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By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:40:34 +0000

I bought a used Kindle 1 and I really like it, but I agree that permanence of purchased materials beyond the device itself needs to be addressed. Someone is eventually going to hack Amazon’s DRM, which should solve that, so I’m not terribly worried about it. It’s very different than reading a book, and hasn’t replaced books in my life at all. As a librarian, I think it has tremendous potential.

I love the Scrooge McDuck metaphor – very appropriate. As a book lover who has given away, sold or donated tons of books and continues to see his small apartment overrun in paper reading materials of all kinds, I like the idea that the Kindle might help reduce the clutter. If I had the equivalent of Scrooge’s money pit, like a separate room for a library, I might not feel this way, but as someone who knows they’ll be moving again in the (relatively) near future, such a powerful, portable library really appeals to me, just as carrying a debit card in my wallet vs. a load of pennies also appeals.

By: Auntie Nanuuq

Auntie Nanuuq — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:51:29 +0000

“Which seems to be part of peoples’ reluctance to the Kindle – there’s nothing tangible about an ebook, so it doesn’t feel real. Newspapers and magazines seem to fit well with the Kindle, because they are inherently temporary, but books have more of a permanence that ebooks just haven’t recreated yet.” Well that about says it all, for me at least!

By: Marissa

Marissa — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:48:21 +0000

I agree with the comment “books have more of a permanence that ebooks just haven’t recreated yet.” I think the Kindle is a very cool device, but I am tactile and love how every book feels different in my hands as I read it, which is lost with a Kindle. Also, scrolling through a list of downloaded books has a very sanitized feel to it, whereas scanning shelves has a sense of dynamism. The Kindle doesn’t do it for me yet. Bring on the paper and covers.

Marissa