Comments on: Amazon Kindle Buzz – Was that a Hype?

By: Mary Modahl

Mary Modahl — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:45:58 +0000

Well, Kindle may take some bashing, but my Dad, who just turned 69, and his wife, 65, showed up on our annual sailing trip with them, raving. They couldn’t wait to show me how easy it was to change the font size to make reading easier on older eyes, and they were so happy to carry 5 or 6 books in 10 ounces of weight when traveling. It may not be perfect — one of their two Kindles seized up after getting wet — but when retirees find a technology easy to use, it usually succeeds in the end.

By: ProKindle

ProKindle — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:41:10 +0000

It’s all about readability. Portable devices are great, but who wants to stare at a mini screen when we stare at screens all day long in this digital age! Kindle may need some improvements, but it is an outstanding product, and wins hands down against the iPhone if you want a great reading experience!

Please visit http://www.prokindle.com for more info on the Kindle!

By: Apurba

Apurba — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:54:01 +0000

Thanks Gloria, Marcy, Asaf, Andrew & Jinnayah !

Great points Gloria.Undoubtedly Amazon service is one of the best.Your anxiety related to Kindle 2.0 are valid & Im sure Kindle folks are listening to it.Atleast our aim with this post aims to highlight the same.

Marcy – PDF conversion with Kindle is so far a pain area.Not many people are aware of the solution(s).

Asaf /Andrew- Technology is an enabler.I am sure many such manifestation would emerge with Kindle 2.0 or “convergence”.

Jinnayah – I have answered your query in the group.However for the benefit of larger audience here it is..

“1759 members so far in the Kindle Korner group – my assumption , thats definitely a small chunk of total kindle users.Hence a majority of online Kindle users /potential buyers are in different forums ..Our post expressed the actual comments of all those respondents..(to answer your ..where is THAT idea coming from?)..

In a way you are right… not all “Kindle users” are aware of this group & the possible “Kindle hacks” to their concerns.

We are pretty sure if amazon is listing to the lament of its dissatisfied customers – kindle 2.0 will come bundled with all these solutions.”

Happy TrendsSpotting!

By: Jinnayah

Jinnayah — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:19:14 +0000

I find this article very odd in its selection of comments. Not all of them relate to the Kindle, nor are all of them well-informed. I suppose you can make a good case that if the Kindle users themselves aren’t informed, that’s valuable information about the product in and of itself, but still. The KindleKorner yahoo group, where (among other places) you posted this question, has a wealth of community knowledge that could easily clear up some of the concerns noted in this article. E.g. pdf conversion (partially supported), “DRM challenges” (hundreds of thousands of books available outside of Amazon), “unattractive design” (Kindle design is highly functional and it’s not meant to draw the eyes to itself, but to the content), “nobody buys it” (where is THAT idea coming from?).

Kindle is not for everyone … but it is very much for readers like me who by constitution desire at least 3 or 4 books with them at ALL times. Without Kindle, that’s a ridiculous load on one’s back. With Kindle, it’s trivial–as is having 200(!) books along. I love my new portable library and I will be an ambassador for the Kindle for life!

By: andrew

andrew — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:50:27 +0000

Consumers want convergence.

Technology needs to find ways of delivering books to mobile phones because these are the most ubiquitous of devices.

The small screens of most mobile phones (iPhone included) means that technology needs to find innovative ways of displaying words. The best example of this approach is comes from a UK company called ICUE (www.i-cue.co.uk)

By: Asaf Shachaf

Asaf Shachaf — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:37:04 +0000

what does this device offer? book reading option in a situatioin where internet is not available.
now, that we understand that we need to think if next year there will be any place with no internet…
if the answer is no, then trash kindle and open a site where you sign up and buy PDF/text formats of the book you wish (or just chapters, or a monthly fee for use with no limits…) and read it on the internet thru your mobile device being it iphone, htc, nokia, samsung, etc…

By: Marcy McKenzie

Marcy McKenzie — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:19:55 +0000

I believe pdf can be emailed to Amazon for conversion. We are not tied to Amazon as we can get books from Fictionwise, Manybooks.net etc. I would not be without my Kindle!!!!

By: Gloria Bernal

Gloria Bernal — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:12:12 +0000

Thanks, Apurba, article was interesting and I do agree with some comments. I do hope now that the Kindle price has dropped that a few other changes may take place, but overall Amazon service is the best, they take care of their people and I believe the Kindle is here to stay. The more one uses it the more dependent we become on it. I just hope that when version 2 in unleashed someday that the clients that invested in version 1 at its onset will have the option to update some features, and not have to go out and buy an entire new unit. Remains to be seen. Keep us posted!