[Web4lib] RE:Kindle

[Tim Spalding]

Does anyone know what happens to your books if the device goes?
Clearly you're not allowed to make copies, but if you leave your
Kindle on a train is there a way to cut the lost one off and re-load
all your books onto a new device?

T

On 11/21/07, Kathryn Silberger <Kathryn.Silberger at marist.edu> wrote:
>  Can you read an ebook in the bathtub?  What happens if you get it wet?
> (coffee, juice, etc).   That's not as frivolous as question as it seems.  I
> wonder what sort of guarantee and service plan they are offering.  We tend
> to do leisure reading around food and drink and in outdoor settings.  If
> you spill tea on a book, you can still read it.  If you drop the book in
> the bathtub, you can dry it out.  It won't look great, but you can finish
> reading it.  And the monetary loss is much less than the price of a Kindle.
> Can you take it to the beach?  Can it travel in a backpack?  I'd want to
> know how durable it is before paying $400.
>
> Katy
>
> Kathryn K. Silberger
> Automation Resources Librarian
> James A. Cannavino Library
> Marist College
> 3399 North Road
> Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
> Kathryn.Silberger at marist.edu
> (845) 575-3000 x.2419
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