If you buy a physical book on Amazon.com, you now have the option to pay (extra) for an electronic version to read on your computer. It’s called Amazon Upgrade. As far as I know they haven’t done much advertising or publicity. I ran across the new read online option when looking at the Amazon page […]
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Amazon has perfected one part of the sales cycle: they have made it very easy for me to give them money. Anyone selling anything should think about their models. First, they had Amazon Prime shipping. I pay $79/year. (I think it was more like $69/year when I signed up.) In exchange, when I order a
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I did it. I broke down and bought a Kindle. I like it because: It’s light – it really does weigh about the same as a paperback. I can carry several books in a very small space. I always read at least one fiction and one non-fiction book at the same time and this way
I want a Kindle. I think they are cool because: You can carry around 100s of books in the space of one. I routinely carry 4-5 books with me on long trips – in my carry-on. I always carry at least two: one fiction and one non-fiction. You can take electronic notes. Notes, quotations, highlighting
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