Comments on: How Big Can The Kindle Get? http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:15:30 -0800 hourly 1 By: Blogs 09/19 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2768519 Blogs 09/19 Wed, 27 May 2009 14:36:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2768519 [...] How Big Can The Kindle Get? que grande, que chulo [...] [...] How Big Can The Kindle Get? que grande, que chulo [...]

]]> By: Book Itunes | Amazon Books http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2751481 Book Itunes | Amazon Books Sat, 16 May 2009 07:03:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2751481 [...] How Big Can The Kindle Get? [...] [...] How Big Can The Kindle Get? [...]

]]> By: Karen Wester Newton http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2747125 Karen Wester Newton Wed, 13 May 2009 20:10:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2747125 First netbooks. I own one. It's great for traveling because I don't have to haul around a full size laptop to stay connected. I don't plan to ever read books on it. It would be a contest on which died first-- the battery or my eyes. Second, on costs-- from what I hear, it currently costs Amazon $200 bucks a pop to make a Kindle. And that's purely the hardware, without any cost for the Whispernet, which Amazon pays Sprint for. When you add in marketing costs. they really are not making a huge amount per Kindle. And one reason they don't want to lose money or just break even is because once you have one, you can get a lot of free books. I have probably 160 books and short stories on my Kindle, and I paid for (I'm guessing here) 20 of them. One of the books I bought came from Fictionwise, which offers a "Send to your Kindle" option (you have to white-list their email with Amazon and pay Amazon 15 cents a book to make it work). If I weren't too lazy, I could convert all the free ebooks using a different email converter and then cable them to my Kindle, but I would rather pay the (now) 15 cent per MB to send them the easy way. Third, I don't think eReaders are going to replace print books any time soon, but their market share is growing. Amazon is trying to stay ahead of the curve. I think they rushed the announcement about the Kindle DX out because Plastic Logic is breathing down their neck, metaphorically speaking, and they want to be entrenched when it finally gets here. Although frankly, I don't want to carry around anything that large; like Kindle DX, it's made for a briefcase, not a purse. Finally, I don't think I will ever regret getting a Kindle. It has helped me find time to read more, and that's always going to be a good thing. Peace. Read what you lie, how you like. It's all good. First netbooks. I own one. It’s great for traveling because I don’t have to haul around a full size laptop to stay connected. I don’t plan to ever read books on it. It would be a contest on which died first– the battery or my eyes.

Second, on costs– from what I hear, it currently costs Amazon $200 bucks a pop to make a Kindle. And that’s purely the hardware, without any cost for the Whispernet, which Amazon pays Sprint for. When you add in marketing costs. they really are not making a huge amount per Kindle. And one reason they don’t want to lose money or just break even is because once you have one, you can get a lot of free books. I have probably 160 books and short stories on my Kindle, and I paid for (I’m guessing here) 20 of them. One of the books I bought came from Fictionwise, which offers a “Send to your Kindle” option (you have to white-list their email with Amazon and pay Amazon 15 cents a book to make it work). If I weren’t too lazy, I could convert all the free ebooks using a different email converter and then cable them to my Kindle, but I would rather pay the (now) 15 cent per MB to send them the easy way.

Third, I don’t think eReaders are going to replace print books any time soon, but their market share is growing. Amazon is trying to stay ahead of the curve. I think they rushed the announcement about the Kindle DX out because Plastic Logic is breathing down their neck, metaphorically speaking, and they want to be entrenched when it finally gets here. Although frankly, I don’t want to carry around anything that large; like Kindle DX, it’s made for a briefcase, not a purse.

Finally, I don’t think I will ever regret getting a Kindle. It has helped me find time to read more, and that’s always going to be a good thing.

Peace. Read what you lie, how you like. It’s all good.

]]> By: ePaper — Newsprint’s saviour? | Insignificances http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2739533 ePaper — Newsprint’s saviour? | Insignificances Sat, 09 May 2009 16:27:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2739533 [...] How Big Can The Kindle Get? – TechCrunch [...] [...] How Big Can The Kindle Get? – TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: How To Publish Your Book On Amazon For $99 | Amazon Books http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2739214 How To Publish Your Book On Amazon For $99 | Amazon Books Sat, 09 May 2009 12:38:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2739214 [...] How Big Can The Kindle Get [...] [...] How Big Can The Kindle Get [...]

