Jeremy Krinn

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    • Sat Jul 19th 08:50 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Amazon: New Kindle To Tap $5.5 Billion Textbook Market?
      I think the big advantage for a large screen is also the technical area. I work in IT and IT books are just as weighty if not more so then textbooks. They even update more frequently then text books as software/hardware changes faiirly rapidly and quite large books go out of date every few years and are useless (for example, books on Microsoft Operating Systems change every few years). For example, one book currently available on the Kindle for a Microsoft software package would be 1200 pages if bought as a real book...that is not even easy to use at a desk let alone a reference or carrying it with you to/from work or job sites. And it will probably only be good for a couple years when the next upgrade comes out (or will need to be updated when patching/updates are done).

      Manuals and white papers for equipment etc.. are usually in PDF format and look much better from a layout perspective. It would offer some diagramming to be better viewed too (IT has lots of visual representations).

      I think the large format will also allow better layout management (i.e. magazines, etc...). Currently graphs/tables are slightly challenging to read. As a recent graduate, I wish I had the Kindle or the large version for all my books, not only is it the weight it is the opportunity to have your entire text book library with you at all times. Not just your current class, but every text book for every class you ever took and all at 10 ounces. The Kindle does support some note taking/highlighting, but personally, I use MS OneNote for all my notes (that is another technology that I cannot say enough good things about), that way even my handwritten notes are searchable (i.e. no flipping pages to find a note).

      A larger format will open many more markets then just text books in my opinion. Even the scientific community members I have shown it to, really like it but they read many scientific journals and most articles are designed to fit 8/12 x 11. They balk at the current Kindle due to it size or will think of only non-professional reading for its use (i.e. novels, etc...). Especially challenging is that many journal articles will include graphs/tables etc... A large layout will allow them to be viewed in more detail.

      That is not to say that all this is available online but the beauty of the Kindle is that many people read quite a bit a reading on an LCD and welcome not reading a backlit display.

      (I also am already a Kindle owner and will own 2 when a large one comes out).
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    • Wed Dec 20th 10:01 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Cameco Should Ride The Uranium Boom
      What do you think about TSX: U. They are holding uranium and selling shares in the holding company.
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