A sign that the apocalypse is nigh...

ficbot · 01-01-2010, 08:01 PM

My mother, who has responded to stepdad's burgeoning interest in ebook readers with a firm 'this does not interest me at all, not me, no sir, never never' says to me at dinner tonight:

'So, I heard? That over Christmas? Amazon sold more books for those...those thingies...than they did regular ones!'

Hear that everyone? MOM has heard about this. It's a sign the end is near, I'm telling you...

Fwiw, stepdad at least knew the Kindle by name and is thinking he wants one. HE has heard that Apple is coming out with one and he is waiting to see. The big barrier for people like him getting on the ebook train is that he may accept such new-fangled concepts as wireless content delivery without a fuss, but he is reluctant to plunk down cashola on a device from the internet that he can't go to a store and look at and touch. So Apple may ave an edge there is the rumoured tablet really turns out to be an ebook-type thing.

kennyc · 01-01-2010, 08:18 PM

One more from the End Of Days Checklist.

Bremen Cole · 01-01-2010, 09:11 PM

I am now preparing myself and family for the end .... It really does show just what Amazon/Kindle have done. As I have said before.... I have read ebooks for 10 years, and on mobile devices for 7. In my Texas town for the most part I have felt a lone wolf.... but Kindle at least made the concept more mainstream.

It reminds me how Creative was really the first portable hard drive mp3 player. I had one, and of course people though it odd. Then the iPod.... and the rest is history. When we have the non-tech savvy aware of a product, mainstream is just a few years away.

kennyc · 01-01-2010, 09:33 PM

Where in TX are you. Some nice synth work on your music page btw.

Bremen Cole · 01-02-2010, 09:06 AM

Live in Granbury Texas (about 30 miles south of Fort Worth)... and thanks for the kind words

kennyc · 01-02-2010, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bremen Cole

Live in Granbury Texas (about 30 miles south of Fort Worth)... and thanks for the kind words

Ah cool not far from where I grew up. Madill, OK - Lake Texhoma.

jasonkchapman · 01-02-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ficbot

'So, I heard? That over Christmas? Amazon sold more books for those...those thingies...than they did regular ones!'

Wow. Amazon's marketing machine wins again. I keep seeing this repeated, but it's not what Amazon actually reported. I suspect that's exactly what they intended.

What Amazon actually reported was that e-books outsold p-books on Christmas Day. That's a huge difference.

DawnFalcon · 01-02-2010, 01:43 PM

Yes, it's pretty easy too considering they don't ship many pbooks then...

Rootman · 01-02-2010, 04:24 PM

I thought the same thing once my Dad stopped calling my laptop my "lapthing".

ficbot · 01-02-2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rootman

I thought the same thing once my Dad stopped calling my laptop my "lapthing".

HA! I love that. My niece used to call my laptop a 'board.' Whenever I saw her, she'd ask if I had my 'board' with me and if she could play on it. She actually has the makings of a closet techie, she's smart enough and gadgets interest her. Of course my SIL would kill me if I corrupted her in such a way

K-Thom · 01-02-2010, 07:15 PM

Y'know, when eBook reading devices are about to become mainstream, it's gonna be a crowded digital world.

I think I'm going to look for a new revolutionary device and will be giving stone tablets a try. Their potential (especially DRM) never was fully utilized by the Babylonians. And adding a granite stylus you could even make your own notes on the backside.

01-01-2010, 08:01 PM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	A sign that the apocalypse is nigh... My mother, who has responded to stepdad's burgeoning interest in ebook readers with a firm 'this does not interest me at all, not me, no sir, never never' says to me at dinner tonight: 'So, I heard? That over Christmas? Amazon sold more books for those...those thingies...than they did regular ones!' Hear that everyone? MOM has heard about this. It's a sign the end is near, I'm telling you... Fwiw, stepdad at least knew the Kindle by name and is thinking he wants one. HE has heard that Apple is coming out with one and he is waiting to see. The big barrier for people like him getting on the ebook train is that he may accept such new-fangled concepts as wireless content delivery without a fuss, but he is reluctant to plunk down cashola on a device from the internet that he can't go to a store and look at and touch. So Apple may ave an edge there is the rumoured tablet really turns out to be an ebook-type thing.

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01-01-2010, 08:18 PM	#2
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,891 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	One more from the End Of Days Checklist.

01-01-2010, 09:11 PM	#3
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	I am now preparing myself and family for the end .... It really does show just what Amazon/Kindle have done. As I have said before.... I have read ebooks for 10 years, and on mobile devices for 7. In my Texas town for the most part I have felt a lone wolf.... but Kindle at least made the concept more mainstream. It reminds me how Creative was really the first portable hard drive mp3 player. I had one, and of course people though it odd. Then the iPod.... and the rest is history. When we have the non-tech savvy aware of a product, mainstream is just a few years away.

01-01-2010, 09:33 PM	#4
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,891 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Where in TX are you. Some nice synth work on your music page btw.

01-02-2010, 09:06 AM	#5
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	Live in Granbury Texas (about 30 miles south of Fort Worth)... and thanks for the kind words

01-02-2010, 01:43 PM	#8
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	Yes, it's pretty easy too considering they don't ship many pbooks then...

01-02-2010, 04:24 PM	#9
Rootman Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 478 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Android & FBReader	I thought the same thing once my Dad stopped calling my laptop my "lapthing".

01-02-2010, 07:15 PM	#11
K-Thom The one and only Posts: 3,302 Karma: 535819 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: yup!	Y'know, when eBook reading devices are about to become mainstream, it's gonna be a crowded digital world. I think I'm going to look for a new revolutionary device and will be giving stone tablets a try. Their potential (especially DRM) never was fully utilized by the Babylonians. And adding a granite stylus you could even make your own notes on the backside.

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