Ok... I've been contemplating purchasing a Kindle2 and this just adds to the temptation. The only thing holding me back at this point is the feeling that Apple will soon open up an iTunes book store and possibly release some sort of "tablet" as a reader, among other things. I know this is just speculation but do you see something like this happening by years end? Or is Apple REALLY not interested in the entering the eBook market?
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Amazon Releases Free 'Kindle for iPhone' Application
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Although I have the app from my US Itunes account and also have a US Amazon account they won't let me purchase a book due to geographical reasons. I can download the 1st chapter but Amazon won't even let me download out of copyright free books!
Gary
I'm a reader. About one book a month or so. I've downloaded the Kindle app and a free sample.
I love the idea of having several books or more on hand in my iPhone. Especially handy during long trips.
My biggest hurdle is if it will be just as good as a "paper book". With that I mean being able to submerse yourself in the story whilst reading it on a screen. Can one really read something like The Stand and not go blind from reading it on the iPhone? Or is it not that bad?
Ahh, the leap of faith........
I love the idea of having several books or more on hand in my iPhone. Especially handy during long trips.
My biggest hurdle is if it will be just as good as a "paper book". With that I mean being able to submerse yourself in the story whilst reading it on a screen. Can one really read something like The Stand and not go blind from reading it on the iPhone? Or is it not that bad?
Ahh, the leap of faith........
I can buy from the US Amazon store, I have download 3 books so far. Make sure you have a Us address, I used Amazon
My wife has a Kindle 2 and I have an iPhone. We share the same account at Amazon.com. Therefore, we can both read the same book at the same time without purchasing two copies of the book. This is great and a real convenience (not to mention a real money saver).
I find that the iPhone Kindle application works great for me and has allowed me to put-off indefinitely the purchase of a second Kindle 2.
The iPhone with the Kindle reader application...a match made in heaven as far as I am concerned.
I find that the iPhone Kindle application works great for me and has allowed me to put-off indefinitely the purchase of a second Kindle 2.
The iPhone with the Kindle reader application...a match made in heaven as far as I am concerned.
I started reading e-books on a sony palm device, the one with the big screen and software buttons, and I read a lot on it... it took me a few days to get used to reading on a screen.
I went back to books when my Palm died, then purchased a 3G iPhone on launch day, and read pretty much exclusively on it. I read every night before bed and at various times during the day, and don't suffer from eyestrain at all.
The last book I read was actually sitting in paper form on my nightstand while I read it on the iPhone... because the phone is easier to handle.
It's really not an issue after a few days.
Not really. If MR reports about an Apple product (like, ahem, the iPhone two years ago) that is NOT available anywhere but the US, then they report that fact. They HAVE reported that fact. Why should Amazon's ridiculous policy be any different? They aren't PUBLISHING anything, they are simply DISTRIBUTING content. What's crazy is that they won't even distribute copyright expired electronic content like Voltaire or Rousseau.
I think it is incumbent on internet journalists (what other word is there?) who write regular, internationally read columns/blogs to provide that kind of information about geographically restricted products. Because doing so helps - ultimately - to start to break down stupid geographical boundaries that make no sense and keep markets closed from competition. I sound like a capitalist, but I am not...it's just that these boundary problems always confound me. It's supposed to be a global economy but companies certainly don't act like it.
And for the infinitely wise person who suggested I plead my case to Brussels, I refer him or her to the US military servicemen who are not allowed to buy the Kindle or its products because Amazon doesn't accept military addresses. Stupid.
Drawback?
To choose books and make a selection it's a ton easier to do it on a computer. The books including samples load automatically when the application is launched on the iPhone.
Safari can do the job too if a computer isn't available. But going through the ton of books available is going to be not nearly as fast. Doesn't make much sense. It would take much longer.
To choose books and make a selection it's a ton easier to do it on a computer. The books including samples load automatically when the application is launched on the iPhone.
Safari can do the job too if a computer isn't available. But going through the ton of books available is going to be not nearly as fast. Doesn't make much sense. It would take much longer.
Thanks! I guess that is my biggest concern is if it caused any type of eye strain after extended reading.
Maybe I will just d/l a book and give it a whirl. At the most I lose, what? a couple of bucks...
There're a lot of free kindle books you can download for a try. Just go to Amazon's kindle books pages and sort according to price, lowest first, and the freebies will come up.
