I first heard about this from my online buddy Ted, who was pretty happy it would come to Japan very soon.For those of my friends and acquaintances who love to read and keep up...and who can afford it...check out Kindle, the e-book reader.
Let me just drool here by the side or wait for somebody to give a Kindle 2 (new!) to me as a Christmas gift!
Some features (taken from Amazon site):
Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines
Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback
Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots
Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required
Paper-Like Display: Reads like real paper with no glare, even in bright sunlight
Long Battery Life: 25% longer battery life; read for days without recharging
Carry your Library: holds over 1,500 books
Read-to-Me: With the new text-to-speech feature, Kindle can read every newspaper, magazine, blog, and book out loud to you, unless the book's rights holder made the feature unavailable
Free Book Samples: Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.
Large Selection: Over 350,000 books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs available
Low Book Prices:New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise
Check this video out to see how this works and is used...
ReplyDeleteFrom Ted's helpful post (snatched from his site somewhere):
ReplyDeleteThis is the information for the Philippines. Kindle 2 International is priced at USD 279.00.
Philippines
We are excited to now ship Kindle to Philippines. Customers in Philippines will enjoy:
Books in Under 60 Seconds: Think of a book and you could be reading it in under a minute
Free Wireless: Free 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle. No monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots. See Coverage Map. See Wireless Terms and Conditions
Large Selection: Over 290,000 English-language books to choose from; plus U.S. and international newspapers and magazines
Low Book Prices: New York Times® Best Sellers and New Releases are $11.99, unless marked otherwise. You'll also find many books for less - over 100,000 titles are priced under $5.99
Learn more about Kindle features on the Kindle product page
Important Product Information for Your Country
Your international shipment is subject to customs duties, import taxes and other fees levied by the destination country. We will show you these fees upon checkout. Learn more
Kindle ships with a U.S. power adapter and a micro-USB cable for charging your Kindle via a computer USB port. The U.S. power adapter supports voltages between 100V - 240V.
You can transfer personal documents to your Kindle via USB for free at anytime. Service fees for transferring personal documents via Whispernet are currently $.99 per megabyte. Learn more
Wireless download times can vary based on 3G or EDGE/GPRS coverage, signal strength and file size.
Kindle books, newspapers, and magazine are currently priced and sold in United States dollars
Blogs and the experimental web browser are currently not available for your country
Kindle includes a 1-year limited warranty. See details
Use of the Kindle is subject to the Kindle License Agreement and Terms of Use
Booksale anyone? anyone?
ReplyDeleteCath...i don't have any idea on what this book is...just came here to check on what's this all about...thanks anyway my dear...
ReplyDeletehi Angie,
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping by.
Kindle is what we call an e-book reader...
you can load not just books but other reading material to it wherever you may be...
I saw one site, nasa Iloilo sya..abah, naka Kindle pa by the seaside..ehehe (as long as may cellphone signal)...
you can try the video I included here..
dream ko ito..tinatawanan lang ako ni Arno..mas maganda pa rin daw ang papers and hardbound covers..I don't know how soon the e-book reader could invade the consumers and market, like a mobile phone or? I'm curious about its development..
ReplyDeleteI think you can buy from Amazon Nona...Kindle 2 na nga yata eh...
ReplyDeletebuy na..and let me live vicariously through you...*grin*
what's nice with this, yung library namin or bookshelf hindi na mapupuno...
ReplyDeletewell, kung library, dapat mapuno :-)
ReplyDeleteI think its useful if one travels..or at a place na iba...
Oh i see, another new handy technology...sounds interesting...maybe i'll check on that...
ReplyDeletethanks Cath...
yan ang weakness nila Arno and friends, library or shelves filling the house, naku naman, alikabuk din..better e-book sa totoo lang..
ReplyDeletewould you believe Nona, when I think of Germany, its like I never picture dust /alikabok daring to exist or be seen :-)
ReplyDeleteMaraming tao na ganyan din ang pakiramdam about e-books. Ayaw nila yan because they prefer the feel and smell (and even the sound) of paper. They are the truly romantic bibliophiles. Walang pinag-iba sila sa mga writers or journalist, who are averse to the PC in writing their pieces. Gustong-gusto nila marinig yung "click-clack" ng type-writer while working, and the strange satisfaction they get when the crumple a piece of paper and throw it to the waste basket (when they're not satisfied with something they wrote).
