Desert Nomad Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27994314 After stories of poor treatment of the workforce, Amazon hitting the headlines again for the wrong reasons. A juggernaut out of control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I have used them. But I do like going into a book shop and rummaging. They may well be too big for their boots. We may not like their employment methods. But we like the ease and the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars fan Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Anyone who reads a book on a screen is doing it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Anyone who reads a book on a screen is doing it wrong. That is shite. I love my Kindle. Have an original one but invarably use my iPad now. I am an avid reader and love the fact that you can download a new book anywear you have internet access and also you can download a sample of every book to see if you're going to enjoy it. Also had quite a few good cheap/free books. It makes me a bit conflicted because I am not a fan of Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 That is shite. I love my Kindle. Have an original one but invarably use my iPad now. I am an avid reader and love the fact that you can download a new book anywear you have internet access and also you can download a sample of every book to see if you're going to enjoy it. Also had quite a few good cheap/free books. It makes me a bit conflicted because I am not a fan of Amazon. Grannies love them because you don't need a magnifying glass to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars fan Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 That is shite. I love my Kindle. Have an original one but invarably use my iPad now. I am an avid reader and love the fact that you can download a new book anywear you have internet access and also you can download a sample of every book to see if you're going to enjoy it. Also had quite a few good cheap/free books. It makes me a bit conflicted because I am not a fan of Amazon. It's not shite. It's my opinion and I say you're doing it wrong. All these things like Kindles and I pads are pish for reading, in my opinion. If you were reading your child a bedtime story (for example) sitting bedside, where's the 'magic' of a storytale if the parent is sitting with a kindle? It is sad. Books dying out is a terrible thing in my opinion. Technology is marvellous and all but people these days can barely read or write. Also what is looking at a screen all the time doing to peoples eyes? Its just not my thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJag Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Books wont die out in the same way that Vinyl is still around, people like authenticity. I like my kindle, I like to read books in the dark and cant be arsed holding pages open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I pirate most books in electronic form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I've always considered Kindles to be to books what iPods are to records. A convenient way to carry thousands of books about with you without needing to hire a van. If you don't like them then fair fucks, but to say that people who read ebooks aren't reading properly is bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 It's not shite. It's my opinion and I say you're doing it wrong. All these things like Kindles and I pads are pish for reading, in my opinion. If you were reading your child a bedtime story (for example) sitting bedside, where's the 'magic' of a storytale if the parent is sitting with a kindle? It is sad. Books dying out is a terrible thing in my opinion. Technology is marvellous and all but people these days can barely read or write. Also what is looking at a screen all the time doing to peoples eyes? Its just not my thing. It's still shite tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIEA Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I have used them. But I do like going into a book shop and rummaging. They may well be too big for their boots. We may not like their employment methods. But we like the ease and the price. Not just books! About 2 years ago I was looking for a bridge camera for travelling. Went in to Jessops and the assistant couldn't have been more helpful. She explained everything and even let me take the camera out onto Sauchiehall Street so that I could try the feel, focus etc. I thanked her very much, said I would think about it and went home and bought it from Amazon at about £70 cheaper. About 2 weeks later Jessops went into administration and closed most of their shops. Now, I know this was not down to me but I still felt a bit of a sh*t about it. I still use Amazon for kindle books but any big ticket photographic or musical stuff that I buy I will use a local specialist shop now. Amazon just cannot match the service and expertise that you sometimes need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanetti Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 It's not shite. It's my opinion and I say you're doing it wrong. All these things like Kindles and I pads are pish for reading, in my opinion. If you were reading your child a bedtime story (for example) sitting bedside, where's the 'magic' of a storytale if the parent is sitting with a kindle? It is sad. Books dying out is a terrible thing in my opinion. Technology is marvellous and all but people these days can barely read or write. Also what is looking at a screen all the time doing to peoples eyes? Its just not my thing. I've got 100+ books on my Kindle. In the past 2 years I've moved house 4 times, so the Kindle has been a total lifesaver in that sense, I'm fairly certain that I wouldn't have been able to fit them all in my pocket otherwise. I don't think anyone actually prefers reading from an ereader, it's just ridiculously convenient. Also, I have a Kindle paperwhite and it's honestly like looking at a piece of paper, it doesn't strain your eyes whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock001 