Comments on: Please don’t call it Book 2.0

By: Shantanu

Shantanu — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:28:44 +0000

Ugly is right! It certainly doesn’t seem attractive from the pics and videos. I just can’t figure out why most reviews are so good. Probably because of the wireless connectivity part that seems pretty innovative. But the device and the UI are nowhere close to being as innovative as the iPod or the iPhone were.

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:31:38 +0000

@Wolfie: I would tend to agree with you. There’s a tactile element to a book that just can’t be duplicated. Plus you can put it down on the coffee table, pop things on it and not worry about it. Don’t think the Kindle would take too kindly to being dropped and trodden on …

Still … it’s a nice gadget ..

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:29:53 +0000

@Elizabeth: Who knows .. maybe you’ll get one for Xmas …

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:09:51 +0000

Never really been sure about e-book readers; to me part of the joy of reading is the book itself – the look and feel of the pages, turning each page over as you read it, the size and weight of each book that makes it special.

I’ll happily spend hours browsing through second hand book shops not because I’m looking for an old book that’s out of print but because of the atmosphere of the place; the sense of barely contained history within the millions of pages. I might be able to fit all those pages onto a Kindle but it wouldn’t be anywhere near the same.

Technology is wonderful in many ways, but it hasn’t come up with anything to beat a proper book and I don’t think it ever will.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:15:10 +0000

I would buy a Kindle if they didn’t cost $399.00. I carry books and magazines all the time, especially when I travel, and having something that only weighs 10 ounces and can access 88,000 books, plus magazines, newspapers, and websites? It would be my dream gadget! The name is weird though, what the heck is a “Kindle”?