Kindle MatchBook

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Post by _pius » Tue, Sep 03, 2013, 5:12 PM UTC

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#2

Post by dsizzle » Tue, Sep 03, 2013, 5:16 PM UTC

Nice! It always seemed odd that buying the paper version shouldn't also entitle me to the electronic version, or at least a significant discount.

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#3

Post by runn1ng » Tue, Sep 03, 2013, 5:38 PM UTC

I should dislike Amazon for closed-source software on Kindle and for its DRM, but... well, they have really nice offers.

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Post by sliverstorm » Tue, Sep 03, 2013, 5:41 PM UTC

runn1ng wrote: post #3

I should dislike Amazon for closed-source software on Kindle and for its DRM, but... well, they have really nice offers.

Last I heard Kindle isn't closed-source, they just don't make it particularly easy to build- which was never a requirement for GPL.

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Post by nsxwolf » Tue, Sep 03, 2013, 5:42 PM UTC

I thought it was going to be a really tiny e-reader.

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Post by rickr » Tue, Sep 03, 2013, 5:43 PM UTC

This was always my biggest hold up in fully adopting a kindle. I really enjoy having books to lend out or flip through - not a very strong suit for an ebook reader. Even with all the e-reader benefits I could never really make the switch because of this.

I wonder how many people felt the same way?

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Post by shantanubala » Tue, Sep 03, 2013, 5:44 PM UTC

runn1ng wrote: post #3

I should dislike Amazon for closed-source software on Kindle and for its DRM, but... well, they have really nice offers.

Kindles are very hackable in comparison to most devices.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=2...

Amazon also didn't void my warranty when I installed a few hacks on my e-ink Kindle.

Unfortunately they are very lenient with their devices because they know that the content is locked down completely. Once you buy Kindle books, you're unfortunately only renting them.

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Post by TomAnthony » Tue, Sep 03, 2013, 5:44 PM UTC

There are fundamental differences between a paper book and an ebook. I far prefer paper books when I'm using it as a reference, but love the convenience of ebooks when for when I'm reading through something. With technical books it is very common to read initially and reference later, or to read some sections, use others for reference etc.

With that in mind it has often been a tough choice as to whether to buy a paper copy of an electronic copy of a book. This is a very welcome change, and I'd gladly pay a few bucks for the convenience of being able to switch medias.

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Post by toddmorey » Tue, Sep 03, 2013, 5:45 PM UTC

That's one of the best product names I've come across in a long while.

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#10

Post by lukev » Tue, Sep 03, 2013, 5:47 PM UTC

This is a phenomenally important move; now, being an "ebook reader" or a "traditional reader" doesn't have to be an either/or proposition.