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z0331 posted:Why are Faulkner and Nabokov (other than Lolita) not available on ebook? I dunno, but the lack of Faulkner in my kindle depresses the poo poo out of me. I mean, I own a number of Faulkner's work already, but it's not the saaaame.
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bigmcgaffney posted:My Kindle arrived today. It is so awesome. I keep hitting the left page forward thinking it is page back since its on the left, but I'll get used to it. So sleek and sexy. Yeah. I've had the same problem and I've had it for a week. 
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Jan 13, 2011 23:35
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Weinertron posted:What do you guys do when the Kindle edition of a book costs more than hardback? I've had my Kindle for a month and I REALLY love the platform and I've been blazing through stuff on it, but I really have a huge psychological barrier telling me not to pay more than a loving hardcover for a 700kb file. I'd buy the physical copy then, poo poo. It is not worth paying more than $10 for any loving ebook.
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Jan 20, 2011 02:35
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Ziir posted:I've been reading a lot lately on my iPhone and I'm thinking about buying a Kindle because I don't want to strain my eyes any more than I have to. As for your questions: 1. Yes actually, it does look like a book page. Very easy on the eyes and the text, line spacing, words per line, etc. are all adjustable. 2. Pretty okay - you'll have to zoom in on some pages in order to read them well. 3. Yes, there is no backlight. 4. I'm sure that you could, but don't quote me, I own only the wi-fi version. And agreein' with everybody on getting a case. I don't own one of the official ones (I have a cheap one I got online) and I've also made my own. You should also get one of those adhesive screen-protectors if you can.
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Feb 1, 2011 23:42
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I wouldn't say the browser is terrible, but you can tell it definitely needs work done. Nothing with flash will work on the Kindle because of limitations with eInk, and it is rather slow at times.
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Feb 2, 2011 23:58
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Ziir posted:Yeah I don't think I'll go with the 3G now that I think about it. Does Target still have Kindles on display? Would like to see one in person before ordering one. I dunno about Target. My local one was all about the iPad last I went. Best Buy has them, though. They also have the Nook and the Sony Reader.
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Feb 3, 2011 03:44
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bunnyofdoom posted:So, I was thinking of taking an old used paper back, and somehow converting it into an awesome cover for my kobo. Ideas, thoughts? If you're crafty, it's certainly easy and very much a neat idea. I've personally made my own with chipboard from an old ratty binder and some quilting fabric I got on sale at Jo-Ann's. I'm planning on making another with fancier fabric from a specialty quilting shop when I go down to Decatur in the next couple of months. ... That was a lot of words. Anyways, I think using a paperback cover is a great idea, but you'll need to reinforce the cover with something more durable, like chipboard. I wouldn't use cardboard though - it bends way too easily.
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Feb 7, 2011 06:39
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GoldenNugget posted:If it has no figures or pictures and is text, you can put it through calibre and it'll look pretty good and you don't need to deal with zooming. It'll keep them, but the formatting tends to get a little hosed up. Edit: Worth noting that this can happen from pretty much any format. I've had stuff that I've converted from .epub get a little screwed up. Obligatory Toast fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Feb 18, 2011 |
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Feb 18, 2011 01:05
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JammyLammy posted:I get the idea that some people don't like ereaders for whatever reason. What I don't get is the hate hardon that some people have for them though, that just boggles my mind. It's the Huffington Post, so that should tell you pretty much everything. Also the fact that the author is spamming up his own comments section to advertise his work, oh and the glaring hypocrisy in that he's denouncing "Hi-Tech" culture while actively contributing to it by writing for an online newspaper. I understand the fear in not having a hard copy of a work that doesn't require another medium to view it through, and there's certainly issues with the idea that a single source can control your access to material you've legally purchased. However, despite the popularity of ebooks and floundering of many publishing companies and bookstores, I'm fairly loving sure that books aren't going to be rendered as antiques within the next decade.
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Feb 19, 2011 19:07
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Vertigus posted:I've seen people on this forum (or the Gadget forum) claim that the Kindle was a complete failure for Amazon, and that single purpose eReaders are a dead end compared to the iPad. quote:It's just some kind of weird stubbornness, and I love hearing crazy stuff about the smell of books being such an important part of the experience.
