Comments on: Jason Pinter on Why the Digital Revolution is Missing the Big Picture http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/jason-pinter-on-why-the-digital-revolution-is-missing-the-big-picture/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:56:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve Jordan http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/jason-pinter-on-why-the-digital-revolution-is-missing-the-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1146221 Steve Jordan Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:33:04 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=29881#comment-1146221 That's only because there are so many people in America with enough disposable income to <del datetime="2009-10-03T13:33:44+00:00">blow</del> spend on such a device. Besides, the Kindle is not being sold on its beauty... it's being sold on its ability to snag content from Amazon.com on-the-fly. Instant access to mounds of content: That's Kindle's value... for as long as they're the only ones holding it... and why (a relatively small number of) Americans buy it. (BTW: If you check, you'll see that Huffpo's pulled the article because they put it up early by accident. Professionals... <i>bah</i>.) That’s only because there are so many people in America with enough disposable income to blow spend on such a device. Besides, the Kindle is not being sold on its beauty… it’s being sold on its ability to snag content from Amazon.com on-the-fly. Instant access to mounds of content: That’s Kindle’s value… for as long as they’re the only ones holding it… and why (a relatively small number of) Americans buy it.

(BTW: If you check, you’ll see that Huffpo’s pulled the article because they put it up early by accident. Professionals… bah.)

]]> By: Martin http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/jason-pinter-on-why-the-digital-revolution-is-missing-the-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1146130 Martin Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:35:41 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=29881#comment-1146130 The advertising is an accurate representation of the style and design quality of the product. Only in the USA would something looking like the Kindle have a market. The advertising is an accurate representation of the style and design quality of the product. Only in the USA would something looking like the Kindle have a market.

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