"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
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wrote:
Now on Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/SolderSmoke-Ad...2513962&sr=8-1
It's should say FOR SALE. I still have to pay Amazon money for it, which
makes it a for sale ad, just like any other.

I guess to me it's pretty evident that anyone specifically telling you
something is available for the Kindle is looking to sell it, not give it away
(...in which case they could likely just use a PDF).

Since I don't have an Amzon account, and I'm not about to spend $12 on it,
is not available for MY kindle.

You can read Kindle books on most smartphones, Android tablets, and Windows
PCs/tablets as well. The DRM is definitely annoying, although for a "fun
read" sort of book like this (as opposed to, e.g., a reference text) I could
see putting up with it.

---Joel

Joel Koltner wrote:

I guess to me it's pretty evident that anyone specifically telling you
something is available for the Kindle is looking to sell it, not give it away
(...in which case they could likely just use a PDF).

It's not evident at all to me. After all, it was SPAMed to a bunch of
newsgroups that don't allow sale postings.

As for Amazon, aren't there free books for the Kindle there?


You can read Kindle books on most smartphones, Android tablets, and Windows
PCs/tablets as well. The DRM is definitely annoying, although for a "fun
read" sort of book like this (as opposed to, e.g., a reference text) I could
see putting up with it.


Maybe he just wanted to use Amazon as the distributer, or had a friend in
the Kindle publishing business?

Geoff.



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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to misquote it.

"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
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After all, it was SPAMed to a bunch of
newsgroups that don't allow sale postings.

Fair point, strictly speaking I would have to concur with you there, even if I
do consider it a pretty minor transgression.

As for Amazon, aren't there free books for the Kindle there?

Yes, it's just that usually no one bothers to advertise them much due to the
lack of potential financial gain and all. :-) (And I also think the 100% free
ones have to be physically downloaded via USB or WiFi to your PC -- you can't
get them over Amazon's "whispernet," which is just the Sprint cell phone
network where Amazon cut a deal with Sprint to deliver books in (near-) real
time, the price of this delivery being bundled into the price of the book.)

Maybe he just wanted to use Amazon as the distributer, or had a friend in
the Kindle publishing business?

I figured that, like many hams, he was thinking he'd charge an inexpensive
price and use the proceeds to buy more radios and antennas and produce more
episodes of SolderSmoke. :-)

---Joel