Comments on: College textbooks on Kindle = no brainer for brains http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/06/28/college-textbooks-on-kindle-no-brainer-for-brains/ Web producer, writer, online media cultist. That's how I roll. Thu, 24 May 2012 14:31:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Online Media Cultist | Ten Holiday Gifts for Online Media Cultists http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/06/28/college-textbooks-on-kindle-no-brainer-for-brains/comment-page-1/#comment-1829 Online Media Cultist | Ten Holiday Gifts for Online Media Cultists Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:33:41 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/06/28/college-textbooks-on-kindle-no-brainer-for-brains/#comment-1829 [...] Amazon Kindle I’m a huge fan of the Kindle. It brings a bookstore to your fingertips, allowing you to browse and download free samples of hundreds of thousands of books. And you can subscribe to blogs and magazines, browse the web (in a clunky fashion, but still pretty cool), and add notes and bookmark all of your stuff. Most of all, it’s an extraordinary device that lets you access a galactical amount of information and entertainment. And, what’s more, the applications are endless. [...] [...] Amazon Kindle I’m a huge fan of the Kindle. It brings a bookstore to your fingertips, allowing you to browse and download free samples of hundreds of thousands of books. And you can subscribe to blogs and magazines, browse the web (in a clunky fashion, but still pretty cool), and add notes and bookmark all of your stuff. Most of all, it’s an extraordinary device that lets you access a galactical amount of information and entertainment. And, what’s more, the applications are endless. [...]

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/06/28/college-textbooks-on-kindle-no-brainer-for-brains/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Eric Berlin Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:12:41 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/06/28/college-textbooks-on-kindle-no-brainer-for-brains/#comment-1272 I would argue/predict that the things that poise the Kindle for mass use -- ease-of-use, relative affordability (down to $350 or so, no monthly fee, discounts on most purchases vs. print), lightning quick download speed, portability, tie-in with Amazon account, etc. -- will also add value for many college students. While the purchase price will be expensive for many -- match it against the overall cost of college texts, throw in some discount pricing... and you can make back the cost relatively quickly once the academic publishers are rounded up and books brought to digital format. I would argue/predict that the things that poise the Kindle for mass use — ease-of-use, relative affordability (down to $350 or so, no monthly fee, discounts on most purchases vs. print), lightning quick download speed, portability, tie-in with Amazon account, etc. — will also add value for many college students. While the purchase price will be expensive for many — match it against the overall cost of college texts, throw in some discount pricing… and you can make back the cost relatively quickly once the academic publishers are rounded up and books brought to digital format.

]]> By: Anna Creech http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/06/28/college-textbooks-on-kindle-no-brainer-for-brains/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 Anna Creech Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:01:06 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/06/28/college-textbooks-on-kindle-no-brainer-for-brains/#comment-1271 What's funny is that we were discussing how great ebook readers would be as textbook replacements when I was in my library science program eight years ago, but we still don't have an ebook reader that is affordable, and most textbook publishers haven't gotten on board yet. Once the platform stabilizes, I think the publishers will follow. This will be the final blow to the used textbook market, which is something that the publishers have been working towards for years. What's funny is that we were discussing how great ebook readers would be as textbook replacements when I was in my library science program eight years ago, but we still don't have an ebook reader that is affordable, and most textbook publishers haven't gotten on board yet. Once the platform stabilizes, I think the publishers will follow. This will be the final blow to the used textbook market, which is something that the publishers have been working towards for years.

]]> By: usedbooksblog http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/06/28/college-textbooks-on-kindle-no-brainer-for-brains/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 usedbooksblog Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:44:40 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/06/28/college-textbooks-on-kindle-no-brainer-for-brains/#comment-1270 I wrote about this recently on the Used Books Blog.<br><br><a href="http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/kindle-textbooks/" rel="nofollow">http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/kindle-textbooks/</a> I wrote about this recently on the Used Books Blog.

http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/kindle-textbooks/

]]>