Shares Books on Multiple iPhones
Downloaded the software for both me and my wife, installed it on our iPhones & signed up for a single Kindle account, registering both iPhones to that one account.
My plan was to simplify our shopping by both of us billing to a single credit card for the books we order. However, to my surprise it turns we can download a Kindle book purchased on that account to both of our iPhones. Wow! We can share just like owning a printed book.
We haven't tried to read the same book at the same time, but if we do I suspect WhisperSync will get confused and attempt to merge our places in the book such that a shared book will open at the place of whoever is farthest along. Perhaps bookmarks can be used as a workaround.
Downloaded the software for both me and my wife, installed it on our iPhones & signed up for a single Kindle account, registering both iPhones to that one account.
My plan was to simplify our shopping by both of us billing to a single credit card for the books we order. However, to my surprise it turns we can download a Kindle book purchased on that account to both of our iPhones. Wow! We can share just like owning a printed book.
We haven't tried to read the same book at the same time, but if we do I suspect WhisperSync will get confused and attempt to merge our places in the book such that a shared book will open at the place of whoever is farthest along. Perhaps bookmarks can be used as a workaround.
Better, in fact, as both of you can be reading the same book at the same time. (Ever had to wrestle with a family member over who gets to read a book first?
) You are probably right about Whispersync getting confused if two people are reading the same book at once, but it's so easy to bookmark where you are reading (just tap the top right corner, in case you haven't figured it out yet).Don't think I'd be holding my breath about eithe of those things happening - especially the latter.
You're right. Apple can't even get iPhone PUSH Notification out the door on time, MobileMe is a mess, iPhone OS has fallen behind... I don't think Apple has any plans on producing a tablet type reader.
That's exactly what dew me to the Kindle 2 , it does this beautifully and looks crisper and cleaner than any book I have read, I like the kindle a lot and others think it's stupid because they have never tried one and experienced one for themselves.I will enjoy it, others won't so to each their own.
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Does anybody know how I can download an eBook and read it on my Mac rather than on a very expensive Kindle or an iPod or anything else????
Does anybody know how I can download an eBook and read it on my Mac rather than on a very expensive Kindle or an iPod or anything else????
Does anybody know how I can download an eBook and read it on my Mac rather than on a very expensive Kindle or an iPod or anything else????
Many types of ebook have software that allows you to read them on a Mac or PC, but if you are talking about the ebooks made for the Kindle, no, Amazon hasn't come out with a desktop reading software for them... yet.
Dude if lightly tapping the screen gets tiring, you have problems. Reading a real book would take more physical exertion than this. You don't even have to swipe across really, you just have to flick your thumb downward at a slightly diagonal angle. Its really not that bad.
ok not to sound totally crazy but are you saying they have a application that does what the kindle can do im not aware of it and im very much interested in this i have been definitely endorsing the kindle since i heard about it
i guess im a bit confused on what everyone is saying though lol
i guess im a bit confused on what everyone is saying though lol
Thanks, I finally figured out the "flick."
Also, when I posted my earlier complaint, I was trying to find a chapter in a badly formatted free Kindle ebook without chapter marks, so I'd been swiping rapidly across dozens of screens of material I wasn't interested in reading. Major repetitive motion stress. I just spent an afternoon actually reading a novel on it, and a flick every so often while reading isn't that bad.
I still think it needs more options, like landscape mode, ability to change justification (I hate full justification!), being able to change the background and text colors would be nice, etc.
For info, read the first post in this thread.
Also, do you mind not including that image file at the end of your post? It's messing up the way the page loads in my browser. Thanks much.
Obviously people take eye health for granted. But bad things happen, and reading a book in an Iphone will increase chances for ugly problems. Besides, reading on Kindle is pleasing. But who wants to read a book on an Iphone? Even a totally brainwashed fanboy would know where the limits are.
Try Stanza, it has the ability to open Kindle files. Although if they are DRMed then you won't be able to open them.Does anybody know how I can download an eBook and read it on my Mac rather than on a very expensive Kindle or an iPod or anything else????
That struck me as a disengenous comment by The Steve to throw everyone off track. It was just a bit over the top. Even if 85% of the population rarely reads, the remaining 15% is both a big segment and a relatively affluent, discerning one.
I believe, based on The Steve's comment, that Apple has something up the corporate sleeve in this area, but like all new-caetgory products Apple intends it to be a game-changer.