Comments on: Kindle: Amazon’s new eBook Reader

By: Amazon Kindle will be coming to the Philippines « Philippine Bargains

Amazon Kindle will be coming to the Philippines « Philippine Bargains — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:34:28 +0000

[...] The unit ain’t that cheap too — $400 a pop. Feature-wise it’s packed but will people buy yet another dedicated device to tag along with them? Maybe for the book freaks gobbling 3 books a week. http://www.yugatech.com/blog/toys-gadgets/kindle-amazons-new-ebook-reader/ [...]

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:41:57 +0000

This might sound a bit naive, but is this even available here? I’m actually very interested. Believe me guys, seeing a quarter of your 500-strong library get slaughtered by termites is not a delightful experience. I’m just curious: would the Sprint EVDO technology allow you to download stuff even if you’re outside the U.S.? And where can you buy this here, if ever?

By: Techno Pinoy » My Christmas Wish

Techno Pinoy » My Christmas Wish — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:14:53 +0000

[...] It isn’t Amazon’s new Kindle. It isn’t Apple’s rumored new Tablet Mac. If I was to wish for something, let it be [...]

By: AnnaE

AnnaE — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:05:13 +0000

Wait… di ba reading is on the decline? Why would a device like this get more people to read? Unless they’re targetting people who are forced to read, such as students?

By: Ederic

Ederic — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:10:44 +0000

Not interested, hehe.

My second-hand Treo 650–a phone, organizer and media player which I bought for P9,500 (less than $200 –can read ebooks and store mobile versions of Inquirer, NYT, IHT, among other papers.

I could even create my own ebooks from text files and read these books on my Treo.

By: Mindanao Bob

Mindanao Bob — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:51:59 +0000

These days, you can buy a laptop for $400, and it will do everything that the Kindle will do, plus much more.

By: boddah

boddah — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:09:21 +0000

It will click to those book lovers who are always on the go. I checked Amazon.com and as of now, even with it’s high cost, current units were already sold out. Wow, great marketing by Jeff Bezos..

By: jhay

jhay — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:02:05 +0000

Hmm, asides from the inability to afford one, I still prefer holding a good ‘ol paperback in my hands whenever I read. Call me old fashioned but that’s how I like my reading.

By: Christian DeVera

Christian DeVera — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:09:05 +0000

IMHO,too expensive and too ugly. Apple could smash this with their next gen iPods/phones. Who needs another device in their backpack anyway?

By: jomark

jomark — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:13:48 +0000

Its too bulky. I think, I will just have to wait for the paper thin lcd to mature.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:33:54 +0000

This is what happens to overachievers.

http://www.clipta.com/play?v=d6efaa4b1eaf55227bc9

By: BrianB

BrianB — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:28:24 +0000

“Which model and how much you got yours for?”

16GB hong kong price.

By: ordnacin

ordnacin — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:25:15 +0000

OK just checked seems you CAN access the web with the Kindle so I’m a bit confused on the blog subscription model…

Sydney, don’t think it was Bill Gates who said that but some other guy from Microsoft. Anyway I think the question is not will ebooks become popular but rather will dedicated ebook readers succeed ? Or will we be reading on our phone/music player/video player instead ? I already read books on my windows mobile phone really don’t see the need to lug around another device…

By: yuga

yuga — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:06:41 +0000

It will void the warranty if you brick your iPod Touch and send it to the store at that state. However, if you find something wrong with it, you can just do a restore and send it back in its factory state.

Which model and how much you got yours for?

By: BrianB

BrianB — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:42:18 +0000

Doesn’t it void Apple warranty?

A for e-Book bestsellers, yep, the Barnes and Nobles will be run out of business but for writers it will be a boon. Writers get paid 50 cents for each hardcover book sold. With e-Books they can demand higher royalties.

By: Cheap Travel » Blog Archive » Kindle: Amazon’s new eBook Reader

Cheap Travel » Blog Archive » Kindle: Amazon’s new eBook Reader — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:20:15 +0000

[...] YugaTech – Philippine Technology News and Reviews wrote an interesting post today on Kindle: Amazonâ��s new eBook ReaderHere’s a quick excerpt Online retail giant Amazon recently announced a new electronic handheld device called Kindle. Is it time to put down all the paperbacks and hardcovers for an e-Reader? The e-book reader allows you to store up to 200 books and has a little more room for periodicals, magazines and even 300 blogs. All this you can get or download anywhere using a free high-speed cellular wireless network from Sprint (EVDO, Amazon Whispernet). Looking to be a better competitor to the Sony Reader Digital Book (PRS- [...]

By: yuga

yuga — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:12:32 +0000

BrianB, did you use Jailbreak on your iPod Touch? I you have, I think you can use it as an eBook Reader.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:04:28 +0000

What I need is for the iPod Touch to support java so can read e-Books from it, and stylus support ain’t bad either for Apple.