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Wednesday, February 03, 2010Books: Kith and KindleDuring the week that Amazon got into a feud with Macmillan (fragging Macmillan’s authors in the process) and Apple introduced the iPad, I finally received my Kindle. Once again demonstrating the flawless timing that has made Keenans valued participants in ballroom dances, cavalry raids and open mic nights throughout history. Labels: Books, Miscellaneous 5 Comments:
Check out Munseys.com and take a look at the free downloads. Several Gold Medal titles. An Orrie Hitt book. Other good stuff. Free.
Munseys released the version of Solomon's Vineyard I bought. I'd rather pay 99 cents for a Kindle edition than read it on my laptop for free.
Great piece, Vince. I'm thusfar unconvinced by e-readers if only because I have too many gadgets weighing me down already. And, I'll admit, I like the feel of turning pages. I like books as objects--but I'm fascinated by the idea of the Kindle adn I have a strong hunch that it, or something like it, will be a substantial force in the book market to come. Thanks for writing on this.
The library is no longer carrying all of your weight for free so you've broken down and 'allowed the serpent of copyright into your garden'....I'm wondering...Do you ever think about contributing to the authors who live on their royalties when getting all this nonstop entertainment and information or is it only about getting stuff free/cheap and avoiding 'copyright'
I normally don't respond to anonymous comments, but there's something about your churlishness I find irresistible. Ragging on library use?
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I read a ridiculous number of books per year. Click around this site for proof. I buy as many of these books as I can. The rest I check out of the library, a public institution I contribute to financially and which in turn contributes to author royalties. An imperfect solution, I admit. The perfect solution would be for me to have limitless amounts of both income and space, something I am working on. Buying a Kindle means I will be contributing even more to author royalties. That's one of the reasons I ponied up for it. The copyright reference has nothing to do with library books and is related to Amazon's licensing agreement in regards to material purchased for the Kindle. An issue I first read about ... in a library.
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