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babsi 09/22/2011 03:01 AM Report
I get the point George below makes to mention other readers like Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader. Is useful to know about those since not everyone is aware outside US that these exist. But as to infomercial..well that is part of the interview right? Only fair that people get to see what the Kindle is..if interviewing the guy from Amazon Kindle. Just as you get to see clips of a movie when anyone interviews a film star. Par for the course. But the additional info re competitors couldve been added
_Ian_ 01/05/2011 07:11 PM Report
If the argument is against eye-strain with back-lit devices, then why offer a Kindle app for them.
mmo78 12/04/2010 04:18 PM Report
Charlie, it's time you had Mr. Bezos back on to ask him about why he's taking orders from Joe Lieberman and denying service to Wikileaks.
GeorgeKaplan 11/30/2010 10:56 PM Report
Mr. Rose begins by saying that the interview is not an ad for the Kindle. Really? Could have fooled me. Mr. Rose fails to mention any of the Kindle's competitors. He mentions the iPad, which is not a competitor product. The iPad is not an e-book reader. There are other actual e-book readers, such as the Barnes and Noble Nook and Sony Digital Reader, but Mr. Rose acts as if those do not exist (or he was poorly prepared for the interview), setting up a straw-man comparison to a completely different product, as if the Kindle is the only product of its kind. It is not.
Why display the Kindle during the interview and go over its features and specifications? Consumers can get that info from Amazon. The interview should have kept the conversation about the industry, technology's affect on publishing and the cultural impact of e-readers, rather than come off looking like an infomercial.
saramirror 07/31/2010 12:03 PM Report
I wished Mr. Rose would have asked Mr. Bezos about his plan to work with libraries. How the Kindle would serve as a device to readers that buy few books but read many books by using their local library?
What is the business model he is suggesting that can accommodate library users.
I also, like to suggest an interview with CEO of Barnes and Nobles that produce a fantastic e-reader called Nook.
I also, agree that the interview was a bit self promoting of Amazon.
robertfmorrison 07/30/2010 02:47 PM Report
do not like this guest. he is there to sell. get someone impartial who is also an expert
robdverity 07/29/2010 04:45 PM Report
As a fairly large Kindle fan (I have 7, or my grandkids do), I'm very happy about both the reduced costs and weight etc. Keeping all 7 registered in one name has the advantage of each purchase being available on all 7. Hope that sharing feature isn't lost in the new version. Fully agree, a machine dedicated solely for reading is paramount. Peripheral nonsense not needed, nor wanted in my case.
REMant 07/29/2010 01:55 PM Report
I would use it to gain access to books that are not in the public domain nor in the library, or to save me a trip there. The books I'm interested in are seldom in a bookstore and are not cheap, tho the libraries do offer electronic access to some of them. However, viewing on a computer allows one to easily transfer excerpts or note-taking, which the Kindle would not. I don't see any reason for color, and, spending a lot of time reading PDF's on an LCD monitor, I can attest to the eye strain. It would also be a lot lighter than packing a bunch of books and magazines. It should be mentioned that the Library of Congress dealt Apple a considerable blow the other day by ruling that it is essentially in restraint of trade.
I think Amazon is a reliable place to buy things, but not always the cheapest. Just this week I found a product at about 1/3 less on Buy.com from an equally trusted supplier who got it to me in two days without extra cost. And I still hate their website, tho it is better than searching for something on Google Books. Plus Amazon still owes me $50 for an expired gift certificate.
Cheaper more available bandwith, BTW, has helped the "cloud" computing business, but I think the decreasing price of storage has done as much.
I am not sure I buy the concept of mkt failure as I mentioned a little while ago. I suspect that the problem is that the banking system keeps ppl in poverty, not that they fail to get out of it, and I think a lot of honest ppl know that and refuse to join in exploiting their compatriots. The public good is simply welfare that ought not be necessary.