Comments on: Manage Your EBooks To Reach More Readers

By: Mary Ann Archibald

Mary Ann Archibald — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:07:52 +0000

They all have something good. I'm hoping for an iPhone someday (love having multiple uses for one gizmo, rather than carrying a bunch of them around).

By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:00:44 +0000

I just checked in my EVO (Android) phone using the new Kindle reader. Like the books scattered around my office and home, the ebook devices and audio players are all cued to something different all the time. I can't imagine just picking one :)

By: Mary Ann Archibald

Mary Ann Archibald — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:47:28 +0000

I'm already there and have been for a while — since my first Palm device (about 2002 or 2003). Looking forward to where this technology is going.

By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:56:51 +0000

when we are looking at the colors, we are mainstream.. cool.

By: jillrapley

jillrapley — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:13:31 +0000

I like the colored covers – I think Kindle now is able to read pdf books too.

Probably because I was able to hold a Nook in my hand in the store – and the Kindle I can only see a photo.

I love the calibre software!

By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:46:21 +0000

Most readers have font adjustment. Is there anything else that makes you choose Nook over Kindle, iPad or others?

By: jillrapley

jillrapley — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:54:48 +0000

Incredible software – this does make having a collection of ebooks viable and manageable.

I was “playing with” the Nook today at Barns and Noble – nice, especially the big type :)

Looks like some great potential to me.

By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:41:44 +0000

After talking with a few hundred Kindle users, I found that my experience was about average. All the price and tech issues go away once you read one book. Once a user commits to finish one book, the other factors fade away. It just works

By: Edward G. Talbot

Edward G. Talbot — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:10:54 +0000

Thanks for the comment.

J.A. Konrath's experience is sure suggestive that price is a determining factor, and to me it's very logical that content would wind up being cheaper than $10 (a complex topic on which I've blogged before). However, I don't think anyone knows for sure (and yes there is no “credible research” pointing to either side), so you may be right. I wasn't suggesting that my own personal likes and dislikes were shared by others – I am pretty certain that DRM alone will not be a sticking point for the vast majority of readers. I totally agree with you that ebooks and readers are poised to take off, and there isn't much standing in the way – a lack of uniformity (beyond DRM) will hinder it somewhat, but a defacto standard will likely evolve soon. I don't see it being based on kindle or IPad, however.

By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:46:19 +0000

the iPad is just a giant iPod Touch.. new feature evolutionary.

We are getting closer to alternatives besting books. I have not seen any credible research that price point is the determining factor. The trend is easy to see, the tipping point where new tech takes over is not so clear

By: Edward G. Talbot

Edward G. Talbot — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:08:56 +0000

I'm not even sure the generational gap is that big an issue. It may be an issue in determining how quickly paper books become just a minority of published books, but I have actually met a number of people eligible for Medicare who swear by their kindles. I don't think it is going to be a serious issue holding ebooks back. I say this as someone who is a technophile but has not quite pulled the trigger on an e-reader yet. My reasoning is simple – I will not pay $10 or more to “rent” a book, so until they address the DRM issue to my satisfaction (at a bare minimum I want to see a $%#ing standard from everyone) , I would only only books under $5 range. I still may buy a kindle just to read the growing body of very cheap ebooks out there.

Regarding the IPad, I have to agree that it is ridiculous as far as being an e-reader, both in price and design. I think Apple is gambling that people will buy it for other reasons besides reading books and then start reading books on it because they already have the device. I honestly don't know if the non-book features are compelling enough to make it a big hit – they might very well be. They aren't the kind of features that interest me for the most part, so I cannot judge.

By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:30:05 +0000

Myrna

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By: Myrna Caudill

Myrna Caudill — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:28:08 +0000

I've tried to comment but I don't believe it got through.
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By: Warren Whitlock

Warren Whitlock — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:52:29 +0000

I don't think there is that much of a problem with storage breaking… you can have online backup of everything.

Did you watch the video and try Calibre?

By: BruceAchterberg

BruceAchterberg — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:08:41 +0000

When you said:

"One of the last big hurdles has been the complaint that you don’t get to own a hard cover book when you purchase an eBook.. and must rely on the storage system that too often breaks down.

That’s changing too."

What did you mean by that? What are the changes?

Did you mean "watch the calibre video to learn more about said changes"?

Just curious.