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Reading the New York Times On a Kindle 2

reifman links to his thorough and thoughtful review of the experience of reading a newspaper on the Kindle 2. "I've been eager to try The New York Times on the Kindle 2; here's my review with a basic video walk-through and screenshots. I give the Kindle 2 version of The Times a B. Software updates could bring it up to an A-. Kindle designers should have learned more from the iPhone 3G. Unfortunately, my Kindle display scratched less than 24 hours after it arrived. As I detail in the review, Amazon customer service was not very accommodating. Is it my fault — or will Kindle 2 evolve into an Apple 1G Nano-like $22.5M settlement? You can read about Hearst's e-reader for newspapers from earlier today on Slashdot."

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  1. Re:Scratching is a valid form of artistic expressi by Renraku · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't see this as an issue, or I would have returned my cat.

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    Job? I don't have time to get a job! Who will sit around and bitch about being broke and unemployed then?
  2. Re:Free content and pay by the page. by shoemilk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Also, people should be able to pay by the page for content rather than buy the book. Just like paying for songs instead of albums, this is the future of reading.

    Are you serious? What sort of sick demented world do you live in? Why would someone want to buy one page unless it were for a sample, which is usually given out free?

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