]]> By: Matthieu http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2738914 Matthieu Sat, 09 May 2009 08:26:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2738914 Any idea about the availabilety in Europe? Any idea about the availabilety in Europe?

]]> By: e-books - elearnspace http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2737558 e-books - elearnspace Fri, 08 May 2009 16:32:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2737558 [...] such as books in ways that we are still in the process of finding out”. Kindle has recently announced a larger reader for textbooks and newspapers. With the textbook market exceeding $5 billion, this move makes [...] [...] such as books in ways that we are still in the process of finding out”. Kindle has recently announced a larger reader for textbooks and newspapers. With the textbook market exceeding $5 billion, this move makes [...]

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2737310 David Fri, 08 May 2009 13:27:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2737310 ok ok

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2737308 David Fri, 08 May 2009 13:25:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2737308 OK man... not cool down. OK man… not cool down.

]]> By: Sanjay Sharma http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2737052 Sanjay Sharma Fri, 08 May 2009 08:03:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2737052 @jason, I am boggled that you bothered to briefly bay at our friend's boasting of being bountifully boggled. Such is the word of Sanjay. @jason, I am boggled that you bothered to briefly bay at our friend’s boasting of being bountifully boggled. Such is the word of Sanjay.

]]> By: [TechBlogWatch] Best of Blogs für den 07. Mai 2009 | TechFieber | Hot Gadget Blog. Smart Tech News. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736872 [TechBlogWatch] Best of Blogs für den 07. Mai 2009 | TechFieber | Hot Gadget Blog. Smart Tech News. Fri, 08 May 2009 04:33:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736872 [...] How Big Can The Kindle Get? [...] [...] How Big Can The Kindle Get? [...]

]]> By: francois http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736668 francois Fri, 08 May 2009 01:05:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736668 smell and toch of a book is nice but I read on my 1h commute in Tokyo trains, that's approx. 1 book per week, I really wish I could have a Kindle here in Japan and stop having all these amazon deliveries all the time smell and toch of a book is nice
but I read on my 1h commute in Tokyo trains, that’s approx. 1 book per week, I really wish I could have a Kindle here in Japan and stop having all these amazon deliveries all the time

]]> By: Kindleはどこまで大きくなるのか http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736632 Kindleはどこまで大きくなるのか Fri, 08 May 2009 00:35:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736632 [...] [原文へ] [...] [...] [原文へ] [...]

]]> By: Some bits on Kindle « ˈā-kwə-tēs http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736618 Some bits on Kindle « ˈā-kwə-tēs Fri, 08 May 2009 00:19:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736618 [...] More about the Kindle DX HERE. [...] [...] More about the Kindle DX HERE. [...]

]]> By: Jim http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736575 Jim Thu, 07 May 2009 23:42:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736575 As a current medical student who has found that pirating of medical textbooks as pdf files is increasingly common - especially in low-income countries where the price of the real book is prohibitive - I wonder how long until the Kindle PDF viewer is used much like the iPod: as a means for making pirated content more usable. As a current medical student who has found that pirating of medical textbooks as pdf files is increasingly common – especially in low-income countries where the price of the real book is prohibitive – I wonder how long until the Kindle PDF viewer is used much like the iPod: as a means for making pirated content more usable.

]]> By: Wayne Martin http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736312 Wayne Martin Thu, 07 May 2009 21:23:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736312 No jason .. just excited. No jason .. just excited.

]]> By: Wayne Martin http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736306 Wayne Martin Thu, 07 May 2009 21:21:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736306 Possibly. But form factor and battery life are going to favor e-books where the goal is reading books. When I bought my Sony, I was toying with buying a Netbook instead. I had a lot of reading and writing to do, so the Netbook seemed like a good idea. I'm glad I bought the Sony because reading away from a Laptop has been more important to me. At some point that will change. The One-Child-Per-Laptop has a form factor that supports the device's being both a PC and a reader. Once the price of a basic reader gets down into the sub-$99 range, there won't be much to argue about. Possibly. But form factor and battery life are going to favor e-books where the goal is reading books.

