tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post3055471253110675442..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: Kindle for iPhoneLucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-80070275074211451662010-01-08T18:33:05.687+13:002010-01-08T18:33:05.687+13:00I must say though, having had a decent look today,...I must say though, having had a decent look today, that the selection in the Asia/Pacific store is quite...limiting...I.M Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221772173209860714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-3769568133011246512010-01-08T15:10:55.800+13:002010-01-08T15:10:55.800+13:00Ps, as the article in PC World says, there is also...Ps, as the article in PC World says, there is also a Kindle app <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000426311" rel="nofollow">available</a> for PC (mac coming soon). I suppose this would be more useful on a laptop that a desktop PC.I.M Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221772173209860714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-9981302686922612342010-01-08T15:06:06.954+13:002010-01-08T15:06:06.954+13:00Zen, it's probably not up to par with the Kind...Zen, it's probably not up to par with the Kindle unit's eInk technology, but I'm finding it not bad to read. Of course it woul dbe nice to have a bigger screen as well. <br /><br />The Kindle device is selling in many parts of the world now, including Australia; it was thought we'd have it here when Australia got it, but somehow we missed out :(<br /><br /><i>mazon said on its website that the device would be released in more than 100 countries on January 19, but no deal had yet been struck to bring it to New Zealand. <br /><br />“Unfortunately, we are currently unable to ship Kindles to New Zealand,” the Amazon website said.<br /><br />In October last year, Vodafone said it was in “deep discussions” with Amazon to bring the Kindle to New Zealand. However, no deal has been forthcoming and Vodafone spokesperson Tom Chignell said today that he was not immediately aware of the state of the negotiations.</i><br /><br />Link: http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/feature/3A523EA91DF640C3CC2576A3007629A3I.M Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221772173209860714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-67530001985730535242010-01-08T13:17:10.321+13:002010-01-08T13:17:10.321+13:00Who am I kidding? Now that I have an iPhone, I...Who am I kidding? Now that I have an iPhone, I'll have to try it. I'll report back after a play.<br /><br />I'll see if I can get your book on there Oswald and do a post with a plug!<br /><br />Would I get a <a href="http://nzconservative.blogspot.com/2010/01/sale-must-end.html" rel="nofollow">loyalty card</a>?ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-29803344453000671072010-01-08T13:03:56.869+13:002010-01-08T13:03:56.869+13:00Great to hear that!
(It is especially good to hea...Great to hear that!<br /><br />(It is especially good to hear when you are selling a ebook!)Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-79781943027242999792010-01-08T12:15:38.476+13:002010-01-08T12:15:38.476+13:00The attraction of the Kindle for me is the text/in...The attraction of the Kindle for me is the text/ink effect of approximating a typewritten page. Does this software do a good job of that, or is such a feature entirely hardware bound?ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.com