Comments on: Amazon releases Kindle http://www.ozwebhub.com/blog/2008/07/04/amazon-releases-kindle/ an extension of www.ozwebhub.com Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: S. Chan http://www.ozwebhub.com/blog/2008/07/04/amazon-releases-kindle/#comment-264 S. Chan Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:10:34 +0000 http://www.ozwebhub.com/blog/?p=293#comment-264 I spent the last month trying to decide whether I wanted to purchase a Kindle or a Nook. After significant examination of merit and shortcomings of both, I chose the Kindle. I'm sure that I couldn't go to far wrong with any decision that I made. But, I feel that I made the right decision for me. The purchase and set up was a cinch! I purchased a platform type case and really appreciate hands free reading in bed! The big pluses of the nook were not important to me. I don't have a need to share books for two weeks. Although an Android operating system opens the door to other applications, I wanted an ebook reader, not a Blackberry or "grocery list maker",etc. The epub format for nook vs the proprietary format of the Kindle was an issue that I thought about. Kindle has a wealth of free books,including a lot of classics that are out of copyright. So, access to that material isn't a problem. However, for copyrighted material, I feel that a proprietary format(Kindle) might be more secure and appealing to publishers. I compared a list of about 30 books that I wanted to read. About 14 were not available either as an ebook on Amazon or BN. Three were available on BN and not Amazon as an ebook. Seven were available on Amazon and not BN.The others were available on both. These were not the best sellers that I knew would be available, but rather, more obscure titles.I did see a few big price differences eg.- New York by Rutherford -9.99(Kindle version) 14.99 (BN ebook) Clinton Tapes 9.99(Kindle)28.00 (BN ebook). Finally, I looked at the way both companies handles electronic delivery of "peeks" or "samples"on their websites. I have always found the Amazon method more fluid and less time consuming. To me, that says a lot about their ability to understand electronic dessemination for the reader. With all that in mind, I chose the Kindle -keyboard and all!- and I am really pleased with my purchase! I spent the last month trying to decide whether I wanted to purchase a Kindle or a Nook. After significant examination of merit and shortcomings of both, I chose the Kindle. I’m sure that I couldn’t go to far wrong with any decision that I made. But, I feel that I made the right decision for me. The purchase and set up was a cinch! I purchased a platform type case and really appreciate hands free reading in bed!
The big pluses of the nook were not important to me. I don’t have a need to share books for two weeks. Although an Android operating system opens the door to other applications, I wanted an ebook reader, not a Blackberry or “grocery list maker”,etc. The epub format for nook vs the proprietary format of the Kindle was an issue that I thought about. Kindle has a wealth of free books,including a lot of classics that are out of copyright. So, access to that material isn’t a problem. However, for copyrighted material, I feel that a proprietary format(Kindle) might be more secure and appealing to publishers.
I compared a list of about 30 books that I wanted to read. About 14 were not available either as an ebook on Amazon or BN. Three were available on BN and not Amazon as an ebook. Seven were available on Amazon and not BN.The others were available on both. These were not the best sellers that I knew would be available, but rather, more obscure titles.I did see a few big price differences eg.- New York by Rutherford -9.99(Kindle version) 14.99 (BN ebook) Clinton Tapes 9.99(Kindle)28.00 (BN ebook).
Finally, I looked at the way both companies handles electronic delivery of “peeks” or “samples”on their websites. I have always found the Amazon method more fluid and less time consuming. To me, that says a lot about their ability to understand electronic dessemination for the reader. With all that in mind, I chose the Kindle -keyboard and all!- and I am really pleased with my purchase!

]]> By: Culture Vulture http://www.ozwebhub.com/blog/2008/07/04/amazon-releases-kindle/#comment-263 Culture Vulture Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:56:52 +0000 http://www.ozwebhub.com/blog/?p=293#comment-263 P.S My comment was cut off so I will leave a second comment to continue that last sentence. I was hoping to grab myself a Kindle this xmas as the whisper is that Amazon have plans to make it available internationally. It depends on the telco in Australia. P.S My comment was cut off so I will leave a second comment to continue that last sentence.

I was hoping to grab myself a Kindle this xmas as the whisper is that Amazon have plans to make it available internationally. It depends on the telco in Australia.

]]> By: Culture Vulture http://www.ozwebhub.com/blog/2008/07/04/amazon-releases-kindle/#comment-262 Culture Vulture Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:51:40 +0000 http://www.ozwebhub.com/blog/?p=293#comment-262 I have been wanting a Kindle for almost 2 years now. It's on my wish list, and maybe I will grab one for myself this xmas I have been wanting a Kindle for almost 2 years now. It’s on my wish list, and maybe I will grab one for myself this xmas

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