Comments on: The Kindle in Ethiopia http://www.owen.org/blog/2998 Thoughts on development and beyond Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eiriks forfatterblogg :: Den endelige leseplatetesten: tur-retur Etiopia http://www.owen.org/blog/2998/comment-page-1#comment-5587 Eiriks forfatterblogg :: Den endelige leseplatetesten: tur-retur Etiopia Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:44:17 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2998#comment-5587 [...] Her må det legges til at leseplatene hadde omslag med innebygd lys (kalt PRSA-CL3), som gir godt leselys i ukesvis med ett AAAA-batteri. Kjekk å ha på senga for alle som deler den med en som ikke vil bli plaget av vanlig leselys, og altså ekstra kjekk å ha i et land der leselyset kan forsvinne når som helst. Det som i vår verdensdel er en ulempe – manglende wifi- og 3G-oppkobling – blir uinteressant eller til og med fordelaktig i et land som Etiopia. Når 3G ikke fungerer, kan det være bedre å ha en billigere og enklere enhet med lavere batteriforbruk (når det er sagt finnes det også lykkelige Kindle-eiere i Etopia). [...] [...] Her må det legges til at leseplatene hadde omslag med innebygd lys (kalt PRSA-CL3), som gir godt leselys i ukesvis med ett AAAA-batteri. Kjekk å ha på senga for alle som deler den med en som ikke vil bli plaget av vanlig leselys, og altså ekstra kjekk å ha i et land der leselyset kan forsvinne når som helst. Det som i vår verdensdel er en ulempe – manglende wifi- og 3G-oppkobling – blir uinteressant eller til og med fordelaktig i et land som Etiopia. Når 3G ikke fungerer, kan det være bedre å ha en billigere og enklere enhet med lavere batteriforbruk (når det er sagt finnes det også lykkelige Kindle-eiere i Etopia). [...]

]]> By: Ethiopia: Cultures collide in Ethiopian blogosphere « Translational Communication News http://www.owen.org/blog/2998/comment-page-1#comment-5310 Ethiopia: Cultures collide in Ethiopian blogosphere « Translational Communication News Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:55:36 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2998#comment-5310 [...] Looking at crossovers from another direction, British economist Owen Barder wrote about importing a cutting-edge piece of American culture into Addis Ababa in the post The Kindle in Ethiopia: [...] [...] Looking at crossovers from another direction, British economist Owen Barder wrote about importing a cutting-edge piece of American culture into Addis Ababa in the post The Kindle in Ethiopia: [...]

]]> By: Matt Morris http://www.owen.org/blog/2998/comment-page-1#comment-5306 Matt Morris Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:14:52 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2998#comment-5306 Apple Tablet likely to be revealed on Wednesday 27 January http://mashable.com/2010/01/18/apple-tablet-launch/ Apple Tablet likely to be revealed on Wednesday 27 January

http://mashable.com/2010/01/18/apple-tablet-launch/

]]> By: Ethiopia: Cultures collide in Ethiopian blogosphere | Abesha Bunna Bet http://www.owen.org/blog/2998/comment-page-1#comment-5296 Ethiopia: Cultures collide in Ethiopian blogosphere | Abesha Bunna Bet Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:58:53 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2998#comment-5296 [...] Barder wrote about importing a cutting-edge piece of American culture into Addis Ababa in the post The Kindle in Ethiopia: In Ethiopia the wireless does not work (presumably Amazon does not have an agreement with the [...] [...] Barder wrote about importing a cutting-edge piece of American culture into Addis Ababa in the post The Kindle in Ethiopia: In Ethiopia the wireless does not work (presumably Amazon does not have an agreement with the [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Cultures collide in Ethiopian blogosphere http://www.owen.org/blog/2998/comment-page-1#comment-5292 Global Voices Online » Cultures collide in Ethiopian blogosphere Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:22:16 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2998#comment-5292 [...] Barder wrote about importing a cutting-edge piece of American culture into Addis Ababa in the post The Kindle in Ethiopia: In Ethiopia the wireless does not work (presumably Amazon does not have an agreement with the [...] [...] Barder wrote about importing a cutting-edge piece of American culture into Addis Ababa in the post The Kindle in Ethiopia: In Ethiopia the wireless does not work (presumably Amazon does not have an agreement with the [...]

