I'm not looking for a $1 book by any means. $10-20 is reasonable. I think it's unreasonable to expect a $45 charge for an ebook (some exceptions for highly technical or textbooks).
We use the Kindle Fire primarily for children's books for my child. There are lots of free ones out there, so she's never bored. The problem is that stupid bug where the books are blank after download (sometimes they don't go blank until a few days after install). I've spent hours with support on email and chat trying to figure it out, and it always ends up back with "factory reset" and redownload everything.
WHEN it works, it's great - especially the interactive books. I love it for the tech books - I can search and highlight. I like it for magazines - less waste. I like it for my text books at school.
For 'fun reading', I'm still stuck on plain old dead-tree versions of books.
There's a good use for the tablets for reading. There's a good use for the books, too. Don't be so hasty to disregard the tablets (well, once they work regularly, that is).
Pricing structure needs adaptation, too. There is no reason for the Kindle version to cost the same as the dead tree version.
Ah, but guns are not the issue here. Take them away, or give one to everyone in the nation, and we're still left with the same problems.
It's that person standing behind the gun, pulling the trigger that is the problem. It's been discussed over and over on news shows these past few days discussing "What could have been done?" "What was wrong with the parents?"......
True, where were the parents while all the glass breaking and sawing was going on the garage? But asking about where the parents were now isn't the issue. Ask where the parents were while the child was growing up. Why didn't those kids understand the real value and impact of taking a human life?
And as far as the kids being labeled "geeks" and "nerds," I remember high school (hell it was only 4 years ago). I was a geek and I'm sure there's a lot of you who were the same way. I was picked on, taunted, etc. Yeah, it affected me. Of course it affected me. Would I bring ammunition to school with me to take care of the ones who picked on me? No! Why? I don't know. It's instilled in me to not do such a thing. Maybe it was just instilled in them to get ultra-violent?
This is a horrible, horrible thing to have to deal with and try to face and try to realize this will probably happen more often. Copycats are already out there. A Jr. High School yesterday in Eagan, MN, where my niece goes to school, had a bomb threat. Some kid left a note in another kids locker saying there were bombs ready to go off and cause destruction just like what happened in Colorado.
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I'm not looking for a $1 book by any means. $10-20 is reasonable. I think it's unreasonable to expect a $45 charge for an ebook (some exceptions for highly technical or textbooks).
We use the Kindle Fire primarily for children's books for my child. There are lots of free ones out there, so she's never bored. The problem is that stupid bug where the books are blank after download (sometimes they don't go blank until a few days after install). I've spent hours with support on email and chat trying to figure it out, and it always ends up back with "factory reset" and redownload everything.
WHEN it works, it's great - especially the interactive books. I love it for the tech books - I can search and highlight. I like it for magazines - less waste. I like it for my text books at school.
For 'fun reading', I'm still stuck on plain old dead-tree versions of books.
There's a good use for the tablets for reading. There's a good use for the books, too. Don't be so hasty to disregard the tablets (well, once they work regularly, that is).
Pricing structure needs adaptation, too. There is no reason for the Kindle version to cost the same as the dead tree version.
It's that person standing behind the gun, pulling the trigger that is the problem. It's been discussed over and over on news shows these past few days discussing "What could have been done?" "What was wrong with the parents?" ......
True, where were the parents while all the glass breaking and sawing was going on the garage? But asking about where the parents were now isn't the issue. Ask where the parents were while the child was growing up. Why didn't those kids understand the real value and impact of taking a human life?
And as far as the kids being labeled "geeks" and "nerds," I remember high school (hell it was only 4 years ago). I was a geek and I'm sure there's a lot of you who were the same way. I was picked on, taunted, etc. Yeah, it affected me. Of course it affected me. Would I bring ammunition to school with me to take care of the ones who picked on me? No! Why? I don't know. It's instilled in me to not do such a thing. Maybe it was just instilled in them to get ultra-violent?
This is a horrible, horrible thing to have to deal with and try to face and try to realize this will probably happen more often. Copycats are already out there. A Jr. High School yesterday in Eagan, MN, where my niece goes to school, had a bomb threat. Some kid left a note in another kids locker saying there were bombs ready to go off and cause destruction just like what happened in Colorado.
KaraMouse
Dang, you beat me!
Here's the keyboard:
http://www2.inpace.com/flexi.html
karamouse
For those who live in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area and missed seeing it on ET yesterday:
This morning (3/12) on channel 11's news they played the trailer and showed a small clip of some people spazzing out about wanting to see the movie.
They said they'd be showing it at 5, 6, and 10 tonight, too.
Karen
karamouse@rocketmail.com