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Kindle 2

Friday February 13, 2009

We've had a few conversations about this, but I'm wondering once again if (about to release) Kindle 2: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation) , is the wave of the future? Do you think we will all be going to this? One major issue for me still is "accessibility" -- what books are available on Kindle? But I do know that more and more are available this way. What do you think?
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marko
February 13, 2009 9:27 PM
http://www.ysmarko.com

eric, what i've seen on my kindle is that the footnotes are not only there, they're hyperlinked (you can click on them to go to the footnote, then click back). no flipping pages to get to end notes.

Mark Farmer
February 13, 2009 9:41 PM

What happens if you spend $15,000 to fill your Kindle 2 with books, and then it dies? Do you have to buy the books again, or does Amazon re-load them for free for you?

Kenton
February 13, 2009 10:21 PM

Mark-

As I understand it, Amazon will reship them to you.

Kenton
February 13, 2009 10:26 PM

Overall, it's a price point thing for me. At $200, I'm definitely in. At $250, I'm tempted. At $350, I'm going to be patient.

Yes, you can load PDF files. Either by transfering it directly from computer to kindle (free) or by e-mailing it to your kindle e-mail, which transfers it to your kindle. (10-cents, 25-cents, something like that.)

DaveW
February 14, 2009 7:02 PM

Will it be just deserts when my kids hear their kids say, "but I couldn't do my English lit homework... my Kindle's batteries died!" ????

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