I’m both pleased and amused to report that Upgrade: Travel Better is now available as a subscription on the Kindle. If you loved it for free on your laptop, you’ll love it even more when you’re paying $1.99 a month for it! And did I mention the 14-day free trial?…
Of course, it’s hard to actually read it that way if you don’t have a Kindle, and those are on backorder into the new year, should you wish to drop $359 for a unit.
Personally, I have never actually read anything on a Kindle, or even seen a Kindle, and I don’t know anyone who owns one yet. So I have no idea what this blog will look like on that reader. The content gets delivered wirelessly to the device (via the Sprint network), so it’s always up to date as long as you’ve got a signal.
Anyone out there actually have a Kindle?
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December 15th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Who gets the money?
December 15th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Heh… well, Amazon, then Newstex, which acts as a middleman, and eventually I do, at pennies on the dollar. Supposedly. We’ll see. Not planning on retiring off the Kindle revenues just yet.
December 15th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Ah man, my site is only $0.99 a month. Now it has finally been proven that you’re twice as valuable as I am.
December 15th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I have a Kindle. Have had it since mid-July. It has totally revolutionized my reading and my travel — I no longer have to cart a dozen books everywhere I go.
I don’t read newsfeeds on it very often (I use Google Reader, so can either read from my desktop or laptop or the Kindle), but it’s definitely a handy toy to have.
I’d rather read Upgrade:Travel Better for free on my desktop/laptop, though, rather than pay $1.99/month for it.::grin::
December 16th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Cranky — You’re sweet to say that, but no need to denigrate yourself here. I would go long CF and short UTB if Kindle subs were a stock market.
Sharyn — Thanks for the perspective on the Kindle! And I’m with you on reading this (or anything else) for free…
December 21st, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Patrizia says:
December 21st, 2008 at 7:20 pm |
Hey Marc
Don’t be such a Kindle snob.. get over to amazon and check it out, there are two videos that will tell you in seconds what it does.. I have had mine for nearly a year and can’t tell you how easy and wonderful it is..
also I had NEVER heard of this blog until I got it on my Kindle.. so use it and then comment.. not all of us haul the laptop everywhere and the Kindle version reads just fine thanks. Try it out, THEN get back to us with a real review.. not a smirk… this thing has changed my life as far as reading as I travel. Check it out…
December 21st, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Patrizia, if you’re happy, I’m happy!
My question re: how the site looks on the Kindle was a legitimate one, not a snide remark. I genuinely would love to know how it looks and reads — for example, do the sidebars appear, as they do on the website, or does the Kindle solely show the posts? How many posts appear at a time? Etc.
As for getting a Kindle and trying it myself, that will have to be up to Santa…
February 24th, 2009 at 4:29 am
USAirways just notified me that they are once again giving free drinks in coach. They say that they want to remain competitive, but are committed to “pay as you go”. On a recent bus trip from Mexico City to Guanajuato, the bus company (Primera Plus) gave me a free drink, a free sandwich and a free set of headphones to watch their 2 free movies. ON A BUS. Things that make you say hmmmmm.