Turtle on 9/3/2009 at 15:45
Quote Posted by dethtoll
Does CBR even count?
And anyway it's not so much the legality as it's- ... ah, hell, what's the fucking point in even trying to explain it? Aside from DRM issues, being overcharged way more than you would for a print copy of the same book, not being able to share or resell the book you bought, not being able to read without batteries or electricity, there's certain old-fashioned aesthetic reasons that are less easy to explain.
Plus you don't get that smug feeling of satisfaction when the hot girl comes over to you in the trendy coffee shop and says, "Oh, I see you're reading
Everybody Poops, too. Would you like to bone me mercilessly?"
Ostriig on 9/3/2009 at 16:53
I
have read the OP, and I do realize this won't be relevant to his problem, but if we're talking Kindle alternatives
in general...
(
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/3/9/)
Inline Image:
http://penny-arcade.com/images/2009/20090309.jpgJust because the Kindle thread in Tech is dead and this one isn't.
Quote Posted by Turtle
Plus you don't get that smug feeling of satisfaction when the hot girl comes over to you in the trendy coffee shop and says, "Oh, I see you're reading Everybody Poops, too. Would you like to bone me mercilessly?"
On the other hand, you do get the added perk of not having to put up with when a guy does that to you.
Renault on 9/3/2009 at 16:59
Got a Kindle. Love it. That's it. Bye.
(OK, you haters have to admit the wireless part is pretty cool).
Matthew on 9/3/2009 at 17:05
I would think it cooler if it were on sale here. As it isn't, I don't.
the_grip on 9/3/2009 at 17:16
I'm afraid I won't see eye-to-eye with those who have this Amish-like desire to abhor all things technical and made of plastic and metal instead of wood and fiber, but I can assure anyone who doubts the legality of my documents that these are all perfectly legal and obtained through legal sources. I'm not pirating books.
Entertaining thread, though :)
Ostriig on 9/3/2009 at 17:22
Quote Posted by Brethren
(OK, you haters have to admit the wireless part is pretty cool).
The entire package is pretty cool. It's just that it's pretty damn expensive, too.
Renault on 9/3/2009 at 17:53
Quote Posted by Ostriig
The entire package is pretty cool. It's just that it's pretty damn expensive, too.
Funny how no one argues that for Iphones or Ipods. For what you get, I think it's actually reasonable.
uh oh, what have I done...
june gloom on 9/3/2009 at 17:55
Amish?!
Brother if that were true would I even be here?
Stitch on 9/3/2009 at 18:03
Quote Posted by the_grip
I'm afraid I won't see eye-to-eye with those who have this Amish-like desire to abhor all things technical and made of plastic and metal instead of wood and fiber
That's also an argument they'll never win (such as the nonsensical comment above about Watchmen being unreadable as an e-book). I mean, I love paper books, don't get me wrong. Paper books are a fantastic medium--easily portable, easily navigated, easily loaned, and yet not easily copied--and yet there is nothing about paper books that can't in theory be matched via technology, other than the tactile experience of turning pages, which doesn't actually have anything to do with a medium's ability to effortlessly communicate content (despite being a pleasure in and of itself).
For the record, I do agree with most of dethtoll's complaints about Kindles as they are, especially in regards to DRM.
june gloom on 9/3/2009 at 18:05
To be fair it's extremely difficult to read comics on your average portable ereader due to the format and the average ereader's comparatively small screen size.
