The Kindle2 is pre-orderable as of now. It looks like just a slimmer version of the original Kindle with extra storage and reinvented hand controls. No color. No indication that the Kindle2 actually handles PDF better than the first Kindle. Still DRM-encumbered. $359, and a waste of money in my opinion. I can get a netbook for not much more and it gives me color and document flexibility. Bob Dave Feustel wrote: > Bob, > > Thanks for the feedback. I'm sorry the Kindle has not worked out for > you. I'm leaning strongly toward a netbook, but I'm really wondering > if the reason the Kindle has not been restocked is that Kindle2 is in > the works. If that were true I would be surprised if many of your > criticisms were not dealt with in the new version. > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 05:42:49PM -0500, Robert L Cochran wrote: > >> I do own a Kindle and I have connected it to my Fedora 7 machine (yeah, >> I know Fedora 7 is way out of date, I hope to finally upgrade later this >> year.) The Kindle just appears to be another hard drive. I also happen >> to have a 4 Gb flash card installed in mine, and I can see that, too, as >> another hard drive. >> >> I can't remember if my Kindle can read a PDF file directly or if the pdf >> has to be converted to *.azw format. It reads HTML and I have added PDF >> books but I think I first converted those to *.azw.) I do not like my >> Kindle. >> >> The Kindle has been available for more than a year now, I believe, but >> there hasn't been one single firmware update made available to improve >> its numerous failings. >> >> It does not handle pdf's, even converted ones, correctly. >> >> It shows images only in grayscale. Not having a color Kindle when you >> can get a color netbook for close to the same price is a waste of money. >> If I had a choice (with hindsight) I'd now buy a netbook. They do more >> and are still very portable. >> >> A similar device is the iRex iLiad. It costs more than the Kindle. I >> don't know if it is still being marketed. >> >> The Kindle forums on Amazon had one guy who claimed to be a medical >> doctor and I don't understand how he was able to use his Kindle for >> study. The Kindle simply does not do text, images, or HTML tables very >> well. Doctors are expected to study books which are of extremely complex >> nature. >> >> Please note: I am saying all the above after having downloaded only one >> free sample chapter of a Kindle-ized book, and I have never bought a >> Kindle Store book from Amazon. >> >> My impression of the Kindle is that its total purpose is to give you, >> the buyer, an extremely limited experience. And give Amazon a broad, >> rewarding bottom-line experience. >> >> Maybe I really should order that netbook.... >> >> Bob Cochran >> >> >> >> Dave Feustel wrote: >> >>> Has anyone any experience transferring ebooks between Amazon's Kindle book >>> reader and Fedora using the Kindle's usb connection? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Dave Feustel >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> fedora-list mailing list >> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >> Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines >> > > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
