tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post1728357905966807115..comments2023-06-10T04:31:40.879-04:00Comments on Joe Wikert's Kindleville Blog: All Kindle, All the Time: Here comes another oneJoe Wikerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02898067591293359566noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-88072790097453862782010-02-16T06:38:09.922-05:002010-02-16T06:38:09.922-05:00This war between Amazon and Macmillan has proved t...This war between Amazon and Macmillan has proved to me that Apple want to grab some market shares from Kindle. But the price Macmillan is asking, I wonder if the IPad will not be far more expensive than the Kindle. I wonder what you guys and gals think.Francis Kimani Kamauhttp://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/new_workshop/KindleWirelessReadingDevice6inchDisplayUSandInternationalWirelessLatestGenerationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-51754895460340701012010-01-09T16:23:56.566-05:002010-01-09T16:23:56.566-05:00This has all been very interesting and given me a ...This has all been very interesting and given me a lot to think about. That being said, how do all of you (because you sound like you have much more knowledge about this than I do)think the Kindle and the iSlate will pan out in the classroom? Will the iSlate offer the student too much? Will they become distracted by all the places to visit instead of reading? That is, if either of them do take over the textbook...<br /><br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443697791893362716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-61714799076202511832010-01-07T22:35:20.062-05:002010-01-07T22:35:20.062-05:00Agreement with what Bob says, above. I would see A...Agreement with what Bob says, above. I would see Apple's tablet as a different kind of device, more a complement to the Kindle than a killer. I've tried reading on back-lit screens for long periods of time -- PDFs on screen that would be "print prohibitive" -- and it's headache inducing. Reading books on the Kindle is painless. <br /><br />I look forward to the Apple Tablet for what I expect it to be -- kind of a first generation "Star Trek" PADD device. Portable entertainment, sure, but different than a reader, though I see the possibilities that the magazine publishers see; a way to save their somewhat faltering industry. It (the Apple Tablet) will be a massive hit, and a game changer in the same way the iPod was when it came out early in the decade and the iPhone did a few years ago. How much does every smart phone on the market owe to Apple in terms of user interface and design? Does anyone remember how crappy email, web, and etc. were on phones from just a few years ago?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547342556515384399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-3519958717070047302010-01-05T19:56:11.721-05:002010-01-05T19:56:11.721-05:00Aaron: I wrote that one, not Joe, but thanks for ...Aaron: I wrote that one, not Joe, but thanks for the kind words. And I agree with you about the pricing. I have a feeling a lot of the same people who criticized Amazon for pricing the Kindle so high are more than happy to look past Apple's premium pricing.<br /><br />Bob: Interesting point about Amazon getting out of the hardware business. But they'll have to convince publishers to support the e-book model first. Right now I have a feeling Amazon is making money on the hardware only.<br /><br />Liz: The iSlate will certainly be popular with folks such as your son, but I maintain that folks such as you and I who love to read for pleasure will be happy to stick with our Kindles.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments, everyone!<br /><br />PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06989653781832929938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-34271978422710269092010-01-05T16:32:18.604-05:002010-01-05T16:32:18.604-05:00I have a Kindle and I love it, but I'm 48 year...I have a Kindle and I love it, but I'm 48 years old. My son, who is 20, loves his Apple doo-dads but he doesn't read and neither do his friends. (I mean read for pleasure, he's a college student so obviously he reads, but XBox rules for leisure time activity.) He has a laptop to do all the other stuff that the iSlate will apparently do. It will be interesting to see what happens.lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330489182069326499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-64702499215573143842010-01-05T15:17:19.743-05:002010-01-05T15:17:19.743-05:00I love my Kindle. I use it nearly every day.
If t...I love my Kindle. I use it nearly every day.<br /><br />If the "iSlate" comes to pass, I think you'll find it might be a good complement to the kindle rather than a replacement. At least initially. It's likely that, like the iPhone, amazon will want to build a Kindle reader for the device as well.<br /><br />That would be particularly useful for the technical books I read. Especially for graphic design and photography. But, assuming this new device will have one, I wouldn't want to use a back-lit screen for longer works for instance.<br /><br />Honestly, I don't think Amazon wants to be in the hardware business in the long run. They are looking to be a content provider. This "iSlate" won't be the end of the Kindle. But it might move them one step closer to exiting the hardware business in the long run.<br /><br />Just my guess.<br /><br />BobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11980389031905298800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-91426448222981479282010-01-05T14:49:33.949-05:002010-01-05T14:49:33.949-05:00All I can say is, THANKS, Joe, for writing one of ...All I can say is, THANKS, Joe, for writing one of the few balanced pieces on the coming Apple tablet and the Kindle. <br /><br />Another key factor in the battle may be pricing. The Apple device is rumored to cost 4X the Kindle. And Apple may have a hard time matching Amazon on ebook pricing, as the Kindle store has a pretty significant advantage over other existing purveyors.Aaron Pressmanhttp://gravitationalpull.net/wp/noreply@blogger.com