Comments on: Why I don’t want a Kindle

By: Roland Hesz

Roland Hesz — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 08:56:23 +0000

I would like it.
I got a lot of books, and I will not give up paperbooks, but kindle – or something like that, not necessarily kindle – gives me one thing I like:
When I travel somewhere for a shorter or longer period I don’t have to choose in advance what book I would like to read.

For me, that’s the reason to get an e-book reader, to be able to carry around a selection of different books easily.

By: Marijean

Marijean — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:15:19 +0000

I can’t do it either. I love my collection of books; dusty, well-loved and at times, overflowing the shelves in my home. I like the feel of paper in my hands and while the majority of the content I read in a day is online, it’s a real glue and paper book I want to feel in my hands before I go to sleep at night.

By: Maria Cintas

Maria Cintas — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:04:25 +0000

If the price drops enough and the screen display really is pure, paper white, then it might have a chance but only if you can download your daily newspaper into it. Like Dave Hamilton said, a whole generation has pretty much warmed to the idea of portable devices. There are actually some marketers who are trying to sell through conventional offline means to this generation, ala James Brausch. I say, bring it on!

By: Dave Hamilton

Dave Hamilton — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:27:41 +0000

Honestly, I think you’re dating yourself (and the rest of us!). I’m half with you, though. Personally, I like reading a book and turning the pages, but that’s because it’s what I’ve always known… it’s what I grew up with.

As for newspapers, though, that’s not in my DNA. I am quite content to never touch or smell another newspaper again and instead get my news online.

This stuff is generational, and while you or I may not want a Kindle, I can see generations after us being totally warm to the idea.