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Originally Posted by Emil Miller

..... I have two landline phones in my home, why would I want a mobile ?

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Because you are not always in your home? And because there are such things as emergencies when you are out of your home?

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Who really needs to carry more than one book around anyway?

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I do. I have a habit of reading more than one book at once. And when I travel, I may be in no mood to read the book I have taken. It's one of those situations when Kindle might come in handy. Besides, Kindle is fairly small and more convenient than some books, especially the long books that have hundreds of pages.

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Originally Posted by Emil Miller

No, Kindle/Amazon are subject to copyright laws that would require them to obtain the author's approval for any alterations to the original manuscript.
They may quote certain sections of a book without permission but they are extremely limited and subject to legal proceedings if deemed necessary.

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You'd think so, wouldn't you?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011...rs?INTCMP=SRCH

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Originally Posted by TheFifthElement

You'd think so, wouldn't you?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011...rs?INTCMP=SRCH

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Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is "the right to copy", but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other, related rights. It is an intellectual property form (like the patent, the trademark, and the trade secret) applicable to any expressible form of an idea or information that is substantive and discrete.[

I don't see how they are able to claim that they are not in breach of copyright if they are doing it without agreement of the authors.

does it seem like your constantly flipping the pages b/c the screen is smaller than most books and there are less words on the page.

to me that's very distracting.

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Originally Posted by kasie

Because you are not always in your home? And because there are such things as emergencies when you are out of your home?

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True, but they can always leave a message or send an Email. As for emergencies, it depends on one's view; one person's emergency is another's storm in a teacup. In a real emergency, however, the mobile phone can be very useful but thankfully they are usually few and far between.

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Originally Posted by kelby_lake

Who really needs to carry more than one book around anyway?

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I don't need to, but I like to.

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Originally Posted by Aylinn

I do. I have a habit of reading more than one book at once. And when I travel, I may be in no mood to read the book I have taken. It's one of those situations when Kindle might come in handy. Besides, Kindle is fairly small and more convenient than some books, especially the long books that have hundreds of pages.

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^ This. I read a few books at a time, because what I read depends on my mood or the time I have available (if it's only half an hour or less I don't like to read fiction). I have been on vacations where my book bag weighed much more than all my other things combined, because I like to have a few books to choose from. I don't really need any of it, but I like it. And the Kindle makes this possible without all the extra hassle and shoulder pain. I can put it in my handbag and hardly know it's there. I used to hate it when people are late, but now that I have my Kindle I sometimes wish they would take longer. :D

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Originally Posted by Emil Miller

No, millions of people have been have been conned into believing that it's a necessity. If that were the case, the world would have come to a standstill before they came into general use. I admit that there have been a couple of occasions when one would have been useful but certainly not a necessity. I would be prepared to bet that 99% of mobile phone calls that I see taking place on the street are unnecessary. I have two landline phones in my home, why would I want a mobile ?

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Agreed. I love people, but some people just cannot stop blah blah blahing.

My favourite is people getting off of planes and they CANNOT WAIT to turn on their electronic phones, then immediately start calling everyone to tell them they have arrived (not just the person possibly picking them up) - it's almost like an annoying facebook status profile. Also, on the plane, some people cannot hold it in and start calling upon landing, again all I hear is 'charlie brown's teacher' rambling on about nothing.

I communicate only my email at work and estimate I save 2 hours a day form rambling business conversations, whereas an email is economic. Of course there are reasons to speak on the phone.

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Originally Posted by Der Wegwerfer

does it seem like your constantly flipping the pages b/c the screen is smaller than most books and there are less words on the page.

to me that's very distracting.

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I don't have a Kindle, but I think they put less words so that it's easier on your eyes to read. You could just keep your finger on the button as you read.

I don't have a cell phone either, but I'm still in college and don't have a job so I can get by without one. I used to until I quit my job!

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Originally Posted by Emil Miller

...why would I want a mobile ?

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To get gmail... it's worth it for Google's great spam filter! (You can borrow someone else phone for the minute it takes to sign up...)

Sorry Neely, but I was looking at some writers' quotes and I came across this one.

'It seems to me that anyone whose library consists of a Kindle lying on a table is some sort of bloodless nerd.'

Penelope Lively

:devil: That's OK, let you off. How about 500 odd books and a Kindle?

Since buying my Kindle I have spent about £60 on chess books if not more, that's in the last month. This is because I still highly regard the Kindle when it comes to standard reading: novels, short stories, non-fiction etc (possibly not poetry with the formatting issues) but when it comes to textbooks/study books the Kindle is not so good - besides some of the chess books are not available on the Kindle (though some are). This is because you don't simply read study books in a linear fashion and the Kindle is not as effective going back and forwards and when dealing charts and diagrams necessarily. That's OK, my Kindle is fine for what it is being used for. At the moment though I'm spending about 8 hours a day with chess books and 20 minutes with the kindle (Hardy or Chekhov) so I've spending far more time with the normal books at the moment, this has nothing to do with Kindle though, just my addiction to chess.

I would adore ownership of a Kindle. To be able to have your complete library at your fingertips on an object the size of an envelope and depth of a steak fillet is just gorgeousity. HOWEVER the only way I could stay sane is - by the same way I stay sane with my iPod - by owning the physical copy of each work that is on the Kindle. Since not all downloads for your Kindle are 69p or less I wonder if it would be a wise investment. However I have 6 more years at University left and being able to take several thousands titles and collected works with me in a single item would be most handy.

I got one for my birthday. I'm most impressed. The download is efficient. The screen is easy to read. The controls are simple. I'm studying maths at the moment, and I'll still be getting, or using my maths textbooks, but it means the fiction piles will diminish. I knew it would be good and it is.

Fantastic.

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Originally Posted by Patrick_Bateman

I would adore ownership of a Kindle. To be able to have your complete library at your fingertips on an object the size of an envelope and depth of a steak fillet is just gorgeousity. HOWEVER the only way I could stay sane is - by the same way I stay sane with my iPod - by owning the physical copy of each work that is on the Kindle. Since not all downloads for your Kindle are 69p or less I wonder if it would be a wise investment. However I have 6 more years at University left and being able to take several thousands titles and collected works with me in a single item would be most handy.

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However, if you had to buy the physical book for each book you downloaded, would that not defeat the object? It is certainly an investment considering that all classic texts are free. As I say, I've spend nearly as much on books in a month as would almost cover the cost of the Kindle itself.