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By: dresden

dresden — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:56:48 +0000

So, I’ve had my nook for the weekend, and I really dig it. Turning pages is for suckers. :)

By: Derek Quenneville

Derek Quenneville — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:41:30 +0000

Nygaard:
Here’s a way to see what’s available in your region and what isn’t: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Kindle/b?ie=UTF8&node=154606011

Make sure you log out of your Amazon account or use a different browser, then in the upper-left you can change the region to US, UK, Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, India, Latin America, and the Middle East. The US for example has 413,505 Kindle books, while Canada has only 339,926.

With that many titles it might not seem like much, but my Kindle DX arrived on Friday (decided not to wait on Apple!) and when I went to buy some William Gibson books I was only allowed to buy Part 1 of the Sprawl trilogy and Part 2 & 3 of the Bridge trilogy.

(I’m quite happy with it though – last night was the first time in a long time that I stayed up way too late, reading a book.)

By: DANA

DANA — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:42:02 +0000

you can get some good free book to use on kindle through project gutenberg– https://www.gutenberg.org

it is the sole reason that i want a kindle.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:33:19 +0000

Another cool thing is the free wifi web browser… although here in Canada it’s site-limited… But I could spend all day reading wikipedia for free from anywhere I want now!

By: Nygaard

Nygaard — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:55:18 +0000

Derek, didn’t see that one coming.
Amazon recently started to sell them officially in Denmark, so I just assumed that all published titels would be available for purchase.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:45:03 +0000

Yes, that black-flash is rather annoying, I agree, but for now that’s a trade-off for the other benefits of the eink displays…

By: minou

minou — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:36:44 +0000

My difficulty with the kindle is the fact that the screen flashes black every time you advance a page. As a fast reader, starts out by annoying me and quickly ends up making me feel nauseated. The nook has the same problem. I wanted to like them, but I just don’t. Sigh.

By: dresden

dresden — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:14:44 +0000

I have a nook arriving today, hopefully. I’m running out of space for books. I love books, but my house is only oh so big, so going digital was the next logical step for me. I’m really excited about it.

By: Derek Quenneville

Derek Quenneville — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:09:23 +0000

Nygaard: Ah, you might want to verify availability first if you’re into buying a lot of US-only titles. I don’t know where you’re from, but for Canada at least, ebook and digitally-distributed audiobook rights are still pretty screwed up. There are a lot of ebooks and audiobooks that Amazon and Audible won’t/can’t sell to Canadians.

By: Nygaard

Nygaard — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:03:23 +0000

Now I HAVE to get one, just to see if it is actually that good!
They seem pretty popular too, so I guess it won’t be hard to sell it again if I don’t like it.

It would be great for the “U.S. only” titels too.
Every time I receive a book that has been through the whole international postal machinery and half way around the globe, it looks like the personel that was hired to “handle my mail with care” just got really, really drunk and decided to beat each other stupid with whatever they had at hand.
Even if I ask the company to wrap an extra layer of cardboard around it, it ends up looking more abused than a secondhand book!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:56:09 +0000

It’s COMPLETELY different from reading on a laptop. To my amazement it’s “more book than book” in some ways… because it’s awkward to flip through like one can a book, I find that it forces me into a sort of traditional reading that I haven’t done in a long time.

By: Nygaard

Nygaard — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:48:15 +0000

Well, maybe I’ll give it a shot then.. Is it a different feeling from reading on a laptop?
I will definitely get one if they start to publish some of the textbooks I need though. It would be much more convenient and probably a lot cheaper in the long run.

I still havn’t moved on when it comes to music and probably never will haha. FLAC on the iPod and Squeezebox Duet for everyday use, because it is so easy.
But when I take the time to just sit down and listen, only vinyl will do..
Beautiful tunes in a dark room, with the only light source being the soft glow from the mono block tube amps… My analogue Zen garden.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:50:27 +0000

Nygaard, I expected I would feel the same way until I tried it. I used to prefer having physical music as well… Ultimately it’s the data, not the medium that I like, even if I have a certain nostalgia for the medium. Give it a try, you may be surprised (as I was).

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:27:11 +0000

I love the kindle. My mom got one for christmas. But once i have the money i might be getting the nook so we have both. My dad suggested it to see which is better.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:09:58 +0000

Popcorn rocks=dark limestone or dolomite submerged in vinegar, with the vinegar being allowed to evaporate.

By: Nygaard

Nygaard — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:20:19 +0000

Meh, I’ll never fall in love with the Kindle..
For me, reading books has to be something very simple and basic. And I like having the book standing on my bookshelf afterwards, reminding me of how much I enjoyed reading it.

Actually a little weird because i LOVE electronic gadgets…

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:02:25 +0000

That’s the leather case I think. Caitlin has the same case in the small size for hers, and it’s got a nice feel to it, and makes the Kindle seem more “protected”.

By: Derek Quenneville

Derek Quenneville — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:35:28 +0000

Hey Shannon – the DX looks great! I’ve been looking at that too, but I’m holding off until we find out what Apple has in store next week. Which case is that on your Kindle?