Re: Re Amazon's Kindle e-book reader

Norma Jean wrote in response to the question, "Why
[would anyone] want to
carry hundreds.. of books with them at a time" that she
has 25 audio books
on her ipod.  I don't have quite as many, about a dozen, but
I'm very glad
to have them when I travel.  My last flight was so hideous,
I've been
driving long distances more that I used to, but in either
situation, it is
great to have a selection of audio books.  The comment about
the fellow
with lots of family photos and  videos on the ipod is
interesting as well.
Our wallets may hold less, but we want something that can
hold images and
words that define our sense of self.

In my laptop bag I have (1) cell phone and portable charger;
(2) digital
camera; (3) tiny digital recorder plus 2 AAA batteries; and 
(4) ipod.  I
have different chargers and docks for each at home. The
docking stations
give me control over the devices, and I think that is a
reason I put up
with the electronic clutter.   They all have overlapping
functions, and yet
I use them all regularly.  The data they generate goes on to
my computer
when I further manipulate it.

 A Kindle would be one more electronic gadget -  no docking
station, but it
will need to be charged.  Ironically the lack of a docking
station, while
creating less clutter,  is what gives Amazon, rather than
the owner,
ultimate control over the device.  Someone made an
interesting point about
privacy and control when they said that any personal content
you want on
your Kindle has to be uploaded to Amazon's server.  The more
I think about
it, that may be the biggest problem with the Kindle.  We
live in an age  of
my-this and my-that; we expect to personalize and customize
our electronic
spaces. Kindle seems to be bucking that trend.

Katy

Kathryn K. Silberger
Automation Resources Librarian
James A. Cannavino Library
Marist College
3399 North Road
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
Kathryn.Silbergermarist.edu
(845) 575-3000 x.2419


                                                            
              
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> My question is WHY anyone would want to carry hundreds
or thousands
> of books with them at a time.  When I travel I always
have a
> couple of
> books and several magazines (and more if a long trip),
but I can't
see
> any reason to have a hundred books with me.

This is a little off topic, but I have about 25 audio books
on my
ipod. Since it's a Nano with several gigs of storage, I
could easily
have 100. I rarely listen to any of them, but it's nice to
have them
in my purse if I get stuck in a waiting room. Much easier
than
carrying even one book around in paper.

One of my acquaintances has an ipod that he uses to hold his
family
photos and videos. He carries it everywhere and has been
known to whip
it out and show total strangers the video of his daughter's
birthday
party or photos from his son's school play.

Jean Hewlett


----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Lester <danriverofdata.com>
Date: Monday, November 26, 2007 2:28 pm
Subject: Re[2]: [Web4lib] Amazon's Kindle e-book reader
To: Tom Keays <tomkeaysgmail.com>
Cc: Web4Lib <web4libwebjunction.org>

> Hello Tom,
>
> Monday, November 26, 2007, 2:17:18 PM, you wrote:
>
> > What makes e-book readers attractive (besides the
pure geekiness of
> > them) is the fact that I can carry 200 books as
easily as one,
Heck,
> > why stop there... with SD cards, I can carry
thousands of e-
> books with
> > me. And I do.*
>
> My question is WHY anyone would want to carry hundreds
or thousdands
> of books with them at a time.  When I travel I always
have a
> couple of
> books and several magazines (and more if a long trip),
but I can't
see
> any reason to have a hundred books with me.
>
> Any easy explanation, other than the possibility that
you were doing
> dissertation research and all of the sources you needed
were on your
> kindle? (as if!!)
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Dan                            mailto:danriverofdata.com
>
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