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Feb 19, 2011 23:19
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Beastie posted:You're going to spend a lot more time reading. Since this past Christmas I've averaged about 70 pages a day. Ditto. poo poo I've read more than I ever thought I would with my Kindle.
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Mar 10, 2011 22:02
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Corin Tucker's Stalker posted:Yeah, it's just a personal quirk that I started thinking about recently, but I probably came off as a douchebag with that post. I doubt that content creators care all that much since used media brings in new fans and makes it possible to get things that are out of print. quote:I bought my new kindle today. Haven't read anything yet but so far I'm impressed. I love the light in the cover. Besides that, I've had my kindle work at the hotels I've stayed at.
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Apr 2, 2011 22:35
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Arnold of Soissons posted:The only works inside the US, right? If I travel outside of the country all bets are off and Amazon will bill me?
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Apr 12, 2011 23:46
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Quantify! posted:Finally a way to get my ebooks for free! ... In the neighboring county that I got a library card for free from however...
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Apr 20, 2011 17:48
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Sporadic posted:I would wait for Amazon to come out with an official announcement (or a big name site to report on it) before taking that as gospel. This. I still hope this is true. It's sometimes a huge pain in the rear end to convert many ePubs and have them display properly.
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May 21, 2011 04:07
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Sperg Victorious posted:Amazon is doing a big 'sunshine deal' right now. Its a bunch of small and midsized publishers reducing prices from 99 cents to $2.99. Two weeks only. A lot of fiction about the Amish in the literary section. But otherwise, this is great. Some of Vonnegut's books are discounted for this deal.
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Jun 3, 2011 00:55
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EasyEW posted:On the ebook front, apparently Borders is tired of pretending. Wooooow, loving low-blow, Borders. I am glad I did not get a Kobo.
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Jun 3, 2011 04:10
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Cover pics as requested. Now, if you're a crafty kind of person, I suggest making your own cover with this guide. Just get some pretty quilting fabric and take out the chipboard from an old binder and your pretty much set.
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Jun 16, 2011 20:25
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quote:Does nobody look at these e-books before they upload them? From what I've read and seen? Most of the time, gently caress no. Sometimes the author has to go back in and properly format the book.
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Jun 17, 2011 12:43
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Drunk Tomato posted:Which is never. I dunno, the Animorphs kindle version is about $5 as opposed to $7 for the paperback. Or you could just go down to your local used bookstore and buy it for 50 cents.
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Jun 23, 2011 22:29
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Toebone posted:Anything in particular stand out? I'll probably pick up As I Lay Dying, at least. A few from what I've seen, like The Lake by Yoshimoto and Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norell at least. There's a few nice deals in there, actually. quote:There is one guy who sold a million books on Amazon for all about 2-3 dollars each.
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Jul 20, 2011 18:49
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HeroOfTheRevolution posted:Sci-fi/fantasy shelves at brick and mortars are just rows upon rows of Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms, so I'm not sure if that's accurate Funnily enough, this description only applies to my local used book store and not the local Border's. But yes, most of the stuff you can find on the Kindle in the Sci-fi section sucks.
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Jul 21, 2011 06:36
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wheatpuppy posted:Just FYI, at a glance it seems most of the equivalent "Nookbooks" are also on sale at B&N. It makes sense, seeing as how a lot of the sales prices have been set by the publisher. Says as much on any of the Amazon kindle pages.
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Jul 21, 2011 18:32
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I really haven't gotten rid of much, but I have been buying less physically. Except now that Border's is going out of business (oh god if I don't save the wee books who will).
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Aug 8, 2011 05:15
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Drunk Tomato posted:Do most of you Kindle people have the official Amazon case for the Kindle? I'm going on a long trip and I figure I should get a nice leather case, but I don't want to shell out $40ish for ones. What do you guys think of this one; seems to be well reviewed I own this, and it's not a bad cover for its price. But I've also taken to making my own covers, because most covers don't work as a stand (I like reading during breakfast and my lunch breaks).
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Sep 10, 2011 04:47
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Sperg Victorious posted:Some good news:
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Sep 14, 2011 03:36
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When I was looking at eReaders, I compared specs, battery life, support, cost, etc., and I went with the kindle mostly because it was cheaper without being poo poo and the customer support is above and beyond what I would expect of a $100 device.
