tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003618.post2776541265094481671..comments2009-02-24T08:35:44.389-08:00Piaw Nahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582578691900817661noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003618.post-68268361759728558612009-02-23T22:30:00.000-08:002009-02-23T22:30:00.000-08:00You can set the Kindle clock anywhere in the world where there's a CDMA network just by turning on the wireless switch in the back, waiting for the Kindle to acquire the network and then turning it off again (no point keeping it on since you can't connect through it to Amazon).<BR/>Anyway - thanks for pointing out that the sort problem had to do with the Kindle losing timing. I just ran into the same "most recent" bug in India.Gadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159857189411946246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003618.post-27730350340234445362008-12-02T06:43:00.000-08:002008-12-02T06:43:00.000-08:00Heh. One reason I switched to the Kindle (which is a product I love) is that I have no more space left for books even if I were to be able to afford them!Piaw Nahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582578691900817661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003618.post-88170695465754235262008-12-02T05:40:00.000-08:002008-12-02T05:40:00.000-08:00That I agree with absolutely! My local library is good, but most of it is in the local language and I like to read them in their original language whenever possible.<BR/>Things like the ipl are pretty handy sometimes. <BR/>Like the anecdote about Prod A from India: great thing about that country is the amount of books you can buy so cheaply and post them cheaply to your hometown. Book both new and second-hand; and I confess that is the only time I have been known to by them the kilo! (as in "add another 200gm book to round up my 5 kg packet"bawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14772313690591638108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003618.post-41245310137680209162008-12-01T08:47:00.000-08:002008-12-01T08:47:00.000-08:00For whatever reason, this year's been the year that I'm discovering that free reading just doesn't cut it. If you think about it, it makes sense --- the cost of reading a book isn't what I pay for the book, it's the time spent reading!<BR/><BR/>When I look over my reading for the year, the free reading has been the lowest quality, compared to the stuff I pay for. This means that when I want to read something, I search for it at my local library first --- if I can't find it, then I buy it for the Kindle.<BR/><BR/>There's a story about Professor Arvind at MIT. When he first arrived in the US, he was surprised to discover that the MIT library would let him check out as many books as he liked with one library cards (in both India and Singapore, libraries restrict you to 1-4 books checked out at a time). In a fit of exuberance he checked out 20-30 books, and then spent the rest of his first semester discovering that the true cost of reading a book is the time it takes.<BR/><BR/>This story might be apocryphal, but I think it reflects the correct attitude in an information-rich society.Piaw Nahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582578691900817661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003618.post-66195257014105370602008-12-01T08:08:00.000-08:002008-12-01T08:08:00.000-08:00I often use the www.ipl.org, stands for Internet Public Library which has a Lot of things to read..all legally online.<BR/>Under their book section you have a large number of sites dedicated to online books, apart from the Gutenberg project you wrote about. Some have very pleasant screen friendly layouts: I like www.classicauthors.net myself, but there is a whole range of them.bawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14772313690591638108noreply@blogger.com