Comments on: Kindle: Amazon’s Original Wireless Reading Device

By: William R. Geary

William R. Geary — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:22:31 +0000

As someone with a visual motor problem that inhibits my ability to read printed material, the possibility that authors would block Kindle owners from having books and other printed material read to them is most disappointing. Further, as an author of a Kindle-available book (DeRenzo and Moss on ethics and clinical research), I have now bought my own book on Kindle so I can have it read to me when I need to refresh myself on its contents. I am happy at the thought that other reading disabled persons can have our book read to them. Authors who would block their works from being read out loud on Kindle simply are not appreciating that their works will be more broadly “read” when they are open to having their works in multiple formats. Kindle out loud reading does not stop me from buying a book that has been turned into an audio book CD. I just bought such a format for a book that has been selected for our next book club. The CD works best because then my husband will listen to it, as well. Although there is a Kindle version of our book club selection, rather than have it only on my Kindle, in this case the CD makes more sense. I simply provide this example to ask that authors who would disallow their Kindle books be available through the Text-to-Speech option reconsider. For me, such a prohibition means that I simply will not read their work, at all.

By: John R. Pepp

John R. Pepp — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:07:05 +0000

I don’t own this product, but it’s too overpriced compared to other similar products and is diffidently overpriced to an old fashion paperback book.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Jacquelyn Royal

Jacquelyn Royal — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:40:04 +0000

My prof in grad school had a Kindle in class last term, and I REALLY thought it was COOL! I loved it, it is a great idea. But THEN you write a review that it is OPRAH’s favorite thing!!!! I would not touch one with a ten foot pole if a foolish obsiquious, overbearing woman like that would recommend it and if you value her opinion so very much. Good luck.

Jacquelyn A. Royal, MLIS
Rating: 1 / 5

By: T. S. Hunter

T. S. Hunter — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:46:09 +0000

Waste of Money and Time and Will Never Buy Just Old School Books for Me No DRM or BS. Paper is Good. Kindle is Bad. World is Insane if You Be Liking Kindle. Just Some Damn Spindle. You’ve Been Swindled. Nuff Said. Don’t Reply Unless You are Lame and Think You are Funny Even Though You’re Not. :O
Rating: 1 / 5

By: John Sons

John Sons — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:07:58 +0000

THis product does not allow you to put your own content on it.You can only buy it from amazon so they can mark up the price.Until you can download your own product on to the reader it is worthless.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: J. W. Hill

J. W. Hill — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:34:15 +0000

Now if someone gave me the Kindle and a few books I wanted to read on it, I might try it out. But I think for right now I'll stick with books. If I can download a book to my Kindle, why wouldn't I just use my laptop?

The technology I'm looking for in what Amazon is piloting is a flexible touchscreen that is removable from the screen of a home PC/Mac or laptop. Somebody told me that you could store the Bible on a 1GB flash drive. I think that's plenty of space for a couple months worth of reading. As far as connectivity and being able to download books, I don't think I'm going to do this away from my laptop or PC, so I don't think I need much PC power for a basic reader. I just need a portable media that can store words and allows me to turn the pages.

Kindle will be the forerunner of what will be a better reader, for those folks that want to store their libraries in a microchip. I'd like the capability, but I'm starting to collect too many specialty electronic items. I want it to work from the computer network I have now. Rating: 1 / 5