Comments on: Amazon Apologizes for Kindle Shipment Delays http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: doogaldhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26648 doogald Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:42:24 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26648 It's still a few things for me: - too expensive - too 1.0 -ish. The controls look awkward, and the device looks like it was designed by a committee. I know that they will improve it going forward - I still greatly prefer ink on paper. Call me crazy. At least if I drop it in the lake I have a $10-ish handful of pulp that is easy to replace, rather than a several hundred dollar doorstop. I use bookins.com to clear out my read inventory that I know I will never read again. It’s still a few things for me:

- too expensive
- too 1.0 -ish. The controls look awkward, and the device looks like it was designed by a committee. I know that they will improve it going forward
- I still greatly prefer ink on paper. Call me crazy. At least if I drop it in the lake I have a $10-ish handful of pulp that is easy to replace, rather than a several hundred dollar doorstop.

I use bookins.com to clear out my read inventory that I know I will never read again.

]]> By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26628 Wayne Schulz Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:51:39 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26628 @doogald - I agree with you 1000% percent - imho you are right on track with your thoughts. This is a marketing ploy. Either that or Amazon after years in the business suddenly became incompetent about supply chain management. Either that or we're to believe they totally outsourced their development of the Kindle and are at the mercy of a third party supplier. I'm not buying the excuses. I am buying a Kindle though (on order)...so as soon as it get's here I'll report back. Why would I buy one? I'm tired of filling my house up with books that waste paper and resources. If I could get this all electronically and have Amazon store my books for me -- I would gladly pay for the device plus a smallish storage fee. That's my hope anyhow. @doogald – I agree with you 1000% percent – imho you are right on track with your thoughts. This is a marketing ploy. Either that or Amazon after years in the business suddenly became incompetent about supply chain management. Either that or we’re to believe they totally outsourced their development of the Kindle and are at the mercy of a third party supplier.

I’m not buying the excuses.

I am buying a Kindle though (on order)…so as soon as it get’s here I’ll report back.

Why would I buy one? I’m tired of filling my house up with books that waste paper and resources. If I could get this all electronically and have Amazon store my books for me — I would gladly pay for the device plus a smallish storage fee. That’s my hope anyhow.

]]> By: doogaldhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26610 doogald Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:05:29 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26610 Until I see sales figures I will assume that the lack of inventory is a marketing ploy to make the Kindle seem much more popular than it really is. I will hazard a guess that it is selling better than expected, but that the expectations were lower than they should have been (and were deliberately lower in order to make the Kindle seem scarce.) Until I see sales figures I will assume that the lack of inventory is a marketing ploy to make the Kindle seem much more popular than it really is. I will hazard a guess that it is selling better than expected, but that the expectations were lower than they should have been (and were deliberately lower in order to make the Kindle seem scarce.)

]]> By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26588 Wayne Schulz Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:53:29 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26588 I'm taking one for the team .. I put in an order about a week ago because I wanted to know whether Amazon was truly out of stock - and if so how long it took them to fill the order. It seems VERY odd to me that a H-U-G-E retailer like Amazon does not have the executive talent to forecast demand for this device. I think there's a good chance that the letter was a publicity gimmick (it certainly gained them wide coverage). And I remain convinced Kindle is more proof of concept than profit generator. I'll be interested to see how it works when mine arrives.. I’m taking one for the team .. I put in an order about a week ago because I wanted to know whether Amazon was truly out of stock – and if so how long it took them to fill the order.

It seems VERY odd to me that a H-U-G-E retailer like Amazon does not have the executive talent to forecast demand for this device. I think there’s a good chance that the letter was a publicity gimmick (it certainly gained them wide coverage).

And I remain convinced Kindle is more proof of concept than profit generator.

I’ll be interested to see how it works when mine arrives..

]]> By: questionfearhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26582 questionfear Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:14:02 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26582 I think the key for Amazon was that they hide the DRM so well, and hit a sweet spot between dedicated ebook reader and connected device. By integrating so tightly with Amazon.com, it feels less like you're buying a highly restricted book. It also isn't a separate authentication process, like from e-reader for example. It's just a click and there it is. Also, by having blogs, magazines, newspapers, etc all available, it's more connected and powerful than the average ebook reader but not with the excess bells and whistles of a smartphone. It straddles the two and delivers JUST what it needs to through it's connectivity. No more and no less. I think the key for Amazon was that they hide the DRM so well, and hit a sweet spot between dedicated ebook reader and connected device.

By integrating so tightly with Amazon.com, it feels less like you’re buying a highly restricted book. It also isn’t a separate authentication process, like from e-reader for example. It’s just a click and there it is.

Also, by having blogs, magazines, newspapers, etc all available, it’s more connected and powerful than the average ebook reader but not with the excess bells and whistles of a smartphone. It straddles the two and delivers JUST what it needs to through it’s connectivity. No more and no less.

]]> By: Joel Mclaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26575 Joel Mclaughlin Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:13:37 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/20/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-shipment-delays/#comment-26575 Actually I am kind of surprised at how well it sells. I think they found what others haven't in eBooks. Actually I am kind of surprised at how well it sells. I think they found what others haven’t in eBooks.

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