tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post3412533248478962250..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Kindle? Kindling?Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-53622849189814232022009-03-21T22:59:00.000-04:002009-03-21T22:59:00.000-04:00Alan's right-- there's lots of sources for fodder....Alan's right-- there's lots of sources for fodder. <BR/><BR/>My one experience with the Kindle was in a graduate Statistics class, where a PhD student in theology (divinity? Hell, I don't remember. But she was sweet, and clearly enjoyed fudge) carried one in her rolling backpack. She had twenty-something required texts in it, and said that, with her load, she could't possibly carry all of those tests with her at all times. Very handy for the student. <BR/><BR/>I'm thinking that it would be invaluable as the house reference manual, too, for things not findable on the InterWeb, per se. <BR/><BR/>It was a hella lot more handy than a notebook computer. Books do not need keyboards. And when texts cost $140, this was actually MORE usable in the bathtub. <BR/><BR/>That said, are they not weatherproof? If not, why not? My Nextel is. My 13 year-old Garmin 12 GPS is.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65466126183512264462009-03-20T23:59:00.000-04:002009-03-20T23:59:00.000-04:00I just can't make myself buy a Kindle. I've had eb...I just can't make myself buy a Kindle. I've had ebooks on a Palm Pilot before and it taught me an important lesson... it's not just the words I love, I truly love the books. I love the smell of them, the feel of the pages... everything about them! I love that the books are my friends. The little things that happen to them along the way... the occaisional stain on a page, the bonding that doesn't hold like it should on a REALLY cheap paperback, the cover that gets the tiniest tear in a corner when I take it out of my purse at a bad angle... those things are like the wrinkles and scars that make an old friend beautiful when they've been your friend for so long. <BR/><BR/>I even have trouble reading books on my laptop. Blog posts and articles (even long articles) I can handle, but when I settle down to read a book I need it to be printed on paper.Arcadia Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00163489155225065779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-39728185816894499922009-03-20T23:03:00.000-04:002009-03-20T23:03:00.000-04:00I did find Elegy -- a kind man e-mailed it to me! ...I did find <I>Elegy</I> -- a kind man e-mailed it to me!<BR/><BR/> As for the Kindle, I don't really have an opinion, same way I don't much have an opinion of a new Jag: can't afford either one, not missing them, they look nifty.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-89085688890449819022009-03-20T19:48:00.000-04:002009-03-20T19:48:00.000-04:00My two gripe about them is the cost: You can buy a...My two gripe about them is the cost: You can buy a netbook now for what it costs. And the fact that the actual formats supported by the device is extremely limited. and I do think it's a fantastic concept, and I may get one once the price comes down a bit more.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://xkcd.com/548/" REL="nofollow">XKCD had an amusing take on the Kindle..</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-84767839609748079642009-03-20T09:19:00.000-04:002009-03-20T09:19:00.000-04:00Interesting sideline on baloney sandwiches and pud...Interesting sideline on baloney sandwiches and pudding. Mmm, pudding.<BR/><BR/>It boils down to an old book being a thing you can hold in your hand (or in 20 large packing cases, around your place), show and loan to friends, dry out on a windowsill after a bad day of motor cycling (guilty, guilty, guilty) or be buried with, whilst the Kindle experience is...fleeting. McLuhanite. Moderan.<BR/><BR/>Better than nothing, which is what The Young were fixin to read. Bluebloods didn't like paperbacks: can you absorb Wisdom without the smell of hide glue and leather? I've learned to read poetry on a flickering screen, but am willing to admit it's had an effect on my mood.<BR/><BR/>Did you finally find "Elegy for the Macon"? On research, I believe he was thinking of the <I>Shenandoah</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-64092025176769460762009-03-20T01:29:00.000-04:002009-03-20T01:29:00.000-04:00You can read it in the tub, you just have to doubl...You can read it in the tub, you just have to double plastic bag it. I love my 1st gen Kindle.M. Derosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728319530136752397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-33826338469492593132009-03-19T20:50:00.000-04:002009-03-19T20:50:00.000-04:00Knew they'd get that Bradbury lick in.Next you'll ...Knew they'd get that Bradbury lick in.<BR/><BR/>Next you'll be walking everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65793446495112671572009-03-19T20:36:00.000-04:002009-03-19T20:36:00.000-04:00The article is wrapped around a huge misconception...The article is wrapped around a huge misconception.<BR/><BR/><BR/>"You can download only from Amazon's store"<BR/><BR/>That is just not true.<BR/><BR/>You don't have to get books from Amazon. <BR/><BR/>There are many sources on the Internet for free books and they are easily converted to any of several formats viewable on the Kindle.alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152504268166466779noreply@blogger.com