Amazon Kindle now available in Ireland (1 Viewer)

[Lili Marlene]

I went for the non-3G version

that's like getting Nike Air Max when you could have got Nike Air Max II

 

[rettucs]

that's like getting Nike Air Max when you could have got Nike Air Max II

true. But I thought about it and I figured that the only thing I'd be limiting myself from doing would be to download books while on the bus. But then I don't get the bus and so, figured, non-3G will be just fine.

 

[ann post]

nike air was a pretty rediculous ad campaign.

A: doc martens had air for years, they just didn't have a window on them.
B: all runners have air, its cheaper then plastic to produce.
C: it worked.

 

[rettucs]

reebok pumps were the best

you pressed the basketball a couple of times to pump your runners. Or you could just opt not to pump them and just be like everyone else.

 

[Lili Marlene]

nike air was a pretty rediculous ad campaign.

A: doc martens had air for years, they just didn't have a window on them.
B: all runners have air, its cheaper then plastic to produce.
C: it worked.

I never had a pair of Nike Air anything in my life so I can't really say whether you missed the point or not.

 

[rettucs]

Got the Kindle in the post yesterday. Very impressive little gadget. Very easy to use and the content is on the device in a matter of seconds after buying it (I've only bought free stuff so far).

Its not books though. I haven't tried to actually read anything on it yet and I anticipate it taking a bit of getting used to. The screen is quite small and the words can seem a little crammed in (though you can change the settings relating to the size of the words, etc).

I tried out the web browser. Its only 'experimental' and so is far from the finished article. Its better than nothing, but not the most user friendly app I've ever used. Oh, and thumped crashed it. Go thumped!!

 

[nooleen]

i predict you'll be totally addicted to it by approximately 2:40 pm on sunday

 

[rettucs]

i predict you'll be totally addicted to it by approximately 2:40 pm on sunday

I reckon so. And if not for the backlog of books that I have to finish by 2:40 pm on sunday, I'd probably be totally addicted to it long before then

 

[pete]

Got the Kindle in the post yesterday. Very impressive little gadget. Very easy to use and the content is on the device in a matter of seconds after buying it (I've only bought free stuff so far).

Its not books though. I haven't tried to actually read anything on it yet and I anticipate it taking a bit of getting used to. The screen is quite small and the words can seem a little crammed in (though you can change the settings relating to the size of the words, etc).

I tried out the web browser. Its only 'experimental' and so is far from the finished article. Its better than nothing, but not the most user friendly app I've ever used. Oh, and thumped crashed it. Go thumped!!

one does one's best

 

[Lili Marlene]

The 'read to you' thing is the worst feature in existence.

 

[nooleen]

i is john, paypal are saying i have not enough funds in my bank account to pay for something i ordered last night so the payment has been reversed, but they're wrong, i do have funds, can you sort that out for me?

 

[rettucs]

The 'read to you' thing is the worst feature in existence.

stephen hawking has to pay the bills somehow

 

[Lili Marlene]

i is john, paypal are saying i have not enough funds in my bank account to pay for something i ordered last night so the payment has been reversed, but they're wrong, i do have funds, can you sort that out for me?

yeah, probably. I'd imagine it's your own fault though.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2010/10/steal_book?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/bl/loanarranger

something to mull over while you have your morning coffee.

 

[Gambra]

I was looking at this for a potential christmas present for myself and when I went onto Amazon UK they were telling me to buy it off Amazon International which added about 50 euros in postage and "pre-import fees" and other shite. If I were to post it my sister in the UK would I be missing anything by using the UK one over here? Like will I be blocked from using the bookstore or something? I'll only be getting the wi-fi version, have no need for the 3G one.

 

[rettucs]

no, I can't see how that'd be the case. The device is registered to you and linked to your amazon account. Seeing as that account will likely be in the UK anyway I can't see how or why they'd look to penalise you. Sure if you were in England and moved to Ireland wouldn't you want to bring it with you and be able to use it here. I reckon you'd be safe enough.

I got stung with those extra fees. Pain in the hole. And blatant racism too.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

so,is kindle the only show in town when it comes to this sort of thing or is there anything better?

 

[pete]

ibooks on ipad is nice

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

im waiting on my laptop to die before getting an ipad (it can't have long left now even if i have been saying that for 6 months)
i just got a pain in my ass moving house and lugging four/five boxes of books.

 

[rettucs]

I gave away my kindle after deciding that its just not books. I couldn't ever see myself reading anything on it.