Comments on: Video: Amazon Kindle Unboxing and First Impressions

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Thu, 29 May 2008 15:53:47 +0000

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Tue, 27 May 2008 19:47:15 +0000

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By: Josh Bancroft

Josh Bancroft — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:53:17 +0000

@Chris - The screen is not LCD, but “electronic ink”, and it works GREAT in direct light. It was designed that way. It doesn’t wash out at all, like an LCD does.

@Aaron - Actually, there are quite a few children’s books in the Kindle Store, but I’d be more inclined to keep them on my Kindle for reading to my children, rather than loading up the Kindle and handing it over to them to read. It’s not color, and neither of them are old enough to “get” reading a boring, black and white page yet.

I’d love to have a look at your book - my email is jabancroft at gmail dot com. Thanks!

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Intel® Software Network Blogs » Electronic Paperbacks and Newspapers? — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:06:51 +0000

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By: Aaron J. Walker

Aaron J. Walker — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:55:28 +0000

Hi Josh;

Nice video review.

However, there aren’t many books available at all for small children like your son, especially for the Kindle, that don’t require an internet connection or downloading additional software.

All of these options tie the parent to a desktop/laptop unfortunately. But what about the parent(s) who has a Kindle or Sony Reader or other ereading device?

As a father of a six year old, I’ve had to create my own solution and wanted to offer you a review copy of “Good Morning, Friend Moon”

It’s optimized for the Kindle and I’d be happy to send you a copy for your review.

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Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:54 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:58:10 +0000

How does this work in bright light conditions? Such as in the park on a summer day. My only experience is with LCD screens (laptop, Treo, etc). And these are less than stellar in bright sunshine.

By: Why eBooks are a Better Entertainment Value Than Almost Anything Else at Josh Bancroft’s TinyScreenfuls.com

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:03:31 +0000

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By: Josh Bancroft

Josh Bancroft — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:31:29 +0000

@Rhys - that’s a good point regarding portability of the books. We’re at Amazon’s mercy as to what future devices we’ll be able read DRM’ed books on, either from Amazon or other manufacturers. But we face the same issue with Apple, iPods, and iTunes music.

And to me, it’s not a big enough deal to wait for the “perfect” ebook library with no DRM. Yes, there’s a cost, and not just in dollars, but I’ll happily pay it to have access to and read the many, many books that Amazon makes available.

Thanks for the comment!