tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post2940169331136803905..comments2023-06-10T04:31:40.879-04:00Comments on Joe Wikert's Kindleville Blog: All Kindle, All the Time: Thoughts on the Kindle DXJoe Wikerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02898067591293359566noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-72858415792738946322009-05-13T00:29:00.000-04:002009-05-13T00:29:00.000-04:00As far as I know, you actually did get all the fea...As far as I know, you actually did get all the features of the K2 that can be implemented via software (deleting on the home screen, sync to last page read, etc). There is a reason you don't have text to speech, and the answer is the processor. It's almost as easy for them to implement stereo speakers as it is to implement text to speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-78781128940886994212009-05-11T11:06:00.000-04:002009-05-11T11:06:00.000-04:00Sadly Amazon can't offer text to speech on the K1....Sadly Amazon can't offer text to speech on the K1. The K1 has a processor that is significantly weaker compared to the K2. The K2 processor is not just twice the speed it's also got a far more efficient instruction set.Bryce Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027334788154254289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-44304876643411601992009-05-11T09:26:00.000-04:002009-05-11T09:26:00.000-04:00Joe,
I don't know why it's a surprise that Amazon...Joe,<br /><br />I don't know why it's a surprise that Amazon might keep 70% of the subscription fee. After all, they keep 65% of the retail price for Kindle books, which I think is equally egregious.<br /><br />I, too, am still a Kindle-1-only user but tend to use it more for non-book (or non-Kindle book) stuff than for purchased Kindle books. I still think the typical $9.95 price point for new-release books is far too high.<br /><br />And now Amazon won't even pay the Associate fees on Kindle books. That's a real <A HREF="http://waltshiel.com/2009/05/08/another-boneheaded-amazon-move/" REL="nofollow">boneheaded move</A> in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-36175143145163255072009-05-11T09:19:00.000-04:002009-05-11T09:19:00.000-04:00As a college professor I would LOVE for textbooks ...As a college professor I would LOVE for textbooks to come to the Kindle. I agree that Amazon is unlikely to be able to provide the savings that will make it attractive to most students.<br /><br />Also, textbook publishers are already beginning to sell their textbooks on the web, either on their own sites or through coursesmart (or similar). Though I don't want to read for hours on a backlit screen, my students don't mind. The computer versions have better highlighting and notetaking functions. I just don't see what Amazon has to offer textbook publishers and students.<br /><br />Oh...and I LOVE my Kindle 2. I won't give it up for anything.Yondallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.com