Comments on: A Day In The Life Of A Kindle Owner http://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/26/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-kindle-owner/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Andersonhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/26/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-kindle-owner/#comment-43974 Michael Anderson Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:58:20 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=27371#comment-43974 It is interesting - I'm quite happy reading books on my Axim x51v, my eyes are fine with the small font and I don't mind flipping 3x for every physical page. But what has amazed me with the Kindle is the 'right pricing' for most books. For too many ebooks the pricing is out of control, and I will *never* pay $20 for an ebook! So I've skipped some books as a result or at least waited until they were on deep sales. It is interesting – I’m quite happy reading books on my Axim x51v, my eyes are fine with the small font and I don’t mind flipping 3x for every physical page. But what has amazed me with the Kindle is the ‘right pricing’ for most books. For too many ebooks the pricing is out of control, and I will *never* pay $20 for an ebook! So I’ve skipped some books as a result or at least waited until they were on deep sales.

]]> By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/26/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-kindle-owner/#comment-43968 Wayne Schulz Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:30:36 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=27371#comment-43968 I'm traveling this week and the Kindle has made packing (again) so much easier. No more worrying about what books to take. If I forget to pack something that I feel like reading -- I can connect right up and download it. Every time I travel I marvel at this Kindle invention. I’m traveling this week and the Kindle has made packing (again) so much easier. No more worrying about what books to take. If I forget to pack something that I feel like reading — I can connect right up and download it.

Every time I travel I marvel at this Kindle invention.

]]> By: Dan Cohenhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/26/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-kindle-owner/#comment-43950 Dan Cohen Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:54:06 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=27371#comment-43950 I had the exact same experience with Shazam... loud diner, figured there was NO WAY it would be able to figure it out... a few seconds later... bam... song identified... a few more seconds... bought. I had the exact same experience with Shazam… loud diner, figured there was NO WAY it would be able to figure it out… a few seconds later… bam… song identified… a few more seconds… bought.

]]> By: Christopher Gavulahttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/26/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-kindle-owner/#comment-43949 Christopher Gavula Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:49:05 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=27371#comment-43949 It's interesting - I don't get that experience (yet) with the Kindle books store - there are still some areas in which they are much thinner in their selection than other online stores, but they are slowly getting better. But the prices are excellent! I have however, had that experience with both the iTunes Music Store using Shazam to detect what song I'm hearing and then buying it. I did that the other day in the store when I heard a song over the P.A. system. I though Shazam wouldn't hear it well enough to identify it, but it did! Then I just clicked the link and it started the ITMS on my iphone - a click later and it was downloading to my device - unbelieveably convenient - even more so than the Kindle approach, because it also detected what I was looking for. Ain't technology grand sometimes? It’s interesting – I don’t get that experience (yet) with the Kindle books store – there are still some areas in which they are much thinner in their selection than other online stores, but they are slowly getting better. But the prices are excellent!

I have however, had that experience with both the iTunes Music Store using Shazam to detect what song I’m hearing and then buying it. I did that the other day in the store when I heard a song over the P.A. system. I though Shazam wouldn’t hear it well enough to identify it, but it did! Then I just clicked the link and it started the ITMS on my iphone – a click later and it was downloading to my device – unbelieveably convenient – even more so than the Kindle approach, because it also detected what I was looking for.

Ain’t technology grand sometimes?

]]> By: Julie Mckeehttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/26/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-kindle-owner/#comment-69924 Julie Mckee Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:34:17 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=27371#comment-69924 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">A Day In The Life Of A Kindle Owner | Gear Diary http://bit.ly/hJeEb</span></span> A Day In The Life Of A Kindle Owner | Gear Diary http://bit.ly/hJeEb

]]> By: Larry Greenberghttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/26/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-kindle-owner/#comment-43942 Larry Greenberg Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:37:56 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=27371#comment-43942 Deja vu. It's one thing to be able to easily order a product online like a book or a pair of shoes and have it shipped to you. Yes you receive it quickly without ever leaving the comfort of your own home. It's another thing entirely to be able to easily order a product and receive it instantaneously. The Kindle really does it! Funny enough I had a similar moment just last night after Dan and I were chatting about some random stuff. He reminded me of a visit an author is paying to my area this coming fall and the fact that I'd been meaning to start reading one of his books. It was close to 10 PM but before I went to bed that night I'd purchased the book and read the first chapter. FTW! Deja vu.

It’s one thing to be able to easily order a product online like a book or a pair of shoes and have it shipped to you. Yes you receive it quickly without ever leaving the comfort of your own home.

It’s another thing entirely to be able to easily order a product and receive it instantaneously.

The Kindle really does it!

Funny enough I had a similar moment just last night after Dan and I were chatting about some random stuff.

He reminded me of a visit an author is paying to my area this coming fall and the fact that I’d been meaning to start reading one of his books. It was close to 10 PM but before I went to bed that night I’d purchased the book and read the first chapter.

FTW!

]]> By: Kindle Loverhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/26/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-kindle-owner/#comment-69925 Kindle Lover Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:20:58 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=27371#comment-69925 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">"technology at its best- fast, convenient and easy to use!" A Day In The Life Of A Kindle Owner http://tinyurl.com/d42ffq</span></span> “technology at its best- fast, convenient and easy to use!” A Day In The Life Of A Kindle Owner http://tinyurl.com/d42ffq

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