Josh Quittner’s advice
Josh Quittner at TIME Newsweek’s Kindle Survival Guide and Love/Hate list (Thanks, TDS)
(interestingly, the Survival Guide is only in the magazine; the Love/Hate list is only online.)
A Kindle Survivor Guide:
1. Sleep mode drains the battery too quickly. Stick with the on/off button.
2. If the elastic strap – used to keep the leather cover closed – is positioned just so, it holds the device in place while reading.
3. Avoid the unpredictable Back button.
4. Remind yourself that being able to get books wirelessly is worth the frustration.
LOVE HATE Corner braces hold the device O.K. but look like they were made in a head shop
LOVE The carrying case’s creamy leather and suede rival the feel of a well-made book
LOVE Despite the gray background, the screen is easy to read, even in bright sun
LOVE The lengthy page-forward bar works a little too well. It’s easy to lose your place
LOVE The cursor is a “smart” navigator that knows what options you need at any given time
Quittner also quotes an unnamed Amazon executive in saying Kindle’ed books now accoutn for 12% of all books sold in both digital and print versions on Amazon. That figure has doubled in just two months — impressive!
Good post, though it looks like Josh Quittner is from Time, not Newsweek. (Personally, I much prefer Time to Newsweek!)
TSO
August 7, 2008 at 11:00 am
I don’t find that the sleep mode drains the battery too quickly. For me it seems to conserve better than the on/off switch, and I like being welcomed by those screensavers.
I agree with everything else. Head shop, indeed!
Laura
August 7, 2008 at 8:27 pm