epub is the future. Kindle can’t do epub.

http://idpf.org/

James isn’t there some device that allows the cell service to come in over the DSL and be picked up by a cell phone – and hence by Kindle?

Can the Kindle books be downloaded to the pc and then to usb to the kindle? Can i interact with for example wiki with the usb connected to the PC?

BTW, Sony did the Kindle first:

http://www.makezine.com/extras/50.html

See all those buttons?

And this was in gadget-mad Japan.

FAIL!

No, you must have signal coverage to use this.

Is there a way to get the evdo signal when i am out of normal cell range? I recall somewhere here a note abut being able to add a piece of hardware to the dsl router that put out a cellphone signal. Would that work?

Oh yeah, one more thing (the Colombo Moment!) — the Kindle uses the *original* version of eInk, not the improved VizPlex the latest Sony Reader has. Believe me, there is a difference between the two! It should be renamed the the KinDULL for that.

Well, I’m glad I had no desire to buy one. Seeing that video confirmed to me that it really can’t be held like a *book* with all that damned buttonage all over the place (hey, they missed the back!!).

Yeah, the wireless is a nice feature and not needing a PC will appeal to some people. But I think all of you using it to access the web are going to be in for shocks. You’ll wind up with charges.

I’ll keep my Sony Reader lust, thank you.

I haven’t had a crash yet. Hope that isn’t common.

The side buttons aren’t a problem for me when reading, and I read with it in the case all the time. Haven’t taken it out yet. However I do have a problem with them being hit when the case is shut and I’m either carrying it or it’s in a bag or something.

Is there any way to lock all keys so that I don’t have to turn it off every time I’m done with it.

Location codes are only useful for communicating an absolute position inside Kindle content.

They are useful though, I used them this morning to report a Kindle crash that occurred whilst reading a Kindle ebook purchased from Amazon.

I did discover the Kindle is like a cat. If it has an accident it pretends like nothing happened.

Can someone please explain to me how the page numbers work? I don’t understand it it says like 2071-89, then 109-13. I have no idea how to tell how many pages I’ve read or what page of the book I am on.

Man, I cannot deal with this at home. DLed the FLV, converted it to AVI, and plopped it on the SD in my LifeDrive. I will watch it on tonight’s ferry trip. This way, I can just jump overboard if need be.

But death won’t release you, jk! I’ll haunt you!! Bwahahahaha!

My fiendetry is being honed to a fine edge.

I had to stop watching about ten seconds in. That self-satisfied grin is too much to take!!!

What a fiend!!

(I’ll come back later after I’ve downed some tranks…)

So far I’m digging it…But yeah I wish they had set the buttons back. No one is going to be able to make a snug case for it and, as you said, it’s very easy to hit them accidentally.

James… Thank you for getting your hands on one of these and providing us with such a thorough look so soon. All the quality that we’ve come to expect.

My concern about these devices is how comfortable they are to read on. I was an early adopter of the Sony line, and ended up feeling like reading on the devices for many hours a week became very uncomfortable. In the real world I prefer to read a full-size hard cover book rather than a reduced size paper back. FOR ME, using these readers is a lot like trying to use an OQO as my primary computer. I could, and I wouldn’t enjoy it for any serious duration.

Remember, you’re an early adopter too. It’s OK to make a stink in your pants if/when Amazon lops a third of the price off in a couple of months (or weeks), but that’s NOT something we want to hear about.