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     Thumper Veteran Poster Username: Thumper Post Number: 845 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
Hello All, I ran across this article on Kindle deleting George Orwell's novels, 1984 and Animal Farm, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html?_r=1&partne r=rss&emc=rss. I read Animal Farm in grade school for class and can't remember a damn thing about it except there's a bossy as_ pig in it named Napoleon or something. I know in an earlier post, Troy wanted to know why some people prefer having physical books and not the electronic kind. Well, here's one reason why. Also, I still have not got the skinny as to why the Kindle is still expensive, now its $299, and the electronic edition of books is still the same price as the physical editions. I just now realize what a hypocrite I'm being on this considering that most of my music is downloaded from either Amazon or iTunes. My only defense is that I can still make a DVD or a CD of the music because its mine. I don't know. I'm still thinking on this one. | ||
| Soul_sister Veteran Poster Username: Soul_sister Post Number: 101 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
Thumper, You are right there are moments when the whole thing seems oxymoronic. Me I LOVE hardcopy publications. I do not like to read on a screen for more than a page - the blinking pixels give me a headache - moreover there are people who will lose their jobs that deal with book design, layout and such. Lastly, as a collector 75% of the value is in the duskjacket condition, I was once told. I do not know if Kindle skins will be worth much in 50 years?? I am sure with in the next 5 years there will be another electronic format and Kindle will become the MSDOS of literary devices. On the other hand, I can fondle my 1892 first edition copy of Iola Leroy by Frances Harper and believe in my heart that I am actually shaking Harper's hand, because this copy could have touched her hand or a contemporary of her era. Yeah, I am weird, I totally know that - I embrace my inner platypus - recessing to the shawdows. peace Soul Sister | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8085 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
I know in an earlier post, Troy wanted to know why some people prefer having physical books and not the electronic kind Nobody can spend too much time staring at a screen. Print on paper. Tried and true. Portable. Cheap. You don't have to have a power source or buy batteries. They are frying people's brains with this computer stuff. They are getting folks hooked. Folks have to just stare madly at a screen for hours, even if all they are doing is playing games. What's green about it, anyway? | ||
| Thumper Veteran Poster Username: Thumper Post Number: 846 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
Hello All, Soul Sister: One of the things about physical books is that I can carry them anywhere, send through some mild abuse and its still good to go. I don't have a Kindle, and truth be told if they were a cheaper, I would probably have gotten one. But, what if I wanted you to read this fantastic book that I just read, can I transfer the book from my Kindle to your Kindle? I do long for the old days though. I remember when I could go to a book store and buy a hardback book, read it, and take it back and get another book. If Kindle can let you purchase and take away, why can't Amazon lend you a book on the Kindle, like a library, and when the due date arrives, take the book off your Kindle...free of charge? Maybe if Amazon had a program like that my desire to get a Kindle would be stronger. Pricewise, I still aint feeling a Kindle when the selections are not as wide as physical books AND when I can buy a good used book for $0.01, its not worth it. | ||
| Soul_sister Veteran Poster Username: Soul_sister Post Number: 102 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
Thumper, I had not considered the financial aspects of Kindle vs. traditional forms of literature. Good point - and one knows that it is not about sharing stories from a Kindle perspective but all about the $$ --- peace soul sister | ||
| Troy AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Troy Post Number: 1867 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A |
Soul_sister, the problem of the "the blinking pixels" has been eliminated with the Kindle. It utilized a technology called e-ink which is a easy on the eyes as paper. I recently learned, to my astonishment, that the price of the Kindle ebook at $9.99 is actually losing money for Amazon. The price has nothing to do with the cost of production. Publishers are charging Amazon the same price for the electronic version of book as they charge for the hardcopy. I too like physcial books. I buy both physcial and electronic versions. Shucks, I display books in my home. I do not see books going away anytime soon. Devices, like the kindle, give people options for consuming the written word. Anytime the we have options we are better off. |
