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OT- Kindlefire. What's it's advantages?
On 1/4/12 1:16 PM, Califbill wrote:
"X ` Man" wrote in message
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On 1/4/12 7:31 AM, BAR wrote:
In articlen4qdnWVayYC6LJ7SnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@earthlink .com,
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"iBoaterer" wrote in message
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In article2416497b-bbdc-4f17-86a6-
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I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay
for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a
host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there?
The fire can be used like a tablet, but they're having a lot of trouble
with them crashing, etc. Amazon is already sending out firmware and
software updates for them.
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I understand that some book files downloaded to the Fire are
unreadable but
are able to be read on the earlier Kindles. Sounds like a few bugs
needed
to be fixed before being released.
Kindle Fire Mod 1
In the end, we're all beta testers. I still like "book" books. Maybe it
is generational. Years and years ago, I sent a girl buddy the one volume
set of the complete novels of Jane Austen. She passed that book down to
her daughter, and she recently emailed me that her granddaughter was now
working her way through the book. It's hard to imagine that being done
with an "electronic" book. There's something about turning pages,
turning down corners of pages, writing notes in the margins, the leather
binding on a good volume...that I still find appealing.
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I read most of my books via paper, but for travel, an electronic copy
can be nice. Lots of books in a very small package.
Agreed.
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