Comments on: Key To Kindle's Success: Universities! http://www.bestebookreaders.com/key-to-kindles-success-universities/ Everything Ebooks Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: P. Radhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/key-to-kindles-success-universities/comment-page-1/#comment-39 P. Rad Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:26:33 +0000 http://k.indled.com/The-Amazon-Kindle/key-to-kindles-success-universities/#comment-39 Don't get me wrong. There is a long way to go for Amazon Kindle to be adoptable by Universities. I do agree with you with the whole "resell" issue. However, considering that your used book is going to go somewhere between 40 to 60% below the price you paid for it, Amazon offering a $100 book for $50 on Kindle would help. I think it would be outrageous on Amazon's part to charge let's say $95 for a Kindle book and $110 for its paperback edition (which is something Amazon is doing right now). Don’t get me wrong. There is a long way to go for Amazon Kindle to be adoptable by Universities. I do agree with you with the whole “resell” issue. However, considering that your used book is going to go somewhere between 40 to 60% below the price you paid for it, Amazon offering a $100 book for $50 on Kindle would help. I think it would be outrageous on Amazon’s part to charge let’s say $95 for a Kindle book and $110 for its paperback edition (which is something Amazon is doing right now).

]]> By: Rickhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/key-to-kindles-success-universities/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Rick Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:59:37 +0000 http://k.indled.com/The-Amazon-Kindle/key-to-kindles-success-universities/#comment-38 The only problem with putting college texts on the Kindle is that publishers of college textbooks are the final say...that, and many students depend on the ability to resell their books each semester to afford next semesters books. Add another $360+ just for the device and most students will say they just can't afford it.What needs to happen is universities should purchase mass quantities of Kindles and give them to the students (raising tuition to cover the Kindle cost over 4 years) and then ensure that the texts they use are available for the Kindle.Even then, graphics and diagrams don't come out right on the current Kindle version and many research projects require the cross referencing of several texts (which is easier with physical books). The only problem with putting college texts on the Kindle is that publishers of college textbooks are the final say…that, and many students depend on the ability to resell their books each semester to afford next semesters books. Add another $360+ just for the device and most students will say they just can’t afford it.

What needs to happen is universities should purchase mass quantities of Kindles and give them to the students (raising tuition to cover the Kindle cost over 4 years) and then ensure that the texts they use are available for the Kindle.

Even then, graphics and diagrams don’t come out right on the current Kindle version and many research projects require the cross referencing of several texts (which is easier with physical books).

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