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Old 10-15-2009, 10:44 AM   #61
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Why?

Do you want Amazon to lose? I love my Kindle.

Anything else I get would be in addition to it...not a replacement for it.


I'd love to be able to use ADE on my portable -ereader, for example.
It has nothing to do with wanting them to lose or win. I want them to have more competition. I'd like to see them open the Kindle up to other formats and make Kindle format available to other companies readers.
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Old 10-15-2009, 10:47 AM   #62
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Support e-pub I'm in - no support - no interest
I just bought a Kindle DX a few months ago, so justifying another ereader would be pretty difficult -- even with ePub support. However, I just might be tempted.

If they added ePub, supported folders, and an SD Card then I'd probably just have to breakdown. Really looking forward to hearing the details next week.

P.S. I like the name Athena.
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Old 10-15-2009, 10:59 AM   #63
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My answer is yes, as long as they continue to sell exclusively in a propitiatory format.

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P.S. even so I'm very tempted to purchase a kindle simply for access to the books and prices that Amazon offers.......

Is it THAT big of a deal in your private personal life -- or are you just hugging to principle?

I love the device-- which means I live with its shortcomings.
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Is it THAT big of a deal in your private personal life -- or are you just hugging to principle?

I love the device-- which means I live with its shortcomings.
Yes. I'm a person of principle.
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Old 10-15-2009, 11:47 AM   #65
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The Athena name is mentioned from another source:
http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/10/...oogle-editions

While I understand that Athena alludes to the greek goddess of wisdom, I think the main issue is giving a device a person's name, especially when it's a woman's name.

I'm not sure a man would want to, in public, refer to his device with a woman's name. Not sure how women would feel in the same situation. What if the iPhone was called Steve? Or Susan? Remember Microsoft B.O.B.?

Or maybe the name is not quite subtle. It is the goddess of wisdom. May as well call it "Awesome", "Omnipotent", "SuperCool", or "KnowItAll".
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You: I prefer to call it the <clears throat in a manly fashion> A.T. N.A.
Friend: Did you order her online or from a store?
You: Store. I bought it in a store.
Friend: She looks great. Can I try her out?
You: <Stress builds...>
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Old 10-15-2009, 12:27 PM   #67
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I have an extra large bottle of aspirin that I'm willing to share for the headaches that come with the gift of too many choices.
I appreciate the offer, and may take you up on it.

I really am glad that there will be a great diversity of devices available. I just wonder how I'll ultimately make a decision -- and when I'll make it. I sometimes find that when there are too many choices, no one choice has a feature that is so compelling as to make it the undisputed must-have device, so I them procrastinate. Which only makes the problem worse because it gives time for even more choices to appear. I believe they call this the neverending circle of my life's decision-making process.

There are only certain things i know for certain: (1) I will not buy a Kindle; (2) I will only buy a device that supports ePub (in hopes that it will be proof against obsolescence at least for 6 months); and (3) the screen must be at least 6 inches and e-ink (i.e., I don't want to read on an LCD screen). After that I'm in a quandary.

The biggest advantage to the Plastic Logic, iRex, and the B&N devices are that they will give me access to the B&N bookstore.
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Old 10-15-2009, 12:37 PM   #68
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We know Fictionwise has talked about ePub with eReader style DRM, but to the best of my knowledge they haven't talked about it for quite a while and no mention has been made by any device manufacturers. Have you heard something recent about it?
No I have not heard anymore about, however B&N to this point have not been too free with discussing their plans.

We will see on the 20th when they announce their device as to just what formats it will support.
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Old 10-15-2009, 12:38 PM   #69
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A decidely much more mixed reaction: http://www.kindleboards.com/index.ph...c,14567.0.html
An all Kindle forum is not very impressed with a non Kindle device? I'm shocked!
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Why?

Do you want Amazon to lose? I love my Kindle.

Anything else I get would be in addition to it...not a replacement for it.



I'd love to be able to use ADE on my portable -ereader, for example.
Not everyone likes the Kindle. Just because you like it, doesn't mean it is perfect for everyone.
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Old 10-15-2009, 12:43 PM   #72
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If the "first quarter of next year" is accurate, Inventec probably isn't making the Athena. Otherwise B&N is going to miss out on Christmas sales.
Their deal with Irex might make more sense if their own reader (Athena) isn't going to be available 'till "first quarter of next year". I'd be hacked if I was Irex and B&N announce their own reader will be available before Christmas. Here you are, releasing the DR800SG at the end of October, and your partner (B&N) cuts you off at the knees by announcing on the 20th (supposedly), that their new, cheaper reader, with more interesting specs, will be available in Nov/Dec.

Stranger things have happened though. Hopefully more will be revealed on the 20th
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Old 10-15-2009, 12:53 PM   #73
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Let's see what they say on the 20th, eh. They may have been hedging their bets or it may be a one, two, whammy with B&W by Christmas and color for spring.
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An all Kindle forum is not very impressed with a non Kindle device? I'm shocked!
Rationalization is in play.
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