tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post5422803495554117249..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: Rationally Speaking, the blog, now available on KindleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-78899219654394604592009-05-29T00:53:20.267-04:002009-05-29T00:53:20.267-04:00Oh, forgot to mention: title availability (at dece...Oh, forgot to mention: title availability (at decent prices). I'd like to see more of that too. As Hume's Ghost mentioned, my stack of Scientific American numbers is not very manageable, takes space and accumulates dust, and will end up donated or recycled. Would be much better if I had it all digital to store and search.<br /><br />Then, I probably am also a little responsible for the chicken-egg problem: people don't buy ebook readers due to lack of titles, and publishers don't publish ebook/emag titles because people don't buy the readers...J. Marcelo Alveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967299561849915314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-66427655793370685892009-05-29T00:48:26.416-04:002009-05-29T00:48:26.416-04:00In spite of being quite the geek, I'm never an ear...In spite of being quite the geek, I'm never an early adopter. So I guess I'll stick with the computer screen for now...<br /><br />Mind, it took me 5 years to be convinced the iPod was ready (I got the first generation nano, still use it everyday), or until 2004 to decide that digital photography had enough quality (at humanly-accessible prices) to be used alongside my trustworthy K1000 SLRs.<br /><br />I think the ebook readers are still too expensive for such a narrow purpose device -- I do want one though. :-)<br /><br />So as capabilities grow and prices fall, I'll probably get one in a few years.J. Marcelo Alveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967299561849915314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-32605825047623788042009-05-15T12:53:00.000-04:002009-05-15T12:53:00.000-04:00Kimpatsu,
very cool! Maybe I should give a call t...Kimpatsu,<br /><br />very cool! Maybe I should give a call to my cousin and tell her to pre-order it! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-31934580951313686382009-05-15T11:32:00.000-04:002009-05-15T11:32:00.000-04:00Hey, Max, it might interest you to know that I've ...Hey, Max, it might interest you to know that I've just translated the Amazon/Kindle specs for Kindle's forthcoming launch in Japan.<br />Not so much a Kindle anymore as a mighty flame...Kimpatsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156184889287692016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-20341880139926483662009-05-15T10:52:00.000-04:002009-05-15T10:52:00.000-04:00John,
no, Amazon hasn't hired me. But it is true ...John,<br /><br />no, Amazon hasn't hired me. But it is true that the Kindle has dramatically affected my reading habits, for the better. I find myself reading much more and more widely, largely because of the portability of the device (and because, unlike most others, it is easy on the eyes, since it doesn't use a backlit screen).<br /><br />That said, it will be interesting to see how the whole field of e-reading develops over the next few years...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-26272378352664625002009-05-14T19:05:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:05:00.000-04:00Oh, man. Massimo, has Amazon hired you? These enth...Oh, man. Massimo, has Amazon hired you? These enthusiastic endorsements are <B>really</B> putting the pressure on me to fork out for a Kindle.<br /><br />;)John Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280296574996987228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-69556456804502714292009-05-14T16:59:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:59:00.000-04:00I think its very cool and look forward to the day ...I think its very cool and look forward to the day that I carry around a pocket library.<br /><br />I'm actually finding the notion of e-magazine storage more of a selling point, since I find it more difficult to find space for my back issues of Discover and what not than books.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-37712078597174473942009-05-14T15:41:00.000-04:002009-05-14T15:41:00.000-04:00Would do this if I could get a Kindle here in Cana...Would do this if I could get a Kindle here in Canada (*shakes fist at Canadian cell companies*). I wish there was a good way to get blogs on my Irex Iliad.nfitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429844786029255033noreply@blogger.com