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le nubian - Jan 20, 2010 6:42:39 am PST #12393 of 25501

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Fred Pete,

I think your suggestions are the best places to start. I have a Kindle, and there are quite a few good Kindle specific blogs that also list free Kindle books.

Your friend may want to spend a bit of time with google to look for Nook specific blogs. I am pissed, btw, that ebooks I purchased at B&N can't be read on the Kindle. These bookstores need to get together and let me read the content on multiple devices. It is such an unnecessary pain in the ass.

Fred Pete - Jan 20, 2010 7:09:40 am PST #12394 of 25501

Ann, that's a ferret.

Thanks, le nubian. I"ll pass word on.

I understand Apple is coming out with an e-reader soon. I'll probably get myself an e-reader as a Christmas present. (My deadline is early next March -- I want to load it up before a major vacation.)

le nubian - Jan 20, 2010 8:06:14 am PST #12395 of 25501

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Do you think Apple's announcement will be an ereader? I think it will be a device that does a whole lot of things.

DebetEsse - Jan 20, 2010 8:51:34 am PST #12396 of 25501

Woe to the fucking wicked.

According to LifeHacker, the iTablet is confirmed. But I just read the headline, so I don't really know the whole thing.

I'm expecting it to basically be the iTouch, if someone grabbed the corner and enlarged it (this is how I think of enlarging and shrinking things. Sometimes I make the hand motions.)

Jessica - Jan 20, 2010 9:11:39 am PST #12397 of 25501

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The Apple tablet is confirmed - it's being announced Jan 27th.

What I know for sure is that it's going to run the iPhone OS and the content is going to lean heavily towards "print" products with lots of embedded multimedia. So in theory it will be better for e-magazines than the Kindle or Nook, and will also play movies & TV. (And will run any app that runs now on the iPhone or iPod Touch.)

Rumor is that it will cost close to $1000, so I have a hard time believing it's going to be anything other than a niche luxury device like the Macbook Air.

Fred Pete - Jan 20, 2010 9:19:23 am PST #12398 of 25501

Ann, that's a ferret.

Rumor is that it will cost close to $1000

gack!

I'm leaning toward the Sony but hoped the Apple would signal the "technology has been around long enough for the price to start dropping" phase.

Tom Scola - Jan 20, 2010 9:25:07 am PST #12399 of 25501

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Rumors explode about what to expect from Apple next week

Kristen - Jan 20, 2010 9:36:11 am PST #12400 of 25501

I have a hard time believing it's going to be anything other than a niche luxury device like the Macbook Air.

In my dream world, I have an Apple Tablet in the kitchen for reading recipes, etc.

Vortex - Jan 20, 2010 9:37:47 am PST #12401 of 25501

"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

In my dream world, I have an Apple Tablet in the kitchen for reading recipes, etc.

oh, that would be awesome, mounted on the wall.

Jessica - Jan 20, 2010 9:39:49 am PST #12402 of 25501

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Kristen & Vortex, have you seen the QOOQ?

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