Amazon Kindle

[Bouncy Castle]

Also bear in mind (viz the price) that downloaded books like Amazon/Kindle are subject to VAT, whereas ordinary books are not.

I have several pTerry books on my Kindle, but only because I have no space to store physical books, and my friend, Mary, who I always loan books to (and vice versa) I don't think is too worried if she doesn't get to read them.

 

[Katblossom]

I'm getting a Kindle soon, mainly because of the physical space issue. I have a lot of books and it sounds wonderful to have a whole collection in your hand. Also I think with Amazon you get some good deals with it. Nothing beats a physical hardback though I must say, especially for gifts as its such a lovely object. I bought the Caitlin Moran book on my partner's ipad - How to be a Woman (hilarious), then had to get the physical book (mainly to lend out).

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Don't let Pip know you're getting a Kindle. To him they are the invention of the Devil!

 

[pip]

Back Vile Demon. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

 

[Katblossom]

Lol think of it this way - a library in your handbag!

 

[Bouncy Castle]

I know that. You know that, but Pip is a boy and therefore doesn't have a handbag!

 

[pip]

Plus I'm strong enough to carry a few books around.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

And all Harry's stuff too? You big, butch, thing you!

 

[pip]

Harry's stuff takes a crazy amount of planning to sort. But I do the manly thing and struggle with way more than I should carry because that's what we do.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

She had a Caesarean you know?

 

[Tonyblack]

Harry's stuff takes a crazy amount of planning to sort. But I do the manly thing and struggle with way more than I should carry because that's what we do.

I suspect the scene in Carpe Jugulum where Magrat is packing the baby's things, makes a lot more sense to you now.

 

[pip]

Sounds like they went light.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Yep they should have bought a kindle pip. :whistle: :whistle:

 

[Lucky]

Boah all these modern stuf.. I like paper! And dust!

 

[=Tamar]

You can also get a free Kindle app download to read on your computer from Amazon easy to download and use .
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html ... ad_mkt_lnd

Buy Once, Read Everywhere: You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer.

"major" computers... But does it work with Linux?

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

You can also get a free Kindle app download to read on your computer from Amazon easy to download and use .
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html ... ad_mkt_lnd

Buy Once, Read Everywhere: You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer.

"major" computers... But does it work with Linux?

NO

 

[Lucky]

Yeah.. nobody

 

[Tonyblack]

I was thinking today that it would be a great idea if Amazon offered Kindle owners a free download of the book when they bought the hardback. I'd be quite happy to buy a new Pratchett hardback from them if I could also load that book to a Kindle.

 

[pip]

Something like they do for a lot of film releases these days were you get the dvd bluray and digital version in one. But never gonna happen with amazon.

 

[raisindot]

That's a great idea. The reason why DVDs/Blue Rays sometimes come with digital downloads is because the studio allows this to happen--has nothing to do with the retailer. For this to happen with books, the publisher would have to agree to a combination hardcover/e-book deal, and somehow compensate distributors like Amazon. Since there are many more publishers than movie studios, the process would probably be ad hoc. I do see this happening. I would bet that Barnes and Noble starts doing this soon to boost sales of the Nook, which is fast becoming the betamax of the e-book world.