Comments on: At long last http://clubtroppo.com.au/2009/10/07/at-long-last/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:36:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jacques Chester http://clubtroppo.com.au/2009/10/07/at-long-last/#comment-360627 Jacques Chester Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:23:02 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=9459#comment-360627 Rafe -- I added a link to the original article which should let you order one. Nick -- if Apple produce a reading tablet using an e-ink screen I might think about it. But right now Amazon have the same kind of device-store integration that Apple enjoys with itunes, and that will be hard to beat. Rafe — I added a link to the original article which should let you order one.

Nick — if Apple produce a reading tablet using an e-ink screen I might think about it. But right now Amazon have the same kind of device-store integration that Apple enjoys with itunes, and that will be hard to beat.

]]> By: James A http://clubtroppo.com.au/2009/10/07/at-long-last/#comment-360626 James A Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:49:37 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=9459#comment-360626 Nicholas: You can take notes with the Kindle, in fact a student whose copy of 1984 were deleted sued Amazon because it took his notes on it for an assignment with it. Nicholas: You can take notes with the Kindle, in fact a student whose copy of 1984 were deleted sued Amazon because it took his notes on it for an assignment with it.

]]> By: James A http://clubtroppo.com.au/2009/10/07/at-long-last/#comment-360625 James A Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:17:20 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=9459#comment-360625 Maybe this will make the argy-bargy about parallel import for books irrelevant. One interesting thing I found out reading <a href="http://www.accelerando.org/" rel="nofollow">Charlie Stross' blog</a> is there's (at least) 3 markets for book rights - the US, UK and most other English speaking places, Australia/NZ, and that authors can often make more selling their rights separately in each market rather than worldwide. Maybe this will make the argy-bargy about parallel import for books irrelevant. One interesting thing I found out reading Charlie Stross’ blog is there’s (at least) 3 markets for book rights – the US, UK and most other English speaking places, Australia/NZ, and that authors can often make more selling their rights separately in each market rather than worldwide.

]]> By: Nicholas Gruen http://clubtroppo.com.au/2009/10/07/at-long-last/#comment-360623 Nicholas Gruen Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:30:21 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=9459#comment-360623 They worry me Kindles. I write on books when I read them. (In pencil of course). Can you do the equivalent? Can you cut and paste some of the text? I expect there's a lot locked down about what you get that may irritate me. I have seen them and don't much like the screen or the old 1984 Mac type typeface - not nearly as nice as (say) an iPhone interface. So I'm hoping that this rumoured Apple Tablet will knock my socks off and just beg me to go out and buy it. Still Kindle's are cheap, so I can feel a Christmas present coming on. They worry me Kindles. I write on books when I read them. (In pencil of course). Can you do the equivalent? Can you cut and paste some of the text? I expect there’s a lot locked down about what you get that may irritate me. I have seen them and don’t much like the screen or the old 1984 Mac type typeface – not nearly as nice as (say) an iPhone interface.

So I’m hoping that this rumoured Apple Tablet will knock my socks off and just beg me to go out and buy it.

Still Kindle’s are cheap, so I can feel a Christmas present coming on.

]]> By: Rafe Champion http://clubtroppo.com.au/2009/10/07/at-long-last/#comment-360617 Rafe Champion Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:20:23 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=9459#comment-360617 What is going on Jacques, they refused to take my order! What is going on Jacques, they refused to take my order!

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