Kindle 3
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- iCanHasQBN0
What an obsolete product. Just look at the damn thing. Looks like it was made in the 1980's along with this thing:
Spend the extra money for an iPad and get the additional gajillion features that thing has. Oh, and it has color. What is this the fucking 50's or something? I can't believe some things are still being made in black & white.
- go read some research and figure out what eInk is. It's a better design for READING.zarkonite
- i just did some research. the findings are inconclusive and the iPad is super cool.iCanHasQBN
- it's not meant to be a multi-task device. Serious readers don't need a gazillion distractions.monkeyshine
- no such thing as gazillion. it's gajillion.iCanHasQBN
- < you can watch a movie, text and talk while reading a book. lol.akrok
- Serious readers read papers man, don't even try to bring that up cause no one is buying itMiguex
- you dont have to do all that stuff WHILE reading a book.iCanHasQBN
- hahaakrokdesign
- randommail0
After the iPad was announced, the Kindle advertising went distinctly female and mom.
The TV spots don't show any men.- but but... I'm sure they are mom/ "serious readers"Miguex
- prophet0
me want color!
*beats chest
- Miguex0
wow I dont know what to have trouble believing first, any help?
here are my options.a) this thread is from 2010
b) the kindle is not only still around but they are releasing version 3
c) I'm all for the retro look, but why the retro functionality? If I wanted retro, I can still buy books (which I don't necessarily consider them retro just yet)
- pr20
i love to read books by simply holding those in my hand so i never actually understood the appeal of ebook. plus don't let me start with an over sized iphone with no keyboard (ipad) - this i can't comprehend for shit.
- randommail0
pr2, when I see people using either product, I think...
"Hey look at me, my iPad proves that I'm hip and savvy, even though I use less than 20% of it's capabilities."
"Hey look at me, my Kindle proves that I'm an avid fan of literature, not just a stay-at-home-mom."Neither are products of true functionality.
- sp1re0
I'm a sucker for gadgets and recently bought myself a NOOK.
So far it's an interesting device. It's nice to have a lot of books in one place, which comes in handy when I'm going to work and can't decide on a good book to bring. The eInk display is very easy on your eyes and perfect for reading. My brother asks "but there's no color?" My answer is that color will only serve to distract from the device's main function, which is a platform for literature.
I just hope this device doesn't die off and I'm left with an unsupported device that has been abandoned by it's makers. :\
- ebooks aren't going awaymonkeyshine
- I actually think the nook look pretty good, I saw it at a barns&noble, how much are they?Miguex
- Pixter0
soon kindle will be free and you'll have to pay only for the books
- drgz0
Does the battery last longer on Kindle?
- maikel0
for the ones that are against the kindle and the ebook readers, just a few thoughts
if you read quite a lot, it's def convenient:
- you save space at home
- you save quite a few quid against buying normal books
- it's really good for commuting and you can carry more than a book at a time
- battery last agesThe screen is black and white BECAUSE it is meant to give optimum contrast even in direct sunlight.
You can't compare it with an ipad. And if you do, surely you will be way better of with one.
If you read more than 15 pages, and mostly books, you will love it. If you want to scan through mags, and check your facebook every 30 secs, go for the ipad... Also get a fixie, a pair of skinnies, and steal your auntie's jumper.
- Orbit0
I have a question for Kindle users here...
Is it possible to prepare suitable files and download them or import them onto the kindle?
I guess what I want to know is... would a person be able to prepare a Kindle 'book' of black and white illustrations?
I would love to work on a epaper graphic novel or a story made of words for that device, but I don't have one so I don't know if they are open to content from any sources or channelled only to download from official ebook vendor sites?
- "story made of words" is meant to say "Story made of pictures" lolOrbit
- raf0
Is the Kindle 3 good for PDFs? I have plenty of material in PDF format and I hate reading books on the computer.
- dopepope0
my sunglasses cost more than a kindle.
- Boz0
- herzo0
I take it lots of you either don't read or can't. Amongst people who are actually avid readers the Kindle is a great device and not comparable to the iPad. As designers I would expect most to understand how important purpose and function is. Some of you must lay out novels in illustrator too? The iPad is not the end all and be all of portable devices.
- But is it good for PDFs? My fear is it's not really suitable. Strangely, iPad might be better due to screen size.raf
- detritus0
Ah, herzo - took the words right out of my mouth.
I find it tragic seeing just how unimaginative some of the designers on this board can be sometimes - whether they are or not, they come across like blinkered fools distracted by shiny baubles.
I defy anyone who actually enjoys reading more than a Twitter's worth of content to not be somewhat curious about reading-specific digital devices.
- randommail0
The paperback book was one of the all-time best objects of product design. They're practical, intuitive, utilitarian, and democratic. Sustainable since it is can be used for generations. And the hand-me-down and the shareable nature of books promotes further reading by other people.
Fuck Kindles and Nooks. And for different reasons, but to a lesser extent, the iPad too. Did we really need more plastic and chemical junk? Great, in addition to new iPods and cell-phones every 2 years, we now are going to have to do the same with the ebooks.