Comments on: The Book 2.0

By: The New Amazon Kindle 2 Unboxed

The New Amazon Kindle 2 Unboxed — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:35:16 +0000

[...] I was excited about the Kindle 1. In fact, I blogged about it here, here, and here. I also speculated about the future of eBooks in three [...]

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By: colleen Coble

colleen Coble — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:34:14 +0000

I don’t see the price as unreasonable either. It’s the whole giving up my books! Mike knows me pretty well so maybe he’s right and I can be persuaded. After all, I went Mac. LOL

By: Amy Storms

Amy Storms — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:38:01 +0000

With respect to the other comments, I guess I don’t see $400 as unreasonable, considering all this thing can do! I love books, but this does look like an ipod-ish revolution, even to slow-changing me. Thomas Nelson is wise to already have so many books available. How will this change affect TNP and the entire industry?

It’s so similar to songs on itunes…I can’t remember the last time I bought an actual music CD at the store. (This also reminds me of the “middle ages tech support” video on youtube. Funny!)

Interesting post.–Thanks. And my husband is a mac user, too, so he has appreciated your earlier posts as well.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:27:29 +0000

Hmmm… missed that the EVDO was free for this device

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:19:30 +0000

There is another product called iRex iliad which is also internet connected but using WiFi. It allows you to sync through your PC or any WiFi network (or wired with an adaptor) which means not just eBooks but PDFs, HTML, RSS, anything you can print… without additional EVDO subscription fees

Plus it’s more attractive, you can write on the screen, and the screen is bigger. (And a bit pricier… but more competition should help costs)

By: John

John — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:16:10 +0000

I’m already feeling like a prisoner to a computer screen. The last thing I want is to take an enjoyable experience like reading and confuse my brain which is now adjusted to think computer screen = work.
This is probably perfect for the impatient millenials who think anything they didn’t invent is useless and are too impatient to bother looking for a parking spot at Barnes & Nobel and doing stuff like waiting in line to check out. But then millenials only read magazine articles not books. So the verdict is: no way! Unless you are a total nerd who lost social skills 8 years ago when the computer became your mistress.

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:02:23 +0000

Regarding the price, keep in mind that the price includes broadband connectivity. There is no monthly subscription fee. You can do the math, but at $20 per month, that would be $240 per year.

By: Cheryl Barker

Cheryl Barker — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:24:29 +0000

I had not heard of the Kindle yet — amazing. Thanks for the great info.

By: Brian Daugherty

Brian Daugherty — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:22:04 +0000

I suppose I expect WAY too much out of these devices off the bat. You are correct, the price WILL come down. I hope it drops at least below $40, myself. In any case, when it does, some kind of revolution will begin in earnest.