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Apr 15, 2013 11:09:57 GMT
Post by charliebrown on Apr 15, 2013 11:09:57 GMT
My 11 old son Franek has read more than 5 books on Kindle. He prefers to have the text-to-speech stuff on. He listens to it and reads at the same time the text on screen. I don't know if he will be too lazy to read later without the computerized voice. I was buying my kindle books earlier on the amazon.co.uk, but they sent me an e-mail saying that I have to prove that I live in the UK to be able to order books from amazon.co.uk, otherwise I need to purchase books on amazon.com. Why is that some of the kindle versions more expensive than the paperbacks in amazon.com? And the kindle book prices in the UK seem cheaper than those (same titles) in the States.
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Apr 15, 2013 12:49:00 GMT
Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 12:49:00 GMT
Often they price the kindle edition comparably (usually only a couple of dollars less) to the hardcover/trade paperback (here, at least)and then the price tends to (but doesn't necessarily) go down when the paperback becomes available.
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Apr 15, 2013 12:56:12 GMT
Post by charliebrown on Apr 15, 2013 12:56:12 GMT
I was hoping the kindle editions to be proportionally cheaper. The same books are sold in the UK cheaper (the kindle editions). Pity I can't keep buying in the UK store
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Apr 15, 2013 13:09:50 GMT
Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 13:09:50 GMT
I want to buy in the UK store, now, too!
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Apr 15, 2013 13:17:01 GMT
Post by charliebrown on Apr 15, 2013 13:17:01 GMT
I don't understand: usually stuff (in general) is cheaper in the States. Why the kindle books are more expensive???
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Apr 15, 2013 13:19:26 GMT
Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 13:19:26 GMT
The publishers set the price, and they see the kindle sales for first-run books as competing with their hardcover sales, so they deliberately keep their prices high. You'll notice that independent publishers often don't have prices that high, but for the "Big players" it's pretty universal. And crankifying!
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Apr 15, 2013 14:33:12 GMT
Post by Miisa on Apr 15, 2013 14:33:12 GMT
Yes, those two are my pet peeves about my Kindle, not being allowed to buy from amazon.co.uk (where I buy pretty much everything else) and the illogically high prices on the books. You can get stuff cheap or even free, but usually the price is higher than the paperback. I have also been led to understand that there is some logic behind it, perhaps that the publishers want to be able to still sell paperbacks, but I find it completely absurd and irresponsible.
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Apr 15, 2013 16:53:06 GMT
Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 16:53:06 GMT
No to mention their perogative to remove content without warning. That being said I do love my kindle dearly and have bajillions of books on it!
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Apr 15, 2013 18:06:21 GMT
Post by Moonraker on Apr 15, 2013 18:06:21 GMT
eBooks attract VAT which will explain why some prices are higher. However, I have 'bought' many free books and other titles at bargain prices.
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Apr 17, 2013 10:20:37 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 10:20:37 GMT
I just refuse to get a Kindle
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Apr 17, 2013 10:51:23 GMT
Post by Miisa on Apr 17, 2013 10:51:23 GMT
I resisted for a long time, and to be fair there are aspects of paper books I miss, but overall I wouldn't be without my Kindle now.
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Apr 17, 2013 10:58:28 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 10:58:28 GMT
I just can't imagine it. I feel like it's fine for elderly people whose eyes don't work so well, but I can't imagine using one.
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Apr 17, 2013 11:03:23 GMT
Post by Kye on Apr 17, 2013 11:03:23 GMT
You can make the font as small as you like.
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Apr 17, 2013 11:04:53 GMT
Post by charliebrown on Apr 17, 2013 11:04:53 GMT
I like it, and I read e-book on my iPad too.
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Apr 17, 2013 11:20:12 GMT
Post by Miisa on Apr 17, 2013 11:20:12 GMT
It looks just like paper, except you can change the font size yourself, and weighs less than most books, so easy to hold.
What I miss is easily moving around in the book to check something I read before and find footnotes and maps and such, but it does work with links and a bit of extra clicking around. Otherwise having all the books I am reading and have on my "to read" list together in one relatively small device one can just have in one's handbag (thinner than most paperbacks) is so convenient. I also think that as e-books become more popular the publishers will learn to make them with the features that make them easier to manoeuvre around in. Especially newer books already seem better at it than the cheapo classics no-one has bothered putting the time into.