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 It's not shite. It's my opinion and I say you're doing it wrong. All these things like Kindles and I pads are pish for reading, in my opinion. If you were reading your child a bedtime story (for example) sitting bedside, where's the 'magic' of a storytale if the parent is sitting with a kindle? It is sad. Books dying out is a terrible thing in my opinion. Technology is marvellous and all but people these days can barely read or write. Also what is looking at a screen all the time doing to peoples eyes? Its just not my thing. I've seen planty of people say things like this. Then they used a kindle.themselves. Your question about eye strain suggests you're one of these people. Have you ever actually used one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Kindles and the like came a bit late for me when I was at university but I can see why they would appeal to students, people who otherwise would need to carry lots of books around them or have to go and get things out the library a lot but in normal everyday life I don't see the point of them. A book isn't like music, you don't need to carry your entire collection around with you in case you fancy reading a paragraph from a certain book on the train. How many books do you read on holiday? Two at a stretch? I honestly think it's bizarre that anyone would buy a £100 device to read books off when you can just buy a paperback for less than a £10. Significantly less if you go to a 2nd hand book shop. And you know what? It doesn't need any batteries or charging, it's smaller and easier to carry in most cases, the print quality is much easier to read than even the best screen, it won't break and it can get wet with little consequence. Once you've read it you can do what you like with it, sell it, bin it, hand it into a charity shop, or put it in your library. The book will survive, just like the newspaper will survive. It's the best, cheapest, easiest form to read from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 It's not shite. It's my opinion and I say you're doing it wrong. All these things like Kindles and I pads are pish for reading, in my opinion. If you were reading your child a bedtime story (for example) sitting bedside, where's the 'magic' of a storytale if the parent is sitting with a kindle? It is sad. Books dying out is a terrible thing in my opinion. Technology is marvellous and all but people these days can barely read or write. Also what is looking at a screen all the time doing to peoples eyes? Its just not my thing. You use reading a child a bedtime story to justify your position! I'd imagine that must form a very tiny percentage of people's reading. I must have about 1200 books (all in boxes since I moved house) so I'm not averse to reading books, I just wish the Kindle had been invented 40 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Kindles and the like came a bit late for me when I was at university but I can see why they would appeal to students, people who otherwise would need to carry lots of books around them or have to go and get things out the library a lot but in normal everyday life I don't see the point of them. Unless I'm mistaken you can't really lend an e-book though, which actually makes it useless for any student putting in effort or too smart to actually buy all the course books that are always available to lend. Many modern textbooks are available online through university/publisher access so a laptop would suffice. I also don't see why stored books and therefore reread value would be important - I reread books if they're lucky six months later. 100 books stored on a device wouldn't change this. A small amount of weight and space saved when travelling, but other than that I do not see the mainstream purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I've always considered Kindles to be to books what iPods are to records. A convenient way to carry thousands of books about with you without needing to hire a van. If you don't like them then fair fucks, but to say that people who read ebooks aren't reading properly is bollocks. Except for the fact that you can shuffle music songs from different artists - you can't really do the same with book chapters. So... you read a book or maybe a few through, then move on to others. More like a personal CD player then, and just as limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanetti Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I also don't see why stored books and therefore reread value would be important - I reread books if they're lucky six months later. 100 books stored on a device wouldn't change this. A small amount of weight and space saved when travelling, but other than that I do not see the mainstream purpose. I just like having them, because I never know when I'll want to pick one of them up again at some point, especially language learning books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I just like having them, because I never know when I'll want to pick one of them up again at some point, especially language learning books. Fair enough; the majority of people aren't flitting about Europe and looking to brush up on a few languages though. On the employment issue of the OP, I worked in a 'fulfilment centre' and apart from.the rubbish name it was hardly the pit of hell made out to be. If you pick, you walk for miles...that's how a warehouse works. They should absolutely be pushed into unionisation though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Fair enough; the majority of people aren't flitting about Europe and looking to brush up on a few languages though. On the employment issue of the OP, I worked in a 'fulfilment centre' and apart from.the rubbish name it was hardly the pit of hell made out to be. If you pick, you walk for miles...that's how a warehouse works. They should absolutely be pushed into unionisation though. Incredibly, I quite like the picking deal. I'm fitter now than I've ever been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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