

| Subject: | Re: Kindle digital book reader |
| From: | Michael Sullivan |
| Date: | Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:07:21 -0800 |
OK...I hesitate to criticize, BUT no Vanagon content here and I've recd at least 10 emails on this subject. Just my opinion. Michael 91GL 'Gringo' in San Antonio Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote: I bought an e-book-type reader in the Naval Exchange for my son for xmas. I paid around $200 and it supports *.pdf's and just about any other *.* document. No problems using it for many purposes, easy to bring docs in, and he loves it. Screw Amazon's crap-book. Buy that and you're sure to be disappointed a few months later, when you find out what you should have spent your money on........... Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:46 PM Subject: Re: Kindle digital book reader > Interesting article about the Kindle included in: > > "The Top 10 Heartbreaking Gadgets of 2007" (from Wired) > > And I quote: > > "No native PDF support. Costs as much as a low-end laptop. "Klugey" > keyboard. Clumsy, extortionate e-mail conversion process for adding > your own files. And the web browser? Crippled. But what really kills > us? You have to pay to read a blog on this thing." > > Pass! > > Thanks Robert. > > Neil. > > > > On 1/17/08, Nunya Business wrote: >> Just about the only (non-Amazon) reference to it I've run across was >> this: >> >> http://www.wired.com/gadgets/gadgetreviews/multimedia/2007/12/YE_Gadgets_Top10Letdowns >> >> Another quote was 'Though its primary functionality is designed to funnel >> you into spending money at the Kindle store and is hampered by >> nickel-and-dime fees...' >> >> Doesn't sound promising. >> >> Cya, >> Robert >> >> >> On 1/17/08, neil N wrote: >> > >> > In searching GPS stuff at Amazon, I found this: >> > >> > >> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI73MA/ref=amb_link_6224392_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1VC21J80YXR1N3SGCG8Y&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=358859501&pf_rd_i=507846 >> > >> > Anyone use one of these? >> > >> > Looks interesting. I imagine it wouldn't work too well, if at all, in >> > the bush, but might be handy when in town getting supplies. >> > >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Neil. >> > >> > -- >> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" >> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil >> > >> > Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >> > >> > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > Thanks, Michael Sullivan
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