Comments on: Shortcovers Beats Kindle to Mobile Books http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/26/shortcovers-beats-kindle-to-mobile-books.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:31:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Simon Sage http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/26/shortcovers-beats-kindle-to-mobile-books.html/comment-page-1/#comment-331388 Simon Sage Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:55:01 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=41061#comment-331388 Maybe it's just because I'm a blogger, but I have no reason to believe the written word has any inherent sanctity or integrity whatsoever - I'd blame the internet for that sooner than Kindle. When I make a typo in a post, I relish being able to fix it right away, rather than a print situation where such a thing would at best tarnish my name, and at worst cost me my job. Your post about censoring banned books brings up more about governments than it does about enabling technologies. I'm sure if one particular book suffered that much persecution on the Amazon store, a PDF would find its way to the torrents quickly enough. And very true about the coffee. :) The thing is just too expensive. Maybe it’s just because I’m a blogger, but I have no reason to believe the written word has any inherent sanctity or integrity whatsoever – I’d blame the internet for that sooner than Kindle. When I make a typo in a post, I relish being able to fix it right away, rather than a print situation where such a thing would at best tarnish my name, and at worst cost me my job.

Your post about censoring banned books brings up more about governments than it does about enabling technologies. I’m sure if one particular book suffered that much persecution on the Amazon store, a PDF would find its way to the torrents quickly enough.

And very true about the coffee. :) The thing is just too expensive.

]]> By: StephanieInCA http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/26/shortcovers-beats-kindle-to-mobile-books.html/comment-page-1/#comment-331368 StephanieInCA Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:39:15 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=41061#comment-331368 My biggest concern about the Kindle, aside from it’s weird, book-buring-esque name, is that it <a href="//urbzen.com/2009/02/09/amazon-kindle-privacy-fail/”" rel="nofollow">compromises the integrity of the written word</a>. A printed book may be unwieldy, but you know that once it’s on your shelf, not one letter is going to change. Can’t say the same for the Kindle. Also, when I spill coffee all over a book, I’ve only ruined that particular book :) My biggest concern about the Kindle, aside from it’s weird, book-buring-esque name, is that it compromises the integrity of the written word. A printed book may be unwieldy, but you know that once it’s on your shelf, not one letter is going to change. Can’t say the same for the Kindle.

Also, when I spill coffee all over a book, I’ve only ruined that particular book :)

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