Kindle? Are You Kidding?

Amazon KindleOk, the idea is good. Finally, you can get books delivered to an e-book reader wirelessly and effortlessly. But Amazon’s Kindle has so many weak points that I don’t know where to begin (you can read about all the good sides just about everywhere else on the net).

It’s ugly as hell. It has unnecessary buttons. It’s too damn big. You can’t read it in the dark. Its screen is black and white. PDFs are not supported. There’s a web browser, but it’s in experimental stage (I expect a web browser on a device with a screen this big and with a net connection, and I expect it to work perfectly). You only get two fonts to choose from.

But, strike all those. I haven’t held the device in my hands, and my over-the-net impressions aren’t worth all that much. But there’s one thing I seriously don’t get.

It charges for blog subscriptions.

Why on Earth should I pay to read blogs which are free everywhere else? Plus, the blogs get a share of this money, which is probably why they’re all writing raving reviews about the device. Draw your own conclusions. I’ll stick to reading paper books for now, thank you.

18 Responses to “Kindle? Are You Kidding?”

  1. Ehren Cheung Says:

    I believe you can actually still surf to the blogs for free. The charge is for the RSS feed reader.

  2. the constant skeptic Says:

    I will stick to the sony reader thank you very much… this looks like it is from a bad episode of star trek from the 60s

  3. Stan Schroeder Says:

    @Ehren: Yes, but RSS is, by its very nature, free. It just seems like a bad move to charge for RSS feeds.

  4. My Kindle Says:

    You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your points.

  5. John Says:

    gaining readers is the hardest challenge for a blog. how many rss readers do you have? if you could give me some feedback on my blog id appreciate it.

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  13. Connie Saison Says:

    While I wasdoing some browsing and noticed your website looks a bit messed up in my K-meleon internet browser. I think I’m the only one still using it….

  14. Renato Brochard Says:

    I had my Kindle delivered last month. And must say I am hooked LOL. I did some research on google and also asked my friends for feedback. Finally bought it from Kindle Store. They were running a promo and I got $25 off. I am so happy with it after having downloaded digital media from Amazon - all of them were free! I just love it!

  15. Get iPad Says:

    Nice read. I also saw a video in youtube about a review on new Apple iPad. Here is the link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAb_yg2XF-k

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  18. Jenny Says:

    I just got my Amazon Kindle from amazon.com and all I want to say is goodbye to paper but I think the iPad will be kill the Kindle from Amazon

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