http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/03/04/re_the_ikindle_1 Comments On: Re: The iKindle by Anthony Hecht en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by fuckthisblog]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:05:03 -0800 The Stranger
The publishers? They haven't objected to eReader and Stanza on the iPhone (and eReader/MobiPocket/MS-Reader, etc. on other devices) giving consumers worldwide access to tens of thousands of in-copyright works from many online (mostly US-based) ebook retailers. Now that Fictionwise/eReader.com are owned by B&N are the publishers suddenly going to insist that eReader/MobiPocket/MS-Reader etc. only be downloadable by US residents and US ebook retailers only sell to US residents? Seems unlikely. The copyright territory game has been well and truly lost with ebooks already, piggy's not coming back.

So why are the Kindle app and Kindle ebooks not available worldwide like every other ebook and reader app?

Posted by David S.]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:32:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by coyote]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:47:11 -0800 The Stranger
I love Kindle for iPhone. I love Kindle. I love books. They each get me to the same places, just via different paths.
Posted by Eric]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:55:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by un]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:47:59 -0800 The Stranger
But really, computers and the Internet are the real knives in the heart of the bookstore and countless other cherished businesses. Please stop using computers and the Internet.
Posted by Anthony Hecht]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:10:09 -0800 The Stranger
Please consider that before purchasing this doohickey.
Posted by Raphael]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:56:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Glenn Fleishman]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:28:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Stanza is free and has an infinite selection of free books]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:17:23 -0800 The Stranger
From Apple's list of rules about what an app can and can't do...

"3.3.3 Without Apple’s prior written approval, an Application may not provide, unlock or enable additional features or functionality through distribution mechanisms other than the App Store."
Posted by Your Name Here]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:12:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by hours]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:54:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Kindle Swindle]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:51:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Anthony Hecht]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:44:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Anthony Hecht]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:41:40 -0800 The Stranger an article I wrote. I wonder if it's book by book.
Posted by Glenn Fleishman]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:38:51 -0800 The Stranger
@4, I don't think the iPhone app makes the Kindle obsolete--the Kindle is great for extended reading at home (where I've run out of bookshelf space), but the iPhone app is easier to carry around for reading during lunch at work, while traveling, etc. I plan on using them both a lot.
Posted by snert]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:38:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Kindle Swindle]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:35:48 -0800 The Stranger
That said, the kindle is far too expensive. If it were $150 I'd have one myself and so would a lot of people. At that price students might buy two (cause sometimes you need two books open at once.)
Posted by daniel]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:35:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Anthony Hecht]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:34:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ho' know]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:27:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Stanza is better]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:26:20 -0800 The Stranger this one called "365 Foreign Dishes" by "unknown" to try it out.

Here is the smallest text size (I don't think it's too small): http://i39.tinypic.com/20sa98y.jpg

Here is the largest text size: http://i40.tinypic.com/2qlznyh.jpg

It's kind of annoying, but I'll probably buy a book in the future...
Posted by lizzie]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:13:52 -0800 The Stranger
Instead of a braindead limited computer, you can get a full computer...which by the way, also LETS YOU READ TEXT ON IT JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER COMPUTER IN THE UNIVERSE!!!
Posted by Slogbuntu]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:11:55 -0800 The Stranger