Comments on: The Kindle needs an iTunes app http://johnwilker.com/2009/05/the-kindle-needs-an-itunes-app/ John Wilker: Community, Code, Randomness Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Did Sony beat Amazon to the desktop? | johnwilker.com http://johnwilker.com/2009/05/the-kindle-needs-an-itunes-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1957 Did Sony beat Amazon to the desktop? | johnwilker.com Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:43:49 +0000 http://johnwilker.com/?p=828#comment-1957 [...] won’t re-hash my thoughts on that, read them here. but according to Mobilereads, Sony might be the winner here, releasing their desktop library [...] [...] won’t re-hash my thoughts on that, read them here. but according to Mobilereads, Sony might be the winner here, releasing their desktop library [...]

]]> By: Len Edgerly http://johnwilker.com/2009/05/the-kindle-needs-an-itunes-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1854 Len Edgerly Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:48:36 +0000 http://johnwilker.com/?p=828#comment-1854 This really makes sense, and I hadn't thought this clearly about the lack of an iTunes-like organizing app for Kindle content. kindle.amazon.com shows what might be possible. And I agree on the phantom Apple Kindle Killer tablet. I'll definitely get one, but I can' believe it will replace my Kindle for long-form immersive reading, especially at the beach. This really makes sense, and I hadn't thought this clearly about the lack of an iTunes-like organizing app for Kindle content. kindle.amazon.com shows what might be possible. And I agree on the phantom Apple Kindle Killer tablet. I'll definitely get one, but I can' believe it will replace my Kindle for long-form immersive reading, especially at the beach.

]]> By: John Wilker http://johnwilker.com/2009/05/the-kindle-needs-an-itunes-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1827 John Wilker Thu, 28 May 2009 13:38:53 +0000 http://johnwilker.com/?p=828#comment-1827 Yeah as much as I'd bitch slap the Queen of England for a nice portable tablet running OS X, that was more user friendly than my old Nokia N800, I'm not sold on reading on it. Battery life wouldn't be a HUGE deal except when I travel, since I'm a OCD nut about plugging things in. Just in case teh zombie apocolypse comes and I only have half a charge. The screen will be the thing for me. I really can't read for long periods on backlit screens. the reflectivity, and harshness just mess me up. eInk has it's limitations, but for eBooks, it's spot on. You're right though, if Apple could lock in some distribution, brow beat the DRM thing out, and make it as seamless as music is now, Amazon better watch out. Their position isn't secure yet. Yeah as much as I'd bitch slap the Queen of England for a nice portable tablet running OS X, that was more user friendly than my old Nokia N800, I'm not sold on reading on it.

Battery life wouldn't be a HUGE deal except when I travel, since I'm a OCD nut about plugging things in. Just in case teh zombie apocolypse comes and I only have half a charge.

The screen will be the thing for me. I really can't read for long periods on backlit screens. the reflectivity, and harshness just mess me up.

eInk has it's limitations, but for eBooks, it's spot on.

You're right though, if Apple could lock in some distribution, brow beat the DRM thing out, and make it as seamless as music is now, Amazon better watch out. Their position isn't secure yet.

]]> By: Tom Gonzalez http://johnwilker.com/2009/05/the-kindle-needs-an-itunes-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1824 Tom Gonzalez Thu, 28 May 2009 04:31:47 +0000 http://johnwilker.com/?p=828#comment-1824 One has to wonder what the boys and girls in Cupertino will come out with on the rumored 7-10" touchscreen tablet.... If Apple can lock up some publishing rights and deploy Books to their new table in glorious full color (and solve the battery issue) Apple could sew up the deal. They already have the infrastructure, distribution mechanism, etc.. Then you could read AND listen to music, or watch movies, or TV etc.... But they would have to make it pretty darn light. One has to wonder what the boys and girls in Cupertino will come out with on the rumored 7-10" touchscreen tablet…. If Apple can lock up some publishing rights and deploy Books to their new table in glorious full color (and solve the battery issue) Apple could sew up the deal. They already have the infrastructure, distribution mechanism, etc.. Then you could read AND listen to music, or watch movies, or TV etc…. But they would have to make it pretty darn light.

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