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04-06-2011, 05:22 PM | #18 | |
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In all those two years I never spent money on other things as I had no chance to do so. They invited us to the cinema from time to time, we had parties there, had a salsa dance instructor... Same now with the reader. I do feel richer with it than ever before. I do get lots of books from the Singapore Library and stopped to spend on silly books. For me the reader is money well spent. |
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04-06-2011, 06:31 PM | #19 | |
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They also aren't factoring in the convenience of carrying a very large library in your (okay, moderately large) pocket. Or of being able to buy books while on-the-go. Or that e-books are (usually) quite a bit cheaper than DTB. Or the dictionary look-up. Or the ease of following footnote links to the footnote and back. And they certainly aren't including the coolness factor. |
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04-06-2011, 06:33 PM | #20 |
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I'm not surprised that sunglasses that expensive exist (or else, why make that claim in the commercial?). What kind of specialization is necessary for skiing sunglasses? (Hope I'm not taking the topic too far off. )
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04-06-2011, 08:09 PM | #22 |
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Now this I can agree with & was my first thought when I saw some of the commercials for Kindles. I would not try taking my kindle anywhere without a cover & certainly would not put it in my pocket. Wouldn't do that with my Sony 350 either.
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different colored lenses, vents, padded lenses, high impact resistant
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Even with a cover, there's a higher risk of damage in a pocket. Especially a back pocket. Take away the cover and the risk rises even more. So Amazon showing this is doing a disservice to customers.
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04-06-2011, 10:11 PM | #25 |
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don't forget your suspenders to back up your belt on your britches there
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My K3 has reservations for a week of camping at the beach Memorial Day. Glad this subject came up as it reminded me to order this from my wish list.
I'm getting it to protect from sand more than water since I won't be near the water with it. It will be nicer than my current Ziploc for the bath though. |
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04-07-2011, 12:18 AM | #29 | |
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Besides, if someone does put their Kindle into a back pocket and breaks it, it seems to me that Amazon's customer service has shown itself to be terrific about replacing broken Kindles. I / We get that you don't like Amazon and for some reason you find the Kindle deficient. Great! You have a Sony and like it. Again great! Maybe you missed the adage about "if you've got nothing good to say....."(and it doesn't end with "say it on the Kindle forum"!). |
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04-07-2011, 12:48 AM | #30 |
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I've got a Kindle 3. I love mine. But that doesn't mean that's a good commercial. They're obviously trying to show how portable and easy to take with you the Kindle is. Fair enough, but I think they're exaggerating. And the thing is, it's not like a car commercial. There's no obvious hyperbole involved. Frankly, I don't understand why they put such things in the commercial in the first place. Someone might, conceivably, put the Kindle in a drawer without a cover, but let their dog lick it? Put it in their back pocket? Those seem to be such odd use scenarios that I don't even know why they bothered. Tossing it on the bed, or accidentally getting cereal on it are at least things I could see happening, but the others almost seem like dares.
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