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Sep 15, 2011 16:21
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Manifest posted:Is there a noticeable difference in how pdfs render on the two devices?
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Sep 20, 2011 18:23
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Manifest posted:Who is a bigger jerk about remote deletion of content you own at the moment? See, Amazon didn't have the rights to sell that particular edition, so they had to remove it. That is a far cry away from them wiping the whole loving device. quote:At this point everyone seems to be very pro kindle, but can anyone point out why the nook even exists if the kindle is so much better? Edit: Sorry if I came off as overly defensive, but seriously, I've met too many people who have given me such smug grief over owning a kindle. Obligatory Toast fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Sep 20, 2011 |
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Sep 20, 2011 19:16
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Manifest posted:No smugness here, I'm just genuinely curious, as someone who was "outside" of the whole thing I didn't have a real frame of reference for what really happened, which is why I asked. Yeah the reality is, the publisher in question selling through Amazon didn't have the legal rights to actually distribute it - so Amazon had to pull it otherwise they were going to get in serious trouble. So, they refunded the purchase price for the ebook, and when they caught poo poo for that they gave people who were affected a gift card for $30 or a check for the same amount (if they didn't want to keep their services with Amazon). There was even a lawsuit about it, but they settled out of court for a relatively decent sum. After the whole thing though, kindle owners were given wider rights over their purchased content: Wikipedia posted:For copies of Works purchased pursuant to TOS granting "the non-exclusive right to keep a permanent copy" of each purchased Work and to "view, use and display [such Works] an unlimited number of times, solely on the [Devices]. . . and solely for [the purchasers'] personal, non-commercial use", Amazon will not remotely delete or modify such Works from Devices purchased and being used in the United States unless (a) the user consents to such deletion or modification; (b) the user requests a refund for the Work or otherwise fails to pay for the Work (e.g., if a credit or debit card issuer declines to remit payment); (c) a judicial or regulatory order requires such deletion or modification; or (d) deletion or modification is reasonably necessary to protect the consumer or the operation of a Device or network through which the Device communicates (e.g., to remove harmful code embedded within a copy of a Work downloaded to a Device).[98] This is notably though, probably the only time it has happened. Broken Dictionary posted:Ok here's the deal. I bought my Kindle in America, but I now live in Germany.
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Sep 20, 2011 20:34
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SweeneyTodd posted:Just wanted to note that Kindle support is coming very soon for Overdrive-enabled public libraries. (Amazon's announced it's available, but since it just happened, your local library may not have it enabled yet.) You have no idea how long I've waited for this poo poo.
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Sep 22, 2011 03:38
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Quad posted:So I JUST learned that libraries have been lending out e-books for a while now, and decided to try it out for grins.
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Oct 2, 2011 18:18
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BELL END posted:You read in the shower? I'm not sure if that's weird or loving awesome.
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Oct 15, 2011 14:31
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teraflame posted:Thats such a non-issue I hardly notice it now. Ditto, and it wasn't particularly bright or obnoxious to begin with.
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Nov 25, 2011 09:33
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Junkenstein posted:I guess I can believe some people find the page refreshing annoying but yeah, by the time my eyes have gone from the bottom of the page up to the top of the new one, it's already refreshed. It's certainly a hell of a lot quicker than physically turning the page of a book.
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Nov 26, 2011 05:03
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I actually regret buying King's book in hardcover. Mostly because holy poo poo is it a strain on my wrists.
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Dec 9, 2011 23:21
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Jesus christ some of you have your boxers in a knot. Yes, your hands have oils on them. But for most electronics, you should invest in a screen protector. I have a Kindle keyboard and I still have a screen protector on it. M-Edge makes 'em drat cheap and puts three to a pack. nessin posted:And for me, I use my devices on travel a lot where I don't pack microfiber cloths or wipes, so I can end up using it for dozens of hours over a couple weeks without any good options for wiping down the screen.
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Feb 15, 2012 03:46
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mcustic posted:How do you people clean your Kindle? I would hate to ruin my screen with something too abrasive. cubicle gangster posted:I cant believe how paranoid you are about an e reader. Even when I explain the loving case to them, they're still like that.
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Silhouette posted:Return it and buy a Nook Glow Or don't throw a literal hissy fit and tell the internet about it. That's also something to consider.
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