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Apr 17, 2013 11:50:22 GMT
Post by raspberrybullets on Apr 17, 2013 11:50:22 GMT
Yes, they should have features like that. I can imagine that in ebook format it could even be easier to look for bits you've ready before. They could probably even do some sort of flicking type thing - that would be the thing I"d miss the most. Just picking up a book and opening it at random to read something. Used to love to do that with enclopedias, which is why I still think they have a place in the world. I have never tried an e reader but I really like the idea of one.
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Apr 17, 2013 13:00:53 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 13:00:53 GMT
Well, at the moment, if I had the money to buy one, there would be many things that I'd much rather buy from that money and which are much more important - like my own sword!
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Apr 17, 2013 13:06:07 GMT
Post by tangent on Apr 17, 2013 13:06:07 GMT
Eek (OK, I know what you're saying but it just made me laugh!)
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Apr 17, 2013 13:07:19 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 13:07:19 GMT
It probably does sound funny to people who don't know what I do!
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Apr 17, 2013 18:10:03 GMT
Post by Alvamiga on Apr 17, 2013 18:10:03 GMT
Contrary to what the claims are, I could not read a Kindle screen for more than a few minutes. It has a nasty harsh quality I do not like.
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Apr 17, 2013 18:35:44 GMT
Post by madmadeline on Apr 17, 2013 18:35:44 GMT
Contrary to what the claims are, I could not read a Kindle screen for more than a few minutes. It has a nasty harsh quality I do not like. Was it a Paperwhite you tried? I find the bright white screen too harsh and it upset me, but the traidional newsprint-coloured screen I find very comfortable to read.
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Apr 17, 2013 18:40:00 GMT
Post by charliebrown on Apr 17, 2013 18:40:00 GMT
I have no problem reading on the kindle screen. It's perfect when I travel. I always carry something to read with me. Kindle is so lightweight, very very convenient.
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Apr 17, 2013 18:40:49 GMT
Post by madmadeline on Apr 17, 2013 18:40:49 GMT
I was adamantly anti-ebook-reader until I started using mine regularly. Now I am a cheerleader for them.
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Apr 17, 2013 18:49:43 GMT
Post by Alvamiga on Apr 17, 2013 18:49:43 GMT
Contrary to what the claims are, I could not read a Kindle screen for more than a few minutes. It has a nasty harsh quality I do not like. Was it a Paperwhite you tried? I find the bright white screen too harsh and it upset me, but the traidional newsprint-coloured screen I find very comfortable to read. Dunno. Seen a couple and they were as bad as each other. I can see a use for them, but I do not like them myself.
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Apr 17, 2013 19:28:46 GMT
Post by Miisa on Apr 17, 2013 19:28:46 GMT
Do you know were they actual Kindles (amazon's own brand) or other e-readers?
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Apr 17, 2013 19:58:02 GMT
Post by Kye on Apr 17, 2013 19:58:02 GMT
I have a Kobo, and I like the screen better than the Kindle. Easier on the eyes for sure.
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Apr 17, 2013 20:08:03 GMT
Post by JoeP on Apr 17, 2013 20:08:03 GMT
I just can't imagine it. I feel like it's fine for elderly people whose eyes don't work so well, but I can't imagine using one. Ageist! Sightednessist! (speaking as a comparatively elderly person) I would have thought better eyesight at least would not hinder using a Kindle. It must be something else that's putting you off. Anyway, I see as many young people using kindles as older ones
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Apr 26, 2013 17:32:07 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2013 17:32:07 GMT
*sigh* Who knows, I might change my mind one day. I did concerning smartphones.
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Apr 26, 2013 20:40:33 GMT
Post by Alvamiga on Apr 26, 2013 20:40:33 GMT
I have a smartphone and it's mostly just annoying. It's too heavily burdened with gimmicks to be usable and I'm certainly not paying hundreds of pounds repeatedly to just keep it usable.
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Apr 26, 2013 21:27:40 GMT
Post by JoeP on Apr 26, 2013 21:27:40 GMT
Hundreds of pounds repeatedly? Sounds like you've got a protection racket not a smartphone!
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