Kindle

[thalbergmad]

OK, I got one of these contraptions for my birthday. What the hell am I supposed to do with it, I mean what is the bloody point of all these buttons. Is it not easier just to buy a book?

What a thoroughly daft invention.

Thal

[starlady]

Please don't insult Kindles!  Mine has kept me sane on many long airplane trips.   --s.

[gerryjay]

kindle is just what it mean to be: a giant portable library. especially, it prevents me of printing every single book or score that i find. mother nature is probably glad...

[Bob]

I think you can check out books from the library now with them.  They disappear from the device once the due date is up.

Can those view pdf files too?

Otherwise, buy books of course.  I heard e-books outsold print on Amazon recently.  I think that was the story.

[cygnusdei]

I don't mind keeping it for you.

[williampiano]

I was searching for a sheet music book today when I found the book on amazon.com. Strangely enough, it said there was a kindle version of it. Are they that big that you can use them for sheet music too? Anyone familiar with this?

[Bob]

I've seen a "foot mouse" pedal thing that is supposed to let you move around on a pdf file. 

[jesc]

I was searching for a sheet music book today when I found the book on amazon.com. Strangely enough, it said there was a kindle version of it. Are they that big that you can use them for sheet music too? Anyone familiar with this?

I have iPad 2 instead of kindle. When I was in some sort of hurry and didn't have time to print out the digital music sheet, I remember being forced to sight read it off my iPad (happened once or twice not more).

IMO it's a bit awkward playing it off a tablet. Probalby not the best since my iPad doesn't have music sheets on it any longer, only research papers from journals.

But it's very handy, I have dozens of research papers on my iPad that need not be printed. Also, quite a number of textbooks all available via a tiny tablet. That's the most important use I have for a tablet right now... well there's the tablet acting as a portable chess opponent. Outside that, TBH I'll have a problem recommending it.

[Derek]

OK, I got one of these contraptions for my birthday. What the hell am I supposed to do with it, I mean what is the bloody point of all these buttons. Is it not easier just to buy a book?

What a thoroughly daft invention.

Thal

The piano has WAY more buttons. I don't buy that as a negative aspect of the kindle. BTW, have you tried the app called aVia Media Player? I have heard good things about it.

[thalbergmad]

6 months after my initial post, I have changed my mind.

Read 30 books at a cost of 0

thal

[countrymath]

Thal! You´re back!   

I´ve been thinking on buying a Kindle too...

Is the screen black and white only? Is it large enought to read books? How much the batteries last?

[49410enrique]

you can dowload kindle versions of sheet music to it and use it as a digital music stand/lyre? turning pages should be an interesting task i imagine.