]]> By: The Kindle in Ethiopia | Breakings New http://www.owen.org/blog/2998/comment-page-1#comment-5279 The Kindle in Ethiopia | Breakings New Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:05:32 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2998#comment-5279 [...] the original post here: The Kindle in Ethiopia Share and [...] [...] the original post here: The Kindle in Ethiopia Share and [...]

]]> By: Amani http://www.owen.org/blog/2998/comment-page-1#comment-5097 Amani Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:44:01 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2998#comment-5097 Thanks for the review! This is insanely exciting! I can remember traveling to Ghana with six books stuffed into my backpack. I blew through them in two weeks, and had nothing to read for the rest of the summer. Not to mention the fact that they were so heavy, and kept me from packing other items. I'll be bringing a kindle with me next time. Thanks for the review! This is insanely exciting! I can remember traveling to Ghana with six books stuffed into my backpack. I blew through them in two weeks, and had nothing to read for the rest of the summer. Not to mention the fact that they were so heavy, and kept me from packing other items. I’ll be bringing a kindle with me next time.

]]> By: Roving Bandit http://www.owen.org/blog/2998/comment-page-1#comment-5090 Roving Bandit Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2998#comment-5090 Any best guesses for when they'll stop printing newspapers completely? 10 years? Any best guesses for when they’ll stop printing newspapers completely? 10 years?

]]> By: Jason Monty http://www.owen.org/blog/2998/comment-page-1#comment-5086 Jason Monty Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:21:13 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2998#comment-5086 A great review - thanks. I'm very tempted by the DX. According to the Amazon website it will work on 3g here in Jerusalem. Hats off to Amazon – they developed a fantastic product. There's something magical about automatically downloading an international newspaper over the air in a foreign land… It’s just a shame both Kindles do not have wifi. That, at least, would enable you to download directly etc.. I’m guessing Amazon made this decision to preserve battery life. I may hold out for the Apple announcement (just in case). My guess is that the forthcoming iTablet/slate (or whatever it will be called) will be a game changer. It will have to be exceptional though to beat the form factor and functionality of the Kindles. 2010 will definitely be the year of the eReader. I also think the struggling newspaper industry is waking up to this new platform. The future’s bright for journalists again. But sadly not for the printing press… A great review – thanks. I’m very tempted by the DX. According to the Amazon website it will work on 3g here in Jerusalem. Hats off to Amazon – they developed a fantastic product. There’s something magical about automatically downloading an international newspaper over the air in a foreign land…

It’s just a shame both Kindles do not have wifi. That, at least, would enable you to download directly etc.. I’m guessing Amazon made this decision to preserve battery life.

I may hold out for the Apple announcement (just in case). My guess is that the forthcoming iTablet/slate (or whatever it will be called) will be a game changer. It will have to be exceptional though to beat the form factor and functionality of the Kindles.

2010 will definitely be the year of the eReader. I also think the struggling newspaper industry is waking up to this new platform.

The future’s bright for journalists again. But sadly not for the printing press…

]]> By: Andrys http://www.owen.org/blog/2998/comment-page-1#comment-5063 Andrys Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:11:34 +0000 http://www.owen.org/?p=2998#comment-5063 Owen, I am sure with you on all you say. I oo have both the Kindle 2 and the Kindle DX. Went to Egypt and Jordan for 3 weeks (I travel only once every 3 years) and decided it was the DX that I would have to pack along with my netbook. The DX is just a beautiful reader - extremely clear and, as you say, it's much better for PDFs than the smaller ones. Thank goodness for landscape orientation on both models though, when it comes to PDFs. It seems the DX Int'l may come sooner than we think. The next batch is in 2 or 3 wks and I would bet $ it will be the Int'l model. Owen, I am sure with you on all you say.

I oo have both the Kindle 2 and the Kindle DX. Went to Egypt and Jordan for 3 weeks (I travel only once every 3 years) and decided it was the DX that I would have to pack along with my netbook.

The DX is just a beautiful reader – extremely clear and, as you say, it’s much better for PDFs than the smaller ones. Thank goodness for landscape orientation on both models though, when it comes to PDFs.

It seems the DX Int’l may come sooner than we think. The next batch is in 2 or 3 wks and I would bet $ it will be the Int’l model.

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