Comments on: Amazon Kindle Sales: We Didn’t Start The Fire http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:53:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Derek Smith http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-17482 Derek Smith Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:54:36 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-17482 One of the things my sister found very useful about the Kindle is that it can adjust the font size. She has svere nearsightedness and astigmatisim and can't read normal books easily and it is not easy to find large print books at stores so the Kindle allows her to actually read often One of the things my sister found very useful about the Kindle is that it can adjust the font size. She has svere nearsightedness and astigmatisim and can’t read normal books easily and it is not easy to find large print books at stores so the Kindle allows her to actually read often

]]> By: 2009 Internet and Technology Predictions | Blind Five Year Old http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-15196 2009 Internet and Technology Predictions | Blind Five Year Old Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:06:50 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-15196 [...] Amid a weak economy Amazon releases the newest version of Kindle. Other readers have gained ground where Kindle has not and at the core Kindle is a solution without a problem. [...] […] Amid a weak economy Amazon releases the newest version of Kindle. Other readers have gained ground where Kindle has not and at the core Kindle is a solution without a problem. […]

]]> By: Rob Ottaway http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-8188 Rob Ottaway Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:11:00 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-8188 Wow not only are the readers obviously readers, but also writers! Them some big comments :) I've been hands on with the Kindle and it is no game changer. The big feature is the EVDO modem. I applaud the people at Amazon for doing something to make books have broader appeal. I understand that Kindle has potential to make books more accessible. Would I buy one? Hell no! If I am going to put 200 of my books on a device I can bother to plug it into my computer, I don't need wireless. So why cause the device so expensive ($399!) just to scratch an itch few people have. If I really need to search a book I suppose I could do it at home on a computer. Really though, I'm rarely in a hurry (strange for an American) to find something in a non-technical book. Oh and Google, for me at least, has replaced much of the usefulness of the technical book. If that fails well I guess I will use the index in the back. I'll be waiting for a cooler device to show up. Maybe an iPhone with digital ink technology :) I liken this business venture to Sega TV, which was from a technological standpoint amazing. It failed in the end though because of price and also there just wasn't demand. People didn't mind buying or renting a video game and plugging it straight into their Sega console. Wow not only are the readers obviously readers, but also writers! Them some big comments :) I’ve been hands on with the Kindle and it is no game changer. The big feature is the EVDO modem. I applaud the people at Amazon for doing something to make books have broader appeal. I understand that Kindle has potential to make books more accessible.

Would I buy one? Hell no! If I am going to put 200 of my books on a device I can bother to plug it into my computer, I don’t need wireless. So why cause the device so expensive ($399!) just to scratch an itch few people have. If I really need to search a book I suppose I could do it at home on a computer. Really though, I’m rarely in a hurry (strange for an American) to find something in a non-technical book. Oh and Google, for me at least, has replaced much of the usefulness of the technical book. If that fails well I guess I will use the index in the back. I’ll be waiting for a cooler device to show up. Maybe an iPhone with digital ink technology :)

I liken this business venture to Sega TV, which was from a technological standpoint amazing. It failed in the end though because of price and also there just wasn’t demand. People didn’t mind buying or renting a video game and plugging it straight into their Sega console.

]]> By: Used Books Blog http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3678 Used Books Blog Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:39:25 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3678 Thanks for the comment Jen. However, as I mentioned there are plenty of other places where you can read about the technical gadgetry and usage of the Kindle. My arguments are not so much about that, but instead the bigger picture of where the Kindle would fit into the marketplace. I don't need to drive a Hummer to write about the fact that I don't think it's a viable part of the automotive landscape and will likely meet an unhappy end. I do quite a bit of research, but the research doesn't always have to be primary research but can instead be secondary research. This is a relatively standard method for a wide spectrum of writers. But enough about me, what's your opinion on the Kindle? Thanks for the comment Jen.

However, as I mentioned there are plenty of other places where you can read about the technical gadgetry and usage of the Kindle. My arguments are not so much about that, but instead the bigger picture of where the Kindle would fit into the marketplace.

