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washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:43 am

spenno wrote:

washing machine wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

If I got a Kindle it would be the Fire HD. Why not have it do other shit too?

That would just turn it into another distraction for me.

Exactly.

If I want to browse the web or check emails, I have my phone.

When I'm reading, I just want to read. The new Kindles don't even have audio anymore, but that's fine by me.

I'd rather have something to do one thing really well than a whole bunch of stuff only moderately well, y'know?

Oh, I know alright.

spenno · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:47 am

Re: chud

I don't know, I haven't done a direct comparison - but if it's anything like reading text from the Kindle app on my iPhone, I can't imagine it would be that great over an hour or two of dedicated reading.

The Kindle displays are meant to be much more like reading a physical book - plus there's the lack of distractions from other functions, which appeals to me (though perhaps not everyone). Maybe one of our proud Kindle owners can chime in on this point.

cutuphalfdead · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:49 am

I read for a few hours this morning with my kindle app on my phone. It didn't seem to bother me, especially with the screen slightly dimmed.

thodoks · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 pm **Posts:** 25134

spenno wrote:

The Kindle displays are meant to be much more like reading a physical book - plus there's the lack of distractions from other functions, which appeals to me (though perhaps not everyone). Maybe one of our proud Kindle owners can chime in on this point.

i can be a bit of a technophobe, but it's to the point now that i prefer reading on my kindle to reading a book. fatigue is a non-issue.

spenno · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:52 am

thodoks wrote:

spenno wrote:

The Kindle displays are meant to be much more like reading a physical book - plus there's the lack of distractions from other functions, which appeals to me (though perhaps not everyone). Maybe one of our proud Kindle owners can chime in on this point.

i can be a bit of a technophobe, but it's to the point now that i prefer reading on my kindle to reading a book

I sincerely hope I'll shortly be able to make a similar declaration.

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:52 am

What is it about the kindle experience that makes you prefer it over a book, thodoks?

cutuphalfdead · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:52 am

You know, after reading about the screen technology I'm starting to be sold on the dedicated e-reader Kindle as opposed to the Fire.

thodoks · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 pm **Posts:** 25134

washing machine wrote:

What is it about the kindle experience that makes you prefer it over a book, thodoks?

i find i'm much more able to be comfortable when i read the kindle because, unlike a book, i don't have to accommodate physical demands other than those of my own...that is, i can go hands-free or lean back in a chair, or whatever. it's just much easier to get to a place where i don't have to consider anything beyond whether the battery is charged, a good jazz record is on, and i have the proper beverage to accompany the proceedings

turned2black · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:56 am

I have only just started using it for reading books, but the Nexus 7 has been great so far...

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:58 am

thodoks wrote:

washing machine wrote:

What is it about the kindle experience that makes you prefer it over a book, thodoks?

i find i'm much more able to be comfortable when i read the kindle because, unlike a book, i don't have to accommodate physical demands other than those of my own...that is, i can go hands-free or lean back in a chair, or whatever. it's just much easier to get to a place where i don't have to consider anything beyond whether the battery is charged, a good jazz record is on, and i have the proper beverage to accompany the proceedings

I've never considered that. Huh.

knee tunes · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:58 am

Jack Gilbert--collected poems
Bob Hicok--This Clumsy Living
Daniel hall-Hermit with Landscape

thodoks · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 pm **Posts:** 25134

i mean, books can be unwieldy and uncooperative, you know?

Doug RR · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:00 am

washing machine wrote:

thodoks wrote:

washing machine wrote:

What is it about the kindle experience that makes you prefer it over a book, thodoks?

i find i'm much more able to be comfortable when i read the kindle because, unlike a book, i don't have to accommodate physical demands other than those of my own...that is, i can go hands-free or lean back in a chair, or whatever. it's just much easier to get to a place where i don't have to consider anything beyond whether the battery is charged, a good jazz record is on, and i have the proper beverage to accompany the proceedings

I've never considered that. Huh.

play that paul chambers album i posted for you in jazz

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:01 am

Doug RR wrote:

washing machine wrote:

thodoks wrote:

washing machine wrote:

What is it about the kindle experience that makes you prefer it over a book, thodoks?

i find i'm much more able to be comfortable when i read the kindle because, unlike a book, i don't have to accommodate physical demands other than those of my own...that is, i can go hands-free or lean back in a chair, or whatever. it's just much easier to get to a place where i don't have to consider anything beyond whether the battery is charged, a good jazz record is on, and i have the proper beverage to accompany the proceedings

I've never considered that. Huh.

play that paul chambers album i posted for you in jazz

I was wary of clicking that link. Looked like a virus.

Doug RR · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:02 am

washing machine wrote:

Doug RR wrote:

washing machine wrote:

thodoks wrote:

washing machine wrote:

What is it about the kindle experience that makes you prefer it over a book, thodoks?

i find i'm much more able to be comfortable when i read the kindle because, unlike a book, i don't have to accommodate physical demands other than those of my own...that is, i can go hands-free or lean back in a chair, or whatever. it's just much easier to get to a place where i don't have to consider anything beyond whether the battery is charged, a good jazz record is on, and i have the proper beverage to accompany the proceedings

I've never considered that. Huh.

play that paul chambers album i posted for you in jazz

I was wary of clicking that link. Looked like a virus.

sit back with brown liquor and listen

knee tunes · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:04 am

thodoks wrote:

i mean, books can be unwieldy and uncooperative, you know?

books are just crazy these days.

thodoks · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 pm **Posts:** 25134

washing machine wrote:

thodoks wrote:

washing machine wrote:

What is it about the kindle experience that makes you prefer it over a book, thodoks?

i find i'm much more able to be comfortable when i read the kindle because, unlike a book, i don't have to accommodate physical demands other than those of my own...that is, i can go hands-free or lean back in a chair, or whatever. it's just much easier to get to a place where i don't have to consider anything beyond whether the battery is charged, a good jazz record is on, and i have the proper beverage to accompany the proceedings

I've never considered that. Huh.

on another note, i find that saying something or making a point a conversant had never heard or considered to be one of life's most pleasant experiences

cutuphalfdead · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:07 am

thodoks wrote:

washing machine wrote:

thodoks wrote:

washing machine wrote:

What is it about the kindle experience that makes you prefer it over a book, thodoks?

i find i'm much more able to be comfortable when i read the kindle because, unlike a book, i don't have to accommodate physical demands other than those of my own...that is, i can go hands-free or lean back in a chair, or whatever. it's just much easier to get to a place where i don't have to consider anything beyond whether the battery is charged, a good jazz record is on, and i have the proper beverage to accompany the proceedings

I've never considered that. Huh.

on another note, i find that saying something or making a point a conversant had never heard or considered to be one of life's most pleasant experiences

Fucking of course you do.

thodoks · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 pm **Posts:** 25134

cutuphalfdead wrote:

thodoks wrote:

washing machine wrote:

thodoks wrote:

washing machine wrote:

What is it about the kindle experience that makes you prefer it over a book, thodoks?

i find i'm much more able to be comfortable when i read the kindle because, unlike a book, i don't have to accommodate physical demands other than those of my own...that is, i can go hands-free or lean back in a chair, or whatever. it's just much easier to get to a place where i don't have to consider anything beyond whether the battery is charged, a good jazz record is on, and i have the proper beverage to accompany the proceedings

I've never considered that. Huh.

on another note, i find that saying something or making a point a conversant had never heard or considered to be one of life's most pleasant experiences

Fucking of course you do.

it takes a big man to slag another on the internet

washing machine · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:09 am

What's the latest that you guys have ever stayed up with a book?

What books have you recently acquired?

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