Kindle on Oprah

Submitted by Bibliofuture on October 25, 2008 - 1:05pm
Topic: 
Electronic Publications


Page at Oprah's website about the Kindle.

Here is a link to a video of Bezos and Oprah giving a presentation called Kindle Class.

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Submitted by Bibliofuture on October 25, 2008 - 1:25pm.

If you were considering getting a Kindle the Oprah show did do one thing for you. They have a promo code for $50 off of the Kindle.

Code for $50 off the price of Kindle: OPRAHWINFREY

Link to Kindle on Amazon:Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on October 25, 2008 - 7:21pm.

Code is good until Nov.1

Submitted by Bibliofuture on October 25, 2008 - 1:58pm.

Oprah Endorses Amazon.com's Kindle

From article: Winfrey's endorsement of the Kindle could lead to more than just a sales boost. It could go a long way toward moving the Kindle to the mainstream from a niche market.

Submitted by mdoneil on October 25, 2008 - 8:00pm.

Just looking at the picture it looks as if Oprah is endorsing postage stamps and holding a minipad.

I wholly support the United States Postal Service; I am ambivalent about minipads, and I am never going to read a book on a Kindle or any other ebook device.

I like a nice old fashioned book. You can't throw a Kindle against the door so the cat will quit yelling at 3AM. Well you can, but not a second time.

Submitted by Bibliofuture on October 25, 2008 - 9:14pm.

She is holding up the SD card that provides extra storage for the Kindle.

>>I am never going to read a book on a Kindle or any other ebook device.

Why not? I am against reading off screens that are hard on your eyes but an e-ink screen is a physical thing just like a piece of paper. I also read every book on electronic book readers in the big font mode to make it even easier on my eyes than paper with a normal size font.

Submitted by mdoneil on October 25, 2008 - 10:06pm.

The battery in my book can't go dead.

I can take a book with me and read it on the airplane without anyone freaking out about electronic devices.

If I roll over on my book after falling asleep I am unlikely to break it.

Every book I want to read is available in book form.

And the most significant reason, because I am old and crabby and I hate to see people staring at their phones, blackberrys, pdas, ebook readers and not communicating with others.

I rode MARTA Monday and everyone was staring at some phone or game or other electronic device. When I flew back to Florida everyone flipped open their phones as soon as the wheels hit the ground. We rely on asynchronous and impersonal communication rather than just saying hello to one another.

Books can be conversation starters... "Hey I read Obama Nation as well, but I am voting for him," or "I love Chesterton's Father Brown, have you read all of them?"

I own a book from 1789 Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, it is a work of art - not in the sense that it is a painting or sculpture, but the idea that something was important enough to put all of the work required to make the paper, typeset, print, make the decorative end papers, calfskin binding and marbled covers. That is something worth treasuring and I will pass it along to my children in the hope that they will pass it along to theirs.

The Kindle will be in the rubbish heap in a few years after it breaks.

Submitted by birdie on October 27, 2008 - 12:06pm.

but we are COMPLETELY in agreement on this subject.

Submitted by effinglibrarian on October 27, 2008 - 9:54am.

I'd need to research how much Internet I can get for free... could I post to my blog from Kindle? Could I post here? Can I get a map to display? I bet those answers are, No.

So I would only get one if I figured out a way to get usable Internet for free. I don't think I would ever pay one penny more for any accessory or download.

Maybe some bunny or unicorn stickers so everyone knows it's mine.

Submitted by Bibliofuture on October 27, 2008 - 12:20pm.

That is why I do not buy paper books because they do not have free internet.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on December 22, 2008 - 10:10am.

Oprahs rich, maybe she'll give me one!?! or two even, c'mon ms winfrey - share the wealth share the deucation. Kindles come to africa i can see it now!!