tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post910284753496920269..comments2023-04-06T16:50:44.293+02:00Comments on A Roll in the Universe: The perfect gadget!Keera Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-81298304971549963002007-11-24T20:25:00.000+01:002007-11-24T20:25:00.000+01:00Actually, Amazon keeps a back-up up all your downl...Actually, Amazon keeps a back-up up all your downloads so you can't lose anything you've paid for. As for your other comments, see the update to this post. ;-)Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-7621085821923431242007-11-24T17:37:00.000+01:002007-11-24T17:37:00.000+01:00I dunno -- I read the link and got pretty excited ...I dunno -- I read the link and got pretty excited about the possibilities (I especially like the ability to subscribe to newspapers, magazines and blogs, in addition to getting books!)... and then the sticker shock took over.<BR/><BR/>At $10 a pop, if I can fit over 200 books on the kindle, after spending $400 on the device itself, I'm going to be into this thing for another $2000 if I use it to its intended capacity. And that's for a bunch of books that will go **poof** if anything ever happens to the device. And that doesn't take into consideration all the plans they seem to have for nickel and diming me to death over every little thing.<BR/><BR/>I'll be watching to see how the early adopters feel about once they've had time to play with it a bit (and have had to pay a few bills).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-87849481722277090622007-11-24T12:15:00.000+01:002007-11-24T12:15:00.000+01:00In the over 600 reviews/comments on Amazon's own p...In the over 600 reviews/comments on Amazon's own page, maybe? ;-)<BR/><BR/>For now, it's a moot point. The service is not available for people without a US billing address for their credit card. <BR/><BR/>Still, I'm looking forward to something similar becoming available outside the US/globally.Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-13154049076754828222007-11-24T02:04:00.000+01:002007-11-24T02:04:00.000+01:00Evidently it's gotten some pretty poor reviews (do...Evidently it's gotten some pretty poor reviews (don't remember where I read that).<BR/><BR/>:\SolSionnachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18018919606074858784noreply@blogger.com