 AM	#63
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Oh I'm reading Ender's Game right now and I have no idea if the ebook includes an excerpt to another book (was it an excerpt, or the whole book?). So maybe there you go, maybe I am reading a book right now without knowing how many pages are left! And with respect to Amazon, they are actually very good about listening to their customers. I predict you will see page numbers as an option in 2011. But not library book access, since they would lose money on that. eP

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