tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post3141401597591318843..comments2024-03-15T04:02:42.341-04:00Comments on CrimLaw: Reviewing the KindleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-65857237368393548192010-05-22T17:39:47.586-04:002010-05-22T17:39:47.586-04:00Tone,
None of that is really the Kindle's fau...Tone,<br /><br />None of that is really the Kindle's fault. It will take the unprotected .txt format and the .prc format. It's your library which is keeping you from getting the ebooks.Ken Lammershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646250142814585354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-11673302777529325242010-05-22T15:48:57.305-04:002010-05-22T15:48:57.305-04:00As a Kindle owner I've discovered a few other ...As a Kindle owner I've discovered a few other irksome "features." My county public library system lends out books in a download-able format which is compatible with the B&N Nook's copy protection system, but there are no e-books on offer for the Kindle.<br /><br />Unlike "real" books, you can't lend or borrow Kindle books to/from friends (or enemies), nor can you purchase used books for the Kindle.Tonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263293301458241248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-88688692697253433092010-04-06T10:59:10.954-04:002010-04-06T10:59:10.954-04:00I've had a Kindle (the original version) for a...I've had a Kindle (the original version) for a couple of years now. I bought it as a toy, and I'm delighted with it as just that. As you say, it does a fine job replacing the paperback (though I'm enough of a fogey to stick with those, too). <br /><br />The real advantages I see are for travel (I've always got as many books as I could possibly want without the bulk or weight or need to find a place to restock) and for getting tons of public domain material for free.<br /><br />That much said, and I know there are some out there who disagree with me, I think the Kindle is close to worthless for most serious reading - including the work we do as lawyers. Footnotes (or endnotes), even when they're actually optimized for the Kindle (which isn't always, alas) are a pain. The note taking and highlighting functions are remarkably clumsy to use. And if you're doing something where you need to make page references, you're stuck.<br /><br />I've thought about getting the larger one for reading transcripts (I take my transcript notes on a legal pad), but I've looked at how they transfer, and it's not all that well.Jeff Gamsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869425697771419546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-49239517352614351912010-03-29T19:56:17.131-04:002010-03-29T19:56:17.131-04:00Actually, I think the Kindle would probably do bet...Actually, I think the Kindle would probably do better to go the other way. Concentrate on staying a reading device and separate itself from the coming deluge of tablet computers by staying smaller, lighter and cheaper. Although e-ink could use some improvement (where's the color? - there were articles in 05 about color e-ink), the primary flaw is the price. If Kindle was less than $100 the iPad wouldn't even be a serious competitor.Ken Lammershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646250142814585354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-28988559352072336982010-03-27T13:16:15.255-04:002010-03-27T13:16:15.255-04:00I stopped using my Kindle once the Kindle app for ...I stopped using my Kindle once the Kindle app for the iPhone came out. Between the iPhone and the iPad, the Kindle will have to improve its features (touch screen, better internet usage) or it will be left behind in the dust.Jeff Lewishttp://jefflewislaw.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-32619422411512869762010-03-26T01:10:43.519-04:002010-03-26T01:10:43.519-04:00I've had my Kindle for about a year now. As y...I've had my Kindle for about a year now. As you say, it works very well as a replacement for paperback books. I rarely buy paper novels any more.<br /><br />The higher book prices usually go down after the book has been out a while. However, be careful of certain specialized books, such as textbooks, that can cost $50 or $60 on a Kindle (as they do on paper).<br /><br />Some older books appear to have been scanned in from paper copies and have a lot of weird artifacts -- words broken in funny places, mistaken letters, odd symbols.<br /><br />As for PDFs, you might want to try downloading a free copy of the Mobipocket Creator software. It can read in a variety of different document types, including PDF, and spit out a Mobipocket document, which is basically the native Kindle format. The result is usually a lot better than trying to read PDFs directly on your Kindle.Windypundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01788171819370012437noreply@blogger.com