[Rhodes22-list] Kindle versus Sony Touch Reader, Experience?

Mon Dec 21 13:06:05 EST 2009

Art,

There's really not much editing I've done on the Kindle; in fact I'm not
real sure you can.  I have done the opposite, transferred a doc I needed for
reference to the Kindle from my PC.  That's easy and can be handled either
via wireless (Sprint's 3G network) for a small fee to Amazon or free via
USB.  In both cases the doc is emailed to your Kindle through Amazon and is
"tranmorgrified" into a Kindle doc.  It is a one way trip though.

The Kindle won't replace any of my computers for editing docs, but it has
replaced them in terms of reading a doc or referencing a doc while I work on
something else (maybe even the doc itself).

I think of the Kindle as a reading device first and foremost with limited,
albeit very handy, access to Web info.  The more reading oriented that Web
info is (like m.ccn.com) the better suited the Kindle is for accessing it. 
It's not ideal for looking at the weather radar (it's grayscale and doesn't
do the time lapse animation), but it's so handy that I still use it for
that.  Though I must admit, I got a Droid the other day and it may be my
quick look at the weather device instead.  But the Droid will not replace my
Kindle for reading.

Mike

Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
> 
> Mike,
> 
> There is some email conversion required in order translate into the Kindle
> format.  Do you ever use this feature.  Do you know if you can create a
> document on the Kindle, then transfer it into a .doc via USB or send as an
> email?  Although limited this almost starts to act like a computer. 
> Thanks for the feedback - this seems much more credible than the Sony at
> this point.
> 
> Art
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Mike Cheung <mikecheung at att.net>
>>Sent: Dec 20, 2009 8:55 PM
>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Kindle versus Sony Touch Reader, Experience?
>>
>>
>>Art,
>>
>>That's the same one I got, the second generation of the smaller Kindle. 
>>It's a great box and, yes, web access is "free"; actually I think of it
more
>>as "prepaid".  It's not such a good web surfing box that Amazon risks
anyone
>>using it that way, but it works about as well as any mobile device and
>>better than most because of the increase screen area.  I keep the local
>>weather radar on a bookmark so I can quickly take a look see.  That works
>>even 5 miles offshore of Cleveland.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
>>> 
>>> Mike,
>>> 
>>> I ordered the 6" diag model, not the larger one.  You can access the web
>>> without an additional account subscription and related costs?
>>> 
>>> I really appreciate the feedback from you and the other skippers, Mike
>>> 
>>> Art
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Mike Cheung <mikecheung at att.net>
>>>>Sent: Dec 19, 2009 1:25 PM
>>>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Kindle versus Sony Touch Reader,
Experience?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Art probably got plenty of worthwhile replies .... to add my $0.02 ....
>>I've
>>>>had a Kindle since rev2 came out and love the darn thing.  I'm a
habitual
>>>>reader and can say that 95+% of my reading has migrated to the Kindle. 
>>Got
>>>>one for my wife within two months of getting mine.  With the wireless
web
>>>>access I can use it to keep track of nasty weather out on the sailboat,
>>too.
>>>>
>>>>As Art notes, it takes up little room, so it's perfect for a boat.  It
is
>>>>bright daylight readable, also perfect for a boat.  It runs for days so
>>for
>>>>anything short of a week cruise I don't even bring the charger.  If I
did
>>>>have to charge it, the R22's electrical system is more than equal to the
>>>>task w/o even breaking a sweat.  
>>>>
>>>>Only minor downside is that since it has no backlighting of it's own you
>>do
>>>>need to have the cabin lights on for nightime reading.  I've changed
>>>>Muireann over to LED cabin lighting so I'm not worried about that
either.
>>>>
>>>>Sure, someday there'll be a better tablet, but this thing is very well
>>>>optimized for it's stated purpose, being a reading platform.  I think
>>other
>>>>than the cost getting driven down over time, Kindle's may be here to
stay.
>>>>
>>>>Mike Cheung, s/v Muireann
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> All,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Has anyone had experience or working knowledge with these electronic
>>>>> readers?  It could be a nice advantage for having books available in a
>>>>> setting with very limited space, like on a sailboat away from home or
>>>>> the
>>>>> convenience of libraries.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Art
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>>>>
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>>>>Mike Cheung
>>>>s/v Muireann 1993/2008 Rhodes 22
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