Comments on: I Must Be Missing Something About the Kindle

By: nini

nini — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:09:48 +0000

I live in the boroughs of NYC and have an hour’s commute on the subway, each way. The ability to carry an entire library in myKindle makes it very appealing, not having to carefully fold my New York Times so it doesn’t get in the next commuters face, priceless!

Also, the wireless service, although “experimental” serves well the purpose of buying books on the go and without a computer.I would be much happier if the Kindle had a password though, because currently if it is lost/stolen there is no quick way to ensure somebody does not make a lot of purchases.

I have had my Kindle for a month now, initially I was considering the Sony Reader (what with the bad press on the Kindle’s lack of ergonomic qualities and being fugly) but I am not using it as a fashion accessory, and frankly speaking,I don’t find it to be that ugly.

I have had a number of different gadgets and I have to say the Kindle is performing pretty good for what it is made for, trouble is some people want it to take pictures and possibly do their laundry.What do you expect?

By: mellymel

mellymel — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:44:04 +0000

i’m with you emotionally, and i do see how it would be “handy” but i have an attachment to my bookbag…what’s a road trip without a massive book-filled tote bag?

but if someone were to give me one, i wouldn’t refuse it

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By: rebeccareid

rebeccareid — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:40:10 +0000

I have always been a “books” person–until I started to realize that I was more in love with the “books” than the words in them. While I don’t think I’ll go for the Kindle, I have turned to project gutenberg for e-texts when I can’t get to a library or I can’t find what I’m looking for at a library. It’s very convenient–and I’m learning to focus more on what the text is actually saying rather than on the romantic notion of a physical book.

By: litlove

litlove — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:04:13 +0000

Ummmm – I’m with the book loving people, emotional or otherwise! I just love books and for me, personally, no bit of electronics could replace them.

By: chartroose

chartroose — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:03:24 +0000

Thanks, Trish, for your response to my rebuttal. Books ARE emotional, especially for people like us who love them so much.

Anyway, it doesn’t really matter what happens to the format. What matters is what happens to the writers, and even more important than that, what happens to the readers, like you and I and all the other bibliophiles out there.

Long live books and readers!

By: curlywurlygurly

curlywurlygurly — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:46:34 +0000

eek! i spelled PEEK wrong. sorry. duh..coming from the teacher.

By: curlywurlygurly

curlywurlygurly — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:45:14 +0000

hmmm..this brings to mind a short satire i read with my students every year called Learn With B.O.O.K.

if you have a second, take a peak–it’s a short and amusing read.

http://www.df.lth.se/~cml/BOOK.txt

cheers!

By: Melody

Melody — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:53:31 +0000

I still prefer books over anything!!! I don’t even think they are inconvenient at all in the first place! Sure, hardcovers can be heavy to carry around and expensive, but still nothing thrills me more than going to the bookstores, hunting them and holding them in my little hands. And there of course, there’s the attractive covers and the book smell…. ahh….. OK, you get the picture! LOL. Still, I’m curious to find out what made the other readers buy them though.

By: Natasha @ Maw Books

Natasha @ Maw Books — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:34:57 +0000

I don’t think the Kindle is for me, but I can totally see the appeal for the business traveler, people on the go, and even for those who simply don’t have the means to store books.

As for me, I love looking at my books. I almost love looking at my books as much as I do reading them. I don’t think I’d love to look at my Kindle.