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"I certainly never write a review about a book I don't think worth reviewing, a flat-out bad book, unless it's an enormously fashionable bad book." -- says, John Gardner in Conversations with John Gardner Quoted from 'Dictionary of Library and Information Science Quotations' Edited by Mohamed Taher & L S Ramaiah. ISBN: 8185689423 (New Delhi , Aditya, 1994) p.150. Available @ Amazon.com
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Amazon's Kindle (genre: e-book reader)
To be able to read you need literacy, information and a medium. Amazon facilitates all of the above. Let's stick to information (message) and medium (electronic book reader), i.e., Amazon's Kindle. The good news is, Kindle, is now available in Canada (it was US exclusive wireless e-book reader). In the following is a quick glance of the product: Pros:
You don't need a computer or a connecting device - standalone, mobile via 3G wireless
Built-in keyboard -- helps in search, browse, notes, and navigation (back, forward, main home page)
Handy and light weight - just as holding a magazine
Lot of variety - Over 350,000 books plus newspapers, magazines, and blogs Cons:
Pricey, starting @ $299 (No free Internet + taxes, if you are in Canada, for instance)
Wireless utility not available globally (i.e, outside US & Canada)
Akbani Informatics: A full-service
consultancy for training, and information management. For Information services,
Research, Content management, Training, Human Resources, Helpful Advice & Related
Services
Available @ Amazon.com
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