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old mark
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Sun Sep-05-10 08:47 AM Original message |
OK, I'm old, but....what is the advantage of a Kindle over a book? |
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Dennis Donovan
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Sun Sep-05-10 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. A Kindle can be thousands of books-in-one... |
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ret5hd
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Sun Sep-05-10 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. the way i see it: |
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Lost4words
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Sun Sep-05-10 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. less paper, can be read in the dark, makes amazon $$ |
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prc73450
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Sun Nov-28-10 07:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
55. exactly what i was going to say |
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Raspberry
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Sun Sep-05-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. If you drop it, |
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Warren Stupidity
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Sun Sep-05-10 09:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. your entire library of stuff you bought is online and can be downloaded |
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hippywife
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Mon Sep-06-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. That would be me. |
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hamerfan
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Sat Sep-11-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. I thought I was the only one |
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LWolf
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Sun Nov-28-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
54. Can you back it up somewhere in case of reader failure? nt |
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enough
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Sun Sep-05-10 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. My 96-year-old father-in-law prefers his Kindle to the printed word because he can enlarge the font. |
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Red Riding Hood
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Wed Sep-08-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. that is awesome! nt |
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Warpy
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Sun Sep-05-10 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
6. As long as you can power the thing |
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Sun Sep-05-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
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Mnemosyne
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Sun Sep-05-10 09:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Welcome to DU, duckduckduck! |
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DrDan
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Sun Sep-05-10 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
8. paper subscriptions . . . ability to haul around hundreds of books. . . . |
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RichGirl
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Tue Nov-09-10 11:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
48. I've never had the need or desire.... |
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handmade34
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Sun Sep-05-10 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
11. I love the feel of a book |
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Richard D
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Sun Sep-05-10 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
12. No need . . . |
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RichGirl
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Tue Nov-09-10 11:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
49. I LOVE going to the bookstore.... |
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stray cat
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Sun Sep-05-10 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
13. Some can see the text on a kindle but no longer in books -so it allows them to read |
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Jim__
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Sun Sep-05-10 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
14. I have stacks of books all over my house. |
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Curmudgeoness
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Sun Sep-05-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Oh, but I love my stacks of books. It would look so lonely |
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Red Riding Hood
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Wed Sep-08-10 10:41 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. I love my stacks of books too... |
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demosincebirth
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Thu Sep-30-10 11:29 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Me too. I love the feel and texture of the book. And turing the pages. |
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ipaint
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Sun Sep-05-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
15. Library for me. |
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eilen
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Sun Sep-05-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Our library loans out ebooks that load at a click of |
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ipaint
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Sun Sep-05-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. When I can check out a free reader at the library |
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FirstLight
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Sun Sep-05-10 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
17. I don't know! |
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old mark
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Sun Sep-05-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. I admit to bias - I have several thousand books in our home, used to |
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fadedrose
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Sun Sep-05-10 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
20. Cataracts |
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SheilaT
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Sun Sep-05-10 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. How about non-fiction books that |
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old mark
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Mon Sep-06-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. THAT may be part of the problem - No one makes money when you share a book... |
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SheilaT
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Mon Sep-06-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. And the pictures thing. |
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hippywife
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Mon Sep-06-10 08:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. And that idea would mean the end |
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joeglow3
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Sun Sep-26-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. I miss used book stores |
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spin
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Wed Oct-13-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
44. I like the dictionary and search features on a Kindle ... |
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abluelady
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Mon Sep-06-10 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm Not Using the Kindle |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Tue Sep-07-10 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
28. You can put hundreds and hundreds of books... |
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Scout
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Wed Sep-22-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. well, i never need to have hundreds and hundreds of books |
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RichGirl
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Tue Nov-09-10 11:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
50. I love change...in fact I voted for it. |
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Red Riding Hood
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Wed Sep-08-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
29. I was wondering the same thing.. |
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Lex
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Thu Sep-09-10 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
32. Space Saver |
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Arkansas Granny
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Tue Sep-14-10 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm old and I wondered the same thing for a long time. I finally got a Kindle |
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peaches2003
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Thu Sep-23-10 07:24 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Exactly |
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sally cat
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Mon Nov-15-10 10:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
53. That was an excellent review of the Kindle. I'm going to reconsider it now. |
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TBF
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Sun Sep-19-10 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
35. I have arthritis, and it makes holding heavy books very difficult - |
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stray cat
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Tue Sep-28-10 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
39. If your vision is bad and you still want to read -you choose text size |
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raccoon
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Wed Sep-29-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
40. Yes, you're old. |
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spin
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Tue Oct-12-10 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
42. Unless you have a very large house, you can run out of space ... |
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SheilaT
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Tue Oct-12-10 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
43. I notice that no one has yet responded |
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stickiteh
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Tue Oct-19-10 10:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Pictures on a Kindle |
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SheilaT
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Wed Oct-20-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Thank you for that information. |
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LearnedHand
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Mon Nov-01-10 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
47. Excuse my caps, but READING IN BED WITH IT! |
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SheilaT
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Wed Nov-10-10 11:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. But can you read in the shower? |
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LearnedHand
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Fri Dec-10-10 12:06 AM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Well, no |
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abluelady
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Thu Nov-11-10 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
52. Just Heard a Wonderful Story About the Kindle |
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