[clug] Using Kindle?

[rodryan]

Have you seen the Touch Book
http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/gallery_video2.htm
Rod Ryan

On 13/03/10 08:09, Felix Karpfen wrote:
> I have recently received a notification from Amazon that alerted me to
> the existence of Kindle  (http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Reading-Display-
> International-Generation/dp/B0015T963C/ref=pe_14474820_txt_2/#).
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> The (dutifully-explored) URL includes the following paragraph:
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> Global Coverage: Enjoy 3G wireless coverage at home or abroad in over 100
> countries. See details. *Check wireless coverage map.*
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> The flagged link does not work; it sends me back to the above-quoted URL.
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> I would therefore welcome comments from CLUG members who have explored
> what Kindle has to offer.  And are there competitors to Kindle, that
> warrant a look before I put my money down?
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> The following additional info is relevant to my queries:
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> I like reading text on a desktop-computer screen (and feel virtuous about
> saving trees).  I have no interest in portable<telephones|computers|
> libraries>.
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> Felix Karpfen
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