Post by Cris on Apr 13, 2010 13:36:22 GMT -8
10.20.2009 at 5:26am EJ wrote:
I know that many of us have been following the Kindle development on Amazon and a few of us even have one (or two... Summer is an overachiever) but I just wanted to point this out:
These ebook readers are unreal realistic. The screen really does look like paper and very quickly you forget you're reading "on screen." But there's more. Amazon has announced that all Kindles now allow for complete web access. Yes, you read that right. You can surf the web with the Kindle (including any website... the forum... your gmail... etc) FOR FREE. You buy the Kindle. The end. No monthly fee and you get internet everywhere. Not just at hotspots. Anywhere.
Um... yeah, baby. *That's* Prime Time fantabulous.
10.21.2009 at 1:25pm Brianne wrote:
Oh, my gosh. Seriously? Wait... how much are these again?
Some incredible stats about the Kindle:
10.2 ounces (lighter than a paperback)
Holds up to 1,500 books
Free, immediate access to Wikipedia
Download not only books, but magazines and newspapers
Reads like real paper without glare, even in bright sunlight
3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle; no annual contracts, no monthly fees, and no hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots
10.25.2009 at 3:08am EJ wrote:
Hm... I may have misread... I know they aren't talking about it too much at Amazon because they want to focus on the prime element: ebooks. But this is what I found:
"Yet another under-appreciated bonus is the use of Kindle for Web surfing and e-mail. It's possible to use Gmail, for example, from the Kindle (the m.gmail.com mobile version works best). The experience is better on a full laptop, but some situations like a crowded airline bus, while walking down the street or in a restaurant might call for using a Kindle rather than a bigger device, such as a laptop, or a smaller device, like a cell phone." blogs.computerworld.com/amazons_k....e_telecommuters
It can surf the entire web. The Kindle 2 comes with free wireless 3G network, and you can surf the web anywhere with the 3G network coverage. The only limitation is that the browser on Kindle 2 is heavily text-based, and it won't be able to handle completed website with Javascript or Flash. So you can use it to browse Wikipedia, Google, or other text-heavy website, but not complicated ones.
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090506230833AAVQbmj
*sigh*
Cris wants one, doesn't she? She's my little book hound
10.25.2009 at 11:28pm Launa wrote:
Oh, so it works like a cell phone? 3G? My new cell has internet like this. I get internet everywhere I have phone service (and sometimes when I don't.) No hotspots required. Still getting used to using a cell phone like that, however, but I have looked up quotes or read blogs or watched Youtubes on my phone.
10.26.2009 at 2:02am Brianne wrote:
EJ, that is so freaking *awesome*. I want one bad. *sigh*
10.26.2009 at 9:12am EJ wrote:
Yep, just like a cell only Amazon owns the uplink to keep the bandwidth nice and clear.
I hear you, grrl! I wouldn't snatch one yet though cuz they're releasing new models like pancakes and some have issues. You do get 45 days to try it out though.
I need to say one thing, though. (And let's hope that Becky and Gille aren't listening because they may have their wallets... and seriously, that could get dangerous.) If OHP is going to sell ebooks on the Kindle, you should own one. The $250 one (not the big one). They have a PC viewer but I can tell you firsthand it is not the same and the quality suffers from little problems in the layout.
Summer got hired for some side work to proof 170 nonfiction textbooks on film and acting. They were all redone for the Kindle. They supplied her with a Kindle. Someone else did the layout and then she checked them all. The catches she made were pretty huge. Seriously.
I know that OHP has bigger budget concerns and focus right now. But when it can, you guys should pick one of these up and take turns proofing the ebooks (revenue of ebook sales for the Kindle are rising with every model). Who is handling the layout, btw? Jennifer, I'm assuming. Not to steal away her fun of using the Kindle, but in terms of proofing, if she's laying them out she should not proof them.
Just my twenty-five cents
EJ
I know that many of us have been following the Kindle development on Amazon and a few of us even have one (or two... Summer is an overachiever) but I just wanted to point this out:
These ebook readers are unreal realistic. The screen really does look like paper and very quickly you forget you're reading "on screen." But there's more. Amazon has announced that all Kindles now allow for complete web access. Yes, you read that right. You can surf the web with the Kindle (including any website... the forum... your gmail... etc) FOR FREE. You buy the Kindle. The end. No monthly fee and you get internet everywhere. Not just at hotspots. Anywhere.
Um... yeah, baby. *That's* Prime Time fantabulous.
10.21.2009 at 1:25pm Brianne wrote:
Oh, my gosh. Seriously? Wait... how much are these again?
Some incredible stats about the Kindle:
10.2 ounces (lighter than a paperback)
Holds up to 1,500 books
Free, immediate access to Wikipedia
Download not only books, but magazines and newspapers
Reads like real paper without glare, even in bright sunlight
3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle; no annual contracts, no monthly fees, and no hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots
10.25.2009 at 3:08am EJ wrote:
Hm... I may have misread... I know they aren't talking about it too much at Amazon because they want to focus on the prime element: ebooks. But this is what I found:
"Yet another under-appreciated bonus is the use of Kindle for Web surfing and e-mail. It's possible to use Gmail, for example, from the Kindle (the m.gmail.com mobile version works best). The experience is better on a full laptop, but some situations like a crowded airline bus, while walking down the street or in a restaurant might call for using a Kindle rather than a bigger device, such as a laptop, or a smaller device, like a cell phone." blogs.computerworld.com/amazons_k....e_telecommuters
It can surf the entire web. The Kindle 2 comes with free wireless 3G network, and you can surf the web anywhere with the 3G network coverage. The only limitation is that the browser on Kindle 2 is heavily text-based, and it won't be able to handle completed website with Javascript or Flash. So you can use it to browse Wikipedia, Google, or other text-heavy website, but not complicated ones.
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090506230833AAVQbmj
*sigh*
Cris wants one, doesn't she? She's my little book hound
10.25.2009 at 11:28pm Launa wrote:
Oh, so it works like a cell phone? 3G? My new cell has internet like this. I get internet everywhere I have phone service (and sometimes when I don't.) No hotspots required. Still getting used to using a cell phone like that, however, but I have looked up quotes or read blogs or watched Youtubes on my phone.
10.26.2009 at 2:02am Brianne wrote:
EJ, that is so freaking *awesome*. I want one bad. *sigh*
10.26.2009 at 9:12am EJ wrote:
Yep, just like a cell only Amazon owns the uplink to keep the bandwidth nice and clear.
I hear you, grrl! I wouldn't snatch one yet though cuz they're releasing new models like pancakes and some have issues. You do get 45 days to try it out though.
I need to say one thing, though. (And let's hope that Becky and Gille aren't listening because they may have their wallets... and seriously, that could get dangerous.) If OHP is going to sell ebooks on the Kindle, you should own one. The $250 one (not the big one). They have a PC viewer but I can tell you firsthand it is not the same and the quality suffers from little problems in the layout.
Summer got hired for some side work to proof 170 nonfiction textbooks on film and acting. They were all redone for the Kindle. They supplied her with a Kindle. Someone else did the layout and then she checked them all. The catches she made were pretty huge. Seriously.
I know that OHP has bigger budget concerns and focus right now. But when it can, you guys should pick one of these up and take turns proofing the ebooks (revenue of ebook sales for the Kindle are rising with every model). Who is handling the layout, btw? Jennifer, I'm assuming. Not to steal away her fun of using the Kindle, but in terms of proofing, if she's laying them out she should not proof them.
Just my twenty-five cents
EJ
