Comments on: Have Kindle, Will Travel — And Stay Up-To-Date Thanks To Offbeat Guides

By: about your entertainment: the (retail) king is dead. long live the (digital) king | digitalmissive

Mon, 04 May 2009 21:04:42 +0000

[...] ebook reader generally appears to be a break-through success. Coupling digital books, newspapers, city guides and other useful information with always-on connectivity (via its 24/7 Sprint Wispernet), Amazon [...]

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:49:30 +0000

@BM… FINALLY! An experienced traveller! Thank you! For the rest of you folks, keep in mind that professional guides also tell you about local scams, danger zones, and “what to avoid when” – Just listing the local damned statue is not a travel guide make!

@SolarCurve… GOD! Do we need a No Kindle traffic law too?!

By: Voyalinks - 27th April 2009 « Voyageek

Voyalinks - 27th April 2009 « Voyageek — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:06:16 +0000

[...] A crappy travel guide on an expensive device. [...]

By: BM

BM — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:49:44 +0000

The content for Offbeat Guides is taken directly from WikiTravel which I can access on the internet and print out for free. I would save my money and buy a professionally written guide.

By: Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:13:06 +0000

I would like to note that I wrote Offbeat Guides a while back showing interest in the standard ePub ebook format and they showed great interest in that, so I imagine that will also be coming soon.

By: George

George — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:55:49 +0000

I liked your headline

By: Paul Drew

Paul Drew — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:49:44 +0000

Since I made the investment in October to get my Kindle (version 1) I have easily saved enough money in purchases to offset the cost of it. Frankly I am able to read so much more now I definately am pleased with the purchase.

Everyone is touting v2 of the Kindle as much better but I am happy as a clam with mine. Since I travel on average once a month is really is helpful not having to lug around so many books. I have also started to keep it with me everywhere I go and find myself reading it at stop lights or waiting on my wife in the store.

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Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:44:53 +0000

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By: brendan biryla

brendan biryla — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:59 +0000

still would rather ration my iphone battery than carry more hardware… next argument…?

By: Quickthink » Blog Archive » Tuesday’s Tidbits

Quickthink » Blog Archive » Tuesday’s Tidbits — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:15:31 +0000

[...] Reason to Buy a Kindle – For your next road trip, MG Seigler reports that Kindle now can download “Offbeat Guides” for a pretty low price. The updating is [...]

By: technotopia

technotopia — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:58:07 +0000

This is just more proof that Amazon.com is thriving in this supposed recession. Kindle is the ipod of books. The iphone of readers. A new paradigm. http://iamned.com/blog/ kindle could one day generate billion in yearly sales.

By: JLW

JLW — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:18:45 +0000

The battery on the Kindle lasts quite a bit longer than the iPhone’s.

By: JLW

JLW — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:16:02 +0000

The PDF conversion is labeled experimental. My experience with it is that it’s hit or miss. I suspect that crowded Powerpoints might not translate very well, since it tends to reformat things significantly in the PDFs I’ve sent through it.

This new 10″ screen Kindle that rumor sites have been mentioning should do all of that much better, since it could just scale the image down a little from the original.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:07:17 +0000

Will a great platform (Kindle) help rescue a mediocre product (Offbeat Guides) from extinction?

My guess is that it will only delay it. These guides are mediocre at best and offer no advantage to either the avid or the occasional traveler.

By: Mary H. White

Mary H. White — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:51:37 +0000

If you want a larger screen and a more pliable device, wait for the e-reader by PlasticLogic which is supposed to be released later in 2009.

http://www.plas...om/product.html

By: phototristan

phototristan — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:23:09 +0000

Funny, Toledo Ohio is only $3.99 while most other cities are $7.99. I guess Toledo really sucks..

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:46:09 +0000

I originally bought the Kindle2 for reading books, but the surprise bonus is how much I like reading newspapers on it. It’s quick, it’s cheap, and no advertising.

Newspapers: Break out of the current schedule of publishing only once a day. For eBook readers, you need at least two editions per day.

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:43:13 +0000

I’ve downloaded some of my .jpg photographs (family photos) to my kindle. They convert to black and white just fine.

By: mkelly

mkelly — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:10:30 +0000

Good questions, and ones that I had too. However, after speaking with several friends who have Kindles and digesting their comments, I concluded a couple of things. First, while price is indeed high, the cost of books on Kindle is half or less than what you pay in bookstore. As someone who spends at least $75 a month on books, this will save me money. Also, it will save storage space in my house, which is so crammed with books there’s no room for anything else. The screen is large enough to read comfortably in contrast to cell phone, which is too small for easy reading, at least for me. Size of Kindle, especially with available “book cover,” makes it feel more like a real book, which I like, but it’s lighter and thinner. I travel much and usually carry at least 2 books with me, so the Kindle will be a big help–I can carry as many books as the trip will require, plus other publications, and delete them when I’m finished. No carrying around “dead” books or papers. I ordered mine last weekend and hope to get it tomorrow.

By: Ian Mikutel

Ian Mikutel — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:17:05 +0000

Congrats on the expansion to the Kindle, David. It was great meeting you at the entrepreneurship conference at RIT a few years back, keep up the good work!

By: Vernon

Vernon — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:53:40 +0000

I’m a Kindle 2 owner and I love it! I read more now that I did before owning one (and even then I read a lot). I’m also reading books I probably never would have picked up anywhere else (e.g. The Count of Monte Cristo – amazing book btw). These new travel guides are a great add, thanks for sharing the info.

By: Herne

Herne — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:52:52 +0000

Kindle–Price too big + screen too small + Doesn’t work outside of the USA = FAIL.

This is a READING device. Why do we need “whispernet”? To inflate the price, that’s why.

If I wanted to rent a book, I’d go to the library.

By: Christopher Ross

Christopher Ross — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:35:20 +0000

I absolutely love the new Kindle, I saw it for the first time a month back and was blown away by how vidid the screen was. The device itself was pretty ugly (maybe they should let Apple take a crack at it?) but the functionality was absolutely amazing.

By: Learn German

Learn German — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:42:12 +0000

I’m a bit worried about the voice that it would use…

By: igniguy

igniguy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:26:36 +0000

it’s not the price that ’s holding back kindle, me thinks. i rarely use my ebook reader to browse the internet or read blogs. i find it excellent when i lie on the couch reading a book though. you easily forget it’s an electronic device. wish the screen was a little bigger … oh and maybe it was thinner … and bendable, maybe?