Yes, I’ve finally gone over to the dark side

Bought a Kindle last night. Just to try one out for family members before we
go to Italy, you understand.

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10 thoughts on “Yes, I’ve finally gone over to the dark side”

ktbuffy says:
Sat 12-Mar-11 9:45am at 9:45am
Gratz! We love ours.
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Mary says:
Sat 12-Mar-11 11:01am at 11:01am
Welcome to the body of Landru.
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Avocet says:
Sat 12-Mar-11 11:36am at 11:36am
He has been absorbed?
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***Dave says:
Sat 12-Mar-11 4:08pm at 4:08pm
YOU WILL BECOME ONE WITH THE BEZOS. THE GOOD IS ALL. AMAZON IS GENTLE. YOU WILL READ …
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george.w says:
Sat 12-Mar-11 7:22pm at 7:22pm
I’m currently reading the hardback version of Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt. A hardback, it would be easier on my hands if it were lightweight and no page-holding. Kindle would be good for that.
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***Dave says:
Mon 14-Mar-11 7:12pm at 7:12pm
I’ve done the reading-a-hardcover-whilst-walking. It’s not a trivial exercise. (I only buy hardcovers if (a) it will never be in a paperback edition, (b) the h/c is discounted to p/b range, (c) I’m replacing a worn-out paperback, or (d) in the extreme, if I just cannot wait.)
The Kindle, so far, is behaving well. It certainly saved space in my luggage to Chile. Plus it lies flat to the page with no effort.
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BD says:
Mon 14-Mar-11 9:36pm at 9:36pm
And as we learned last night, Landru was also Prefect Jaris.
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Avocet says:
Sat 19-Mar-11 12:16pm at 12:16pm
The AP reports that e-book sales surpassed that of hardcovers in January. Apparently it spiked because of the number of readers given as Christmas presents, but I suppose it’s just a matter of time before that’s the norm.
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Avocet says:
Sat 19-Mar-11 12:17pm at 12:17pm
I meant to include a link to the article. Sorry.
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