I don’t need to drive a Hummer to write about the fact that I don’t think it’s a viable part of the automotive landscape and will likely meet an unhappy end.

I do quite a bit of research, but the research doesn’t always have to be primary research but can instead be secondary research. This is a relatively standard method for a wide spectrum of writers.

But enough about me, what’s your opinion on the Kindle?

]]> By: Jen http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3676 Jen Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:17:25 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3676 When are you people actually going to USE one BEFORE writing about it? How can you give a valid opinion on something you've never experienced? Go to Barnes and Noble and play with one of their display models - THEN write your blog...just like any decent writer do your research first! When are you people actually going to USE one BEFORE writing about it?
How can you give a valid opinion on something you’ve never experienced?
Go to Barnes and Noble and play with one of their display models - THEN write your blog…just like any decent writer do your research first!

]]> By: Reading Report Says: Books In, Kindle Out | Used Books Blog http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3608 Reading Report Says: Books In, Kindle Out | Used Books Blog Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:01:25 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3608 [...] given the prevalence of online media and handheld devices. I’ve blogged previously that eBooks and the Kindle have an uphill battle because of the passive nature of books and the lack of a motivating agent of change for the medium. [...] […] given the prevalence of online media and handheld devices. I’ve blogged previously that eBooks and the Kindle have an uphill battle because of the passive nature of books and the lack of a motivating agent of change for the medium. […]

]]> By: Chuck http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3535 Chuck Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:49:32 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3535 I have a Kindle, I like it a lot. I have no problem with a single purpose device. Lots of books in it...all good... I don't need it to be a damn phone too. HATE the DRM. This is really stupid and will be the primary reason that ebooks are not adopted. When I am done reading, through Amazon if I must, I should be able to give away, or resell my books through amazon. Scott B. worked hard to make this as book like as possible. Why did he leave this off? Because perhaps, the print industry would not buy in with out it. Once he has some leverage, perhaps DRM can be changed. We can only hope. I have a Kindle, I like it a lot. I have no problem with a single purpose device. Lots of books in it…all good… I don’t need it to be a damn phone too.

HATE the DRM. This is really stupid and will be the primary reason that ebooks are not adopted. When I am done reading, through Amazon if I must, I should be able to give away, or resell my books through amazon.

Scott B. worked hard to make this as book like as possible. Why did he leave this off? Because perhaps, the print industry would not buy in with out it. Once he has some leverage, perhaps DRM can be changed. We can only hope.

]]> By: Kindle Textbooks | Used Books Blog http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3463 Kindle Textbooks | Used Books Blog Fri, 30 May 2008 20:18:14 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3463 [...] or perform half-way well. I simply believe reading is active rather than passive and there is no motivating agent of change to adopt a new reading platform. So, I’m not nearly as bullish on future Kindle sales, despite the ’sold out’ [...] […] or perform half-way well. I simply believe reading is active rather than passive and there is no motivating agent of change to adopt a new reading platform. So, I’m not nearly as bullish on future Kindle sales, despite the ’sold out’ […]

]]> By: Kindle Sales | 30,000 Kindles Sold | $400MM Revenue « Book http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3315 Kindle Sales | 30,000 Kindles Sold | $400MM Revenue « Book Sat, 17 May 2008 18:07:54 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3315 [...] can read the details of my argument against large Kindle adoption, but in general I simply don’t think reading has nearly as large a market as music; reading is [...] […] can read the details of my argument against large Kindle adoption, but in general I simply don’t think reading has nearly as large a market as music; reading is […]

]]> By: Kindle Sales | 30,000 Kindles Sold | $400MM Revenue | Used Books Blog http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3286 Kindle Sales | 30,000 Kindles Sold | $400MM Revenue | Used Books Blog Thu, 15 May 2008 16:45:59 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/amazon-kindle-sales-we-didnt-start-the-fire/#comment-3286 [...] can read the details of my argument against large Kindle adoption, but in general I simply don’t think reading has nearly as large a market as music; reading [...] […] can read the details of my argument against large Kindle adoption, but in general I simply don’t think reading has nearly as large a market as music; reading […]

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