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with them Chito...as I told Chiara and the others, I actually take time to sniff at the books and paper (with matching sneeze sometimes)...and there's something satisfying about holding a thick tome (or thin if thats the case) in one's hands, and reading beloved and familiar words (ay, ilang beses ko na na-reread mga faves ko).
ReplyDeleteHowever, for me, why not have the best of both worlds? Enjoy the real, honest-to-goodness books while at home or at a library, but when one is out (trip, travel, office, seminar whatever), have the e-book reader. Before I used to bring 1 or 2 books on my trips, which I can finish reading quickly, and on long trips, what can I do except re-read them again or buy more, thereby adding to the stuff I carry.
Honestly, if I wasn't on a penny-pinching binge these days, I'd buy this, but the costs afterwards (downloads of the reading material such as books and papers) warns me am going to be overshooting my budget.
So I will content myself by imagining moi, Kindle, beach, umbrella and lounger...
or maybe I should try nalang that scenario pero laptop ko na lang..hehe..much nearer to what I am able to reach :-0
This is actually the main selling point of the e-readers, i.e. portability. Besides, you can "carry" as much as 100 books on that single, easy to carry electronic reader!
ReplyDeleteAs to the download cost....hmmm...I think we can always find a much much cheaper way, can't we? O baka libre pa nga, hehehe...
how did you know..? yung best friend ni Arno na historian, kahit di maintindihan yung sulat niya at ninong ni Anna, he still prefer it that way than writing emails..well well..
ReplyDeleteI would have the e-book for the sake of not letting it fall when I read in bed..ang bigat kasi minsan ng books eh..
oh yes, dust is all over, my dear, depends lang sa quantity ang paguusapan..
ReplyDeleteat saka, nakaktamad din linisin every now and then so, tipo pag shelves, years yung dust...heheheh...
pm mo sa akin san...sos kung alam ko lang di na ako bumili ng Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Twilight saga at ibang matabang-matabang libro :-)
ReplyDeletenakukuba na yata ako dito...
ewan ko..parang ang linis linis kc tingnan sa mga Germany pictures nakikita ko eh...haha!
ReplyDeleteImpression mo lang yan Cat. You must be referring to litter in the streets. Dust is not necessarily equals litter. Siguro sa Germany sa picture na nakita mo malinis ang mga streets pero dust can be anywhere kaya lang hindi ito visible to the naked-eye unless talagang tambak na.
ReplyDeleteindeed, that must be so...
ReplyDeletepara kasing masyadong disciplinado ang Germans eh..efficient, tidy, practical..pati alikabok nag-ma-martsa paalis patungo sa trash can...hmm...
i like! you have any idea how much kindle is? pwede na ba yan dito? i first saw it in Oprah Show and she gave every child in her school in africa, to ease the burden of carrying so much books! lucky girls!
ReplyDeletecge, move na rin ako Africa kaya, baka Oprah will give me...hehehe!
ReplyDeleteplease refer to one of the earlier posts I did above...ayan, may price for Phils.
and am sure pwede yan dito..I read a blog of a guy (I think expat) in Iloilo who is using it..naka-beach pa sya..walanghiya..huhu!
actually, from discipline we can talk clear, yeah, they teach the children at an early age not to litter, and there are place to throw things ..so ang streets hindi talaga madumi..I mean hindi naman madumi ang mga bahay, but dusts madami din..yun lang kasi maraming puno dito, so you won't get black water while shampooing, I do remember that, kaya everyday halos tayo nag-shampoo noon..or smoke velching yun..?
ReplyDeleteMay vacuum cleaner din every house, so if you wish to vacuum everyday,you can have really a pure clean house..ganoon pa man, since walang maids dito once a week lang nag-vavacuum..pwede, kasi close ang houses in most months, we open the windows or doors every now and then for fresh air mga 10 mins., pero not the whole day.Cause in the months of winter, may mga heater, if you open the house, sayang ang energy. In summer you'd notice mas mabilis maging dusty,w/c are more visible on appliances..kasi nga that when doors are open the whole day..what I've noticed lang, grabe dust sa atin kasi trees are not grown all over..it makes a difference.
rewind muna...so if more trees lang sana, it would be less dusty here...
ReplyDeleteor baka ang tree leaves na patungan ng dust?
ok, the battle for the e-reader has continued..
ReplyDeletejust heard over a news channel about "Nook" from Barnes and Noble...
*returns to re-reading my Sookie Stackhouse book*