When I bought my Sony, I was toying with buying a Netbook instead. I had a lot of reading and writing to do, so the Netbook seemed like a good idea. I’m glad I bought the Sony because reading away from a Laptop has been more important to me. At some point that will change.

The One-Child-Per-Laptop has a form factor that supports the device’s being both a PC and a reader.

Once the price of a basic reader gets down into the sub-$99 range, there won’t be much to argue about.

]]> By: jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736300 jason Thu, 07 May 2009 21:19:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736300 boggles the mind eh? are you a simpleton or something? boggles the mind eh?

are you a simpleton or something?

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="613238">Ted Mann</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736287 Ted Mann Thu, 07 May 2009 21:15:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736287 If they want to compete with Plastic Logic, they'll need to get much, much bigger than the DX If they want to compete with Plastic Logic, they’ll need to get much, much bigger than the DX

]]> By: jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736283 jason Thu, 07 May 2009 21:13:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736283 'I’d much rather read a book on an IPod Tablet than on a Kindle DX.' which one of these devices have you tried and tested? fail ‘I’d much rather read a book on an IPod Tablet than on a Kindle DX.’

which one of these devices have you tried and tested?

fail

]]> By: tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736203 tom Thu, 07 May 2009 20:40:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736203 i would agree that the idea of a proprietary reader is the wrong way to go... except the college textbook market isn't, nor would it be proprietary. i argued that amazon could become a publisher of textbooks, and then dominate the market of college textbooks for the kendall. theirs nothing to stop other publishers from making their books available to the system, except the cost to play on the kindle would essentially fund amazon... and as it is, content can only be downloaded to the kendall if it goes through amazon anyway... but if amazon went after the textbook market as a publisher, it would kill the other textbook publishing companies... i would agree that the idea of a proprietary reader is the wrong way to go…

except the college textbook market isn’t, nor would it be proprietary.

i argued that amazon could become a publisher of textbooks, and then dominate the market of college textbooks for the kendall. theirs nothing to stop other publishers from making their books available to the system, except the cost to play on the kindle would essentially fund amazon…

and as it is, content can only be downloaded to the kendall if it goes through amazon anyway…

but if amazon went after the textbook market as a publisher, it would kill the other textbook publishing companies…

]]> By: Jeff http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736188 Jeff Thu, 07 May 2009 20:31:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736188 The price pint will hamper adoption. Might as well get a netbook or the highly anticipated CrunchPad for that kind of money. The price pint will hamper adoption. Might as well get a netbook or the highly anticipated CrunchPad for that kind of money.

]]> By: jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736161 jon Thu, 07 May 2009 20:18:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736161 I think Amazon should look more into applying Kindle DX to the business environment. So many companies use huge amounts of paper for printing out huge docs for discussion in meetings and other situations like that where it is totally unnecessary. Imagine if they just gave everyone in a company a Kindle DX? Maybe it doesn't have the security features yet for business, but this area would have a lot of potential for them. I think Amazon should look more into applying Kindle DX to the business environment. So many companies use huge amounts of paper for printing out huge docs for discussion in meetings and other situations like that where it is totally unnecessary.

Imagine if they just gave everyone in a company a Kindle DX? Maybe it doesn’t have the security features yet for business, but this area would have a lot of potential for them.

]]> By: Sanjay Sharma http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736155 Sanjay Sharma Thu, 07 May 2009 20:17:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736155 I know. Such is the word of Sanjay. I know. Such is the word of Sanjay.

]]> By: Sanjay Sharma http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/how-big-can-the-kindle-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2736151 Sanjay Sharma Thu, 07 May 2009 20:15:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62670#comment-2736151 @wayne, don't you think that next gen netbooks will benefit from these same advances, and thus make ebooks obsolete? @wayne, don’t you think that next gen netbooks will benefit from these same advances, and thus make ebooks obsolete?

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