Comments on: Who Needs The Amazon Kindle When You Have A Netbook?

By: used computers

used computers — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:48:56 +0000

A major trend that I am pretty sure that will come to fruition is integrating cellular broadband cards into netbooks. I would like to see some manufacturer partner with a cell phone company to offer prepaid internet for these devices. I think this is a perfect marriage between portability and function.

By: grappler

grappler — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:08:05 +0000

Hey did you know you can download the kindle software to read to kindle books on your pc.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_mkt_lnd?docId=1000426311

By: nick archer

nick archer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:29:35 +0000

What a cool idea! I’m going to have to download MS Reader again and give this a try! I used to have it years ago but never used it.

By: DrZhiv

DrZhiv — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:59:00 +0000

Mark you dun get it.
eBook readers r different and perhaps u already know dat.
Its actually the eInk display that rules and not Kindle or any other thing. If NetBooks can also come with dual screen (1 LCD and another to read eBooks – eInk) then it wud be great. But apart from that netboks just cannot substitute an ebook. The ease of switching to other distractions on the netbook is just too much, to stay continue reading (atleast for me).
If u really want an eBook reader, there are still many available for Europe, and by EU companies.
Kindle is just too hyped.
I just ordered a Foxit eSlick. Its the cheapest yet.
But the king of all is still iRex iLliad, but its pricy.
Sony’s PRS 700 is a good bet too..

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:19:04 +0000

You can also get free e-books in .lit and other formats at http://www.baen.com They have a free library of some great Sci-Fi books. The idea is to get you hooked on an author so you will buy more of his books. their prices for a new book are also only 5-6$ so it is very reasonable. Since 1999 I have purchased about 600 books!

By: jewels

jewels — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:08:05 +0000

This was a timely article for me as I've been doing tons of reading the last few months, having discovered the availability of ebooks on torrent sites. Although reading on the pc can't compare to the comfort of a real book, the free price is highly attractive. It makes it hard to justify the price of the kindle, even though the thing makes me drool. I predominantly use MSreader and adobe digital editions, but I prefer MSreader as it feels more like a paperback page. I was excited by your conversion tool and wondered how I hadn't found it myself, but then discovered that it doesn't support word07. I've been using Readerworks to do conversions and have found it easy to use, though it doesn't do pdf conversions. Thanks to the comments I'll be checking out mobipocket and calibre. Thanks!

By: Buddy Scalera

Buddy Scalera — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:59:13 +0000

Dollar for dollar, the netbook may beat the Kindle as a utility machine. But the Kindle is a pretty compelling device because of the way it displays text and manages power.

I’ve had the Kindle a little over three weeks now and I’m using it daily. Here’s just a little post I wrote at Week 2 with the Kindle: http://wordspicturesweb.com/?p=185

By: Rarst

Rarst — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:43:34 +0000

It is not clear from the article (or I am missing it) – had you actually ever used book reader with e-ink screen?

Because reading experience is on completely other level. Yeah, adoption rate is low and it costs bit too much at moment. But it is ultimate screen type for reading while reading books on LCD screens is merely compromise.

I am so tired that most of people posting about book readers hadn’t actually used one and just throw assumptions.

By: Holden

Holden — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:19:11 +0000

Although I like your focus on free, MS Word is not free. Now if you could find me something that worked on OpenOffice that would be another story.

By: Chucky

Chucky — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:56:19 +0000

I agree with the first comment. Mobipocket is much better and its conversion program is free as well.

I would love for just one of the major ebook formats to make a decent reader for the linux platform (life would be complete).