[Rhodes22-list] Kindle versus Sony Touch Reader, Experience?
Rik Sandberg
sanderico1 at gmail.com
Sat Dec 19 15:25:40 EST 2009
Art,
Do I ever use it?
No, Not yet, other than to help Sandy figure out how it works. What I have
read on it though is much like looking at the page of a normal book.
Amazon claims availability of 250,000 different books/publications. I don't
know how that number relates to the total of books ever published, but it
should be enough to allow one to find something available on most topics.
Rik
On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Arthur H. Czerwonky <
czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Rik,
>
> Do you ever use it. I picked up the Sony Touch, but have heard so many
> positive reports on the Kindle, I'll take the Sony back. You can draw &
> write on the touch screen, but don't think I would use that feature after
> all. I am going to read mostly historical non-fiction, Guns of August next,
> the personality makings of WWI, and either ebook is priced at 6.59, in
> different proprietary formats, preventing crossover unless you can somehow
> convert to a common pdf or doc. Anyone tried that routine? I think the
> ebook concept is perfect in the sailing/cruising setting. I will gladly
> share my insights on this after I get some, probably off-list.
>
> Art
> Kindle Mary Jane
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Dec 18, 2009 5:09 PM
> >To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Kindle versus Sony Touch Reader, Experience?
> >
> >Hi All,
> >
> >Sandy, My wife, has a Kindle 2. She loves the thing. Very simple to use,
> >even for someone with only one working hand. A battery charge lasts
> several
> >days if you turn off the wireless signal. It will supposedly hold
> something
> >like 1500 books. You can buy a book at 3 am in about a minute without even
> >getting out of bed, if you want.
> >
> >Careful though, If you are on a budget at all, buying books is so
> >convenient, you can find yourself with a fair sized bill sometimes.
> >
> >Just had to post this in response to big AL.
> >
> >I too go back past the beginnings of this list to the original Sailnet
> list.
> >I helped MJM set this list up in it's current form. The reason this list
> and
> >the charter for it were made the way they are, is because Sailnet wanted
> to
> >place the same restrictions on discussion as Al would have us adhere to.
> We
> >didn't like it then and still don't. Al, nobody twisted your arm to come
> >here and believe me, no one will mind if you leave. If you don't like this
> >list, why don't you do like we did and .... go start your own.
> >
> >Rik Sandberg
> >
> >On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Caesar Paul <caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Guys,
> >>
> >> Earlier this summer I had the privilege of enjoying the benefits of a
> >> Kindle while hauling my boat from Pullman, WA. to Eugene, OR. My wife
> was
> >> experimenting with her recently bought Kindle, and began reading to me
> >> excerpts from books. Can you find anything about sailboats? I asked.
> She
> >> found many books about sailboats, and sailing.
> >>
> >> Hauling my boat became much more enjoyable as Donna read from John
> >> Vigor's "20 Small Sailboats To Take You Anywhere." We searched for books
> on
> >> Knots, one of which I purchased a hard copy (I wanted to see the picture
> >> illustrations).
> >>
> >> It really made the trip fun, and with space at premium in small boats,
> it
> >> might be just what the doctor ordered, or the skipper for that matter.
> To
> >> be able to browse and select reading material to reflect your mood seems
> >> like a good thing to me.
> >>
> >> So Art; the kindle has passed the wife test with flying colors.
> >>
> >> Caesar
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Alan Robertson <bigal_61 at msn.com>
> >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Sent: Thu, December 17, 2009 12:57:56 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Kindle versus Sony Touch Reader,
> Experience?
> >>
> >> Hey guys,
> >> The Rhodes website is supposed to be for sailboating. Don't burden our
> in -
> >> boxes with your personal extraneous conversations etc. on things not of
> >> interest to we sailors!! Please send your stuff to individual "E"
> addresses
> >> in the future.
> >> Bigal-Delmar NY
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Ronald Lipton<mailto:ronald.lipton at gmail.com>
> >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:42 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Kindle versus Sony Touch Reader,
> Experience?
> >>
> >>
> >> I am waiting for the next generation of tablets too. Apple seems to
> be
> >> arranging
> >> for magazine subscriptions, books, etc all available from the itunes
> >> store. It
> >> sounds like a more appealiing option.
> >>
> >> Ron
> >>
> >>
> >> R22RumRunner at aol.com<mailto:R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> >> > Art,
> >> > Kimberly has one of the original Kindle's and uses it all the time.
> You
> >> can
> >> > download books without having to connect to a computer. It uses
> >> wireless
> >> > cell technology to give you access to download just about anything
> you
> >> would
> >> > ever want. It holds something like 200 books and you decide what
> you
> >> want
> >> > to keep or erase.
> >> >
> >> > Rummy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > In a message dated 12/17/2009 10:51:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >> > gjm at techgra.com<mailto:gjm at techgra.com> writes:
> >> >
> >> > On Dec 17, 2009, at 10:39 AM, Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Has anyone had experience or working knowledge with these
> electronic
> >> >> readers?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Art--
> >> >
> >> > I have the original Kindle and use it everyday for books,
> newspapers,
> >> > magazines, and blogs. It syncs to the iPhone, so you can pickup
> >> > reading on your iPhone if you want. I'm sure the newer models are
> >> > better than the one I have, but I'm waiting to see what the rumored
> >> > Apple iTablet will be like.
> >> >
> >> > --Gregg
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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