Comments on: Kindle Buyers Beware http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/kindle_buyers_beware/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:13:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: another matt http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/kindle_buyers_beware/comment-page-1/#comment-1023086 another matt Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:46:34 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=34839#comment-1023086 Actually, I am guessing that the real appeal of a Kindle is the convenience of being able to connect directly to Amazon's site and download books. Otherwise, I would assume users would opt for the less expensive Sony Librie which seems to be more PDF friendly. Actually, I am guessing that the real appeal of a Kindle is the convenience of being able to connect directly to Amazon's site and download books. Otherwise, I would assume users would opt for the less expensive Sony Librie which seems to be more PDF friendly.

]]> By: Triumph http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/kindle_buyers_beware/comment-page-1/#comment-1022967 Triumph Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:53:16 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=34839#comment-1022967 This is the reason to go open-source as much as possible. My main beef with the Kindle is its inability to read .pdf files! Given the fact that .pdf is the one of the most ubiquitous type of electronic document files, it is pretty lame that they not include that functionality. I recognize that the Kindle's appeal is its screen and rendering of words; but there is really no reason that in 21st century America we can't have a decent portable .pdf reader! This is the reason to go open-source as much as possible.

My main beef with the Kindle is its inability to read .pdf files!

Given the fact that .pdf is the one of the most ubiquitous type of electronic document files, it is pretty lame that they not include that functionality.

I recognize that the Kindle's appeal is its screen and rendering of words; but there is really no reason that in 21st century America we can't have a decent portable .pdf reader!

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