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This is awesome http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/live-from-the-amazon-kind...

The design is ugly, but the capabilities rock out.



I don't know man. No native pdf support, I can't get the pdf books I already have onto it because it won't reader PDFs from the SD card. I have to PAY to read free blogs. Sounds like a lot of potential but not much utility. I suppose they have to defray the EVDO costs but it sucks.


I would be surprised if they don't turn it into a document reader. Didn't they mention the ability to send documents to it? What format is needed?

I'm sure there is a way to get even DRMed PDFs into the right format, though most people won't know how or won't bother.


You have to email the files to a pre-specified address and they convert it into the native format and push it to your device. There is a 10 cent charge per file to do this. It seems PDF conversion isn't supported (at least from reading the manual I found on Amazon) but that may change.


Paying $10 to put the 100 ebooks you've purchased into this reader is reasonable after paying hundreds for the device.


Think of it this way. If apple suggested that you can transfer AAC files to the ipod for free but you have to pay 10 cents per MP3 you want to transfer, would you like it?

Turns out there is a free alternative but it sucks (takes 15 minutes per file)..and that's now without the system being overloaded.

Worse news...no PDF support, not even via email

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2007/11/19/15-things-i-just-le...

Also, what makes you think that I purchase all my documents? What about papers I have downloaded off the web for free? Technical documents? Reports? God. The device has USB. It has an SD card. It has EVDO. But I can't transfer my DOC and PDF files directly without waiting for 15 minutes and/or paying 10 cents per file?


I don't people have as many ebooks as they have mp3s. A better comparison might be $0.10 per artist.

But you're right. No PDF support is idiotic.

[edit: a tool to print an ebook to a textfile makes this easy]




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