Comments on: Kindling

By: Tammy Schindel

Tammy Schindel — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:55:41 +0000

still can’t use your highlighters though…

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:36:01 +0000

Brian, the limiting of exporting text via highlights is publisher-dependent: for some publishers, you can’t view highlighted text on the kindle.amazon web mirror of Kindle notes and highlights or in the My Clippings txt file on the Kindle. However, I have only seen this happen with one book that I purchased from Amazon (somewhat ironically, it was Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale).

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:17:09 +0000

I have a question: does the Kindle make cataloging quotes easier? I would love to be able to export highlighted portions of books into searchable databases, but I’ve heard, not confirmed, the Kindle limits the amount of text one can export.

By: Jennifer, Snapshot

Jennifer, Snapshot — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:54:44 +0000

I like my Kindle2, but don’t use it as much as I would like — mostly because most of the books I read are sent to me by publishers.

But yes, especially for this project, the savings in the price of books will definitely make it worth your while.

I actually love reading on it. It’s so light and easy to hold, unlike a “real” book. I agree about the highlighting issue, and I’m trying to read Unpacking Forgiveness on mine now (recommended by you), and I do usually mark up my Christian discipleship type of books, so I’m having to get used to using the highlight feature on the Kindle, which I actually think I might like more, since I can type in notes.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:08:28 +0000

James,

The Nook’s claim of a “greater selection” of books include a large amount of public domain texted culled from Google; B&N has not disclosed just how many of their books are public domain.

At the end of the day, B&N and Amazon have very similar book selection, especially when it comes to recent releases. I cast my lot with Amazon (purchased a Kindle 2 last summer) and I’ve been quite pleased with both the device and Amazon’s customer service.

By: Tim Challies

Tim Challies — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:24:53 +0000

Suzanne – You can increase font size on the regular Kindle, too. To answer your question, I’ve never found it a problem to spend hours reading and to get lost in a book while using Kindle. It is still a different experience from turning paper pages, but not so different that it cannot be immersive.

As for the Nook, it is not available in Canada so I have not yet been able to try one out. Al Mohler has promised a review so maybe I’ll link to that when he has it ready to go.

By: suzanne

suzanne — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:50:04 +0000

I have been going back and forth on whether to buy a kindle-dx, in part for the ability to increase the font size since my poor eyes can no longer read small print easily.

But I’d like to ask you: how is the kindle for reading for long periods, say getting lost in a good book for a few hours? Is it easy on the eyes? Is the reading experience similar to the pleasant immersion in a regular book?

By: debbi

debbi — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:24:44 +0000

I would like to know others views on the Nook as well! It seems it will offer some ‘extras’ while in a Barnes and Noble too.

By: James Corona

James Corona — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:23:48 +0000

What do you think about the Barnes and Noble Nook, which I hear has a considerable larger selection of books to download?

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:14:22 +0000

I LOVE my Kindle! I’ve read more since I got it in May than I have in years. I’m currently carrying around 100 or so books and I’ve only paid for about 1/3 of them. I’ve downloaded many free from the Amazon bookstore and not one of them is a public domain book. It’s more than paid for itself and I have the convenience of reading my book of choice in about a minute. I haven’t read a DTB since I got it.