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Re: With Oprah’s endorsement, Kindle goes mainstream

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Re: With Oprah’s endorsement, Kindle goes mainstream

Errol Lincoln Uys — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:28:56 -0000

As an editor and writer who saw his first published story set in hot metal, I marvel at Amazon's Kindle reader and its role in the future of the "printed" word.

I'm thrilled to see Oprah endorse Kindle!

No traditional book can offer the interactive platform I've created for the Kindle edition of my novel Brazil or open the door to actively sharing the magic that goes into the making of a monumental novel.

I've linked the e-text to an online guide with more than 200 images and illustrations, providing an indispensable companion on a fictional journey through five hundred years of Brazilian history. Plus my working notes and journals kept on a 20,000 kilometer trek through that vast land.

You can preview the guide at my website: http://www.erroluys.com

Were Gutenberg here to see the Kindle, he would have one word to say: "Bravo!"

Re: With Oprah’s endorsement, Kindle goes mainstream

Anthony Ha — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:38:12 -0000

Huh, well I have used my iPhone to do minor edits and rewrites, so I suppose it's not impossible.

Re: With Oprah’s endorsement, Kindle goes mainstream

Anthony Ha — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:36:25 -0000

Hey, that's good to hear. I've had a couple instances where people have actively mocked me for carrying a giant book around, so maybe I should think about switching over too ...

Re: With Oprah’s endorsement, Kindle goes mainstream

Anthony Ha — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:35:39 -0000

The Kindle is good for the environment if it actually reduces purchases of physical books, but the statistics that Jeff Bezos cites make it sound like that isn't happening. Unless I'm missing something ...

Re: With Oprah’s endorsement, Kindle goes mainstream

evbart — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:12:08 -0000

Yeah, the Kindle is great. Its hard to go back to books after you read on the Kindle.

Not only is the Kindle interesting from the reading and publishing perspective, I also think its a great form factor. I could see this as a primary blogging device, with a few improvements.

Wrote about it in more depth here:
http://lifeinlists.com/2008...

Re: With Oprah’s endorsement, Kindle goes mainstream

Chris — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:48:52 -0000

I love my Kindle!! I know I'm supposed to hate the DRM, but as Oprah says, its a life changing device for me. I have 40 minute train commute each day, so I can shuffle between a couple of books during that time and never have to worry about having something to read. On vacation (or business travel), it was a godsend.

I can easily say I read more (and better stuff since I'm cheap and project Guttenberg contains mostly classics) since getting the Kindle

Re: With Oprah’s endorsement, Kindle goes mainstream

Alexis Morgan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:07:37 -0000

AHH....THE POWER OF OPRAH !
Oprah is great. She plugged Obama when it mattered. She plugged the Power of Now, and my mother found new life (I mean that in a nice way) . And now she's plugging kindle, which is very good for the environment. Peronally, I read a lot of lengthy research reports, and can't stand to look at the screen that long, so I .... gasp... print them out. Bad, bad, bad. I know. So here's to Oprah and her good sense! And here's hoping she starts plugging greentech/cleantech projects in the coming months/years. In the interim, may I suggest checking out: http://www.greentechmedia.com/ The future is now.

A Morgan