Comments on: Why is the new Kindle eBook reader from Amazon and not Apple?

By: Diann

Diann — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:44:32 +0000

I’ve had my Kindle 3 days and already want to send it back. Too little for the money and cumbersome to use the little 5-way controller. I keep thinking that I should be able to touch the screen and drag my fingers over the area I want to highlight and just push a button and speak my note into a speaker that types it out for later editing. Sure, it’s a big book store in a small device but the free PC Kindle app that I used for four months was just fine. I’ve just gotta go back or be extremely angry when something better comes out in 8 months or less.

By: garmin

garmin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:10:06 +0000

Thanks for the nice writeup!

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By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:08:26 +0000

Yes! Hurry up Apple!

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:05:23 +0000

Yup, that’s what I want – an Apple iTablet that makes reading an ebook *feel* like reading a real book! Wolud buy one in a second!!

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The Future of Reading and Writing - Typology Central — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:03:24 +0000

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By: Ron Akanowicz

Ron Akanowicz — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:46:51 +0000

I own a Kindle and have to say I’ve been very pleased with it. As an avid reader I appreciate eInk for its clarity, low power consumption, and readability. The Kindle does what’s it’s supposed to and does it well.
I don’t wanted a bloated device where people can call/IM/twitter/blog/etc/etc me while I”m reading.
For those frenetic multi-taskers who have the attention span of a gnat then go ahead and read away on the iPhone. I’m a happy Kindle customer who will continue to purchase books through Amazon, read for pleasure, and appreciate the times when I’m not ubiquitously “connected.”

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Blog Kindle · Sunday Night Links: 6 July 2008 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:47:09 +0000

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By: Yowsers

Yowsers — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:43:49 +0000

I think the tablet computers to come, the MacBook Air, and the eBook readers on iPhone and it’s challengers will combine to block all the sunlight from allowing the Kindle to grow.

PDAs were useful once, but we now see them as an interim solution until other devices emerged that can do that and more. While PDAs started life ahead of the curve, I think the Kindle is already behind the curve.

An eBook reader was an intriguing idea at one time — circa 1999.