A Not so New KDX Owner

eboyhan · 05-09-2010, 01:37 AM

Hi,

I've been a member of this forum since November of 2009. I have contributed a bit to the Kindle and Calibre forums. I also post quite a bit on the Amazon community forums. I have been an owner of a Kindle DX since November of 2009. I have read about 120 titles on it, and I find it to be a useful device. Since acquiring it, I have bought perhaps only two or three books in print editions.

I use my Kindle primarily as a "reading" device, and not as a "storage" device. Once I have read a book I store it elsewhere (on my PC, in the Amazon archive, or in Calibre).

I also tend to use my KDX as a replacement for my laser printers -- I often print various documents to PDF, and then read those PDF documents on my Kindle DX. I find that the toner and paper savings thus achieved have already paid for the purchase of the KDX (and that doesn't reflect the cheaper prices generally available for e-book versions of whatever I choose to buy).

I am self-employed, I am involved in the technology industry both as a commentator on technology trends, and as a management consultant on technology purchasing decisions. Some of my work is with large IT departments, and consequently I am very interested in technology developments in areas of interest to them. I am particularly interested in technologies that facilitate the deployment of large numbers of desktops. I also have quite a few small business owners as clients, and I am especially interested in technology issues that affect them (which tend to be quite a bit different from things of interest to the large IT department).

I am very interested in how current web technologies are changing the landscape of our everyday lives and forcing traditional businesses (especially those in the publishing and entertainment industries) to refocus/rearchitect, or go out of business.

I am also interested in how Amazon will respond to all the changing conditions in the environment in which they function: their somewhat testy relationships with publishers, a slew of new e-book reading devices (and let's not forget the iPad), a potential Kindle 3 announcement, etc.

I wish Amazon would come out with a PDF reader at least as good as Adobe's; I also wish that they would provide better Kindle synchronization facilities -- especially for documents and books not acquired from Amazon.

dreams · 05-09-2010, 02:08 AM

Welcome (officially) to MR, eboyhan

Great introduction, and well, since you know you way around here already, I don't get to post my handy, dandy, Kindle information links.

Have fun in the forums.

MickeyC · 05-09-2010, 07:13 AM

Hi eboyhan and welcome, at last, to MobileRead

Katti's Cat · 05-09-2010, 06:03 PM

Hi eboyhan and welcome to MR. Since you've been around for a bit you won't need any pointers. But glad you enjoy yourself enough to come back and introduce yourself

ImogenRose · 05-09-2010, 07:00 PM

Hi and welcome!!

Lady Blue · 05-10-2010, 07:53 AM

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(officially) to the forum.

happy_terd · 05-21-2010, 02:32 PM

hello and welcome to MR!!!

05-09-2010, 01:37 AM	#1
eboyhan PandaMuse Posts: 104 Karma: 104 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Device: kindle dx, kindle touch SO, kindle fire, kindle fire hd8.9	A Not so New KDX Owner Hi, I've been a member of this forum since November of 2009. I have contributed a bit to the Kindle and Calibre forums. I also post quite a bit on the Amazon community forums. I have been an owner of a Kindle DX since November of 2009. I have read about 120 titles on it, and I find it to be a useful device. Since acquiring it, I have bought perhaps only two or three books in print editions. I use my Kindle primarily as a "reading" device, and not as a "storage" device. Once I have read a book I store it elsewhere (on my PC, in the Amazon archive, or in Calibre). I also tend to use my KDX as a replacement for my laser printers -- I often print various documents to PDF, and then read those PDF documents on my Kindle DX. I find that the toner and paper savings thus achieved have already paid for the purchase of the KDX (and that doesn't reflect the cheaper prices generally available for e-book versions of whatever I choose to buy). I am self-employed, I am involved in the technology industry both as a commentator on technology trends, and as a management consultant on technology purchasing decisions. Some of my work is with large IT departments, and consequently I am very interested in technology developments in areas of interest to them. I am particularly interested in technologies that facilitate the deployment of large numbers of desktops. I also have quite a few small business owners as clients, and I am especially interested in technology issues that affect them (which tend to be quite a bit different from things of interest to the large IT department). I am very interested in how current web technologies are changing the landscape of our everyday lives and forcing traditional businesses (especially those in the publishing and entertainment industries) to refocus/rearchitect, or go out of business. I am also interested in how Amazon will respond to all the changing conditions in the environment in which they function: their somewhat testy relationships with publishers, a slew of new e-book reading devices (and let's not forget the iPad), a potential Kindle 3 announcement, etc. I wish Amazon would come out with a PDF reader at least as good as Adobe's; I also wish that they would provide better Kindle synchronization facilities -- especially for documents and books not acquired from Amazon. Last edited by eboyhan; 05-09-2010 at 01:42 AM. Reason: a few additional thoughts

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05-09-2010, 07:13 AM	#3
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