In Trial, Kindles Disappointing University Users 247
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from the write-on dept.
from the write-on dept.
Phurge writes "When Princeton announced its Kindle e-reader pilot program last May, administrators seemed cautiously optimistic that the e-readers would both be sustainable and serve as a valuable academic tool. But less than two weeks after 50 students received the free Kindle DX e-readers, many of them said they were dissatisfied and uncomfortable with the devices. 'I hate to sound like a Luddite, but this technology is a poor excuse of an academic tool,' said Aaron Horvath, a student in Civil Society and Public Policy. 'It's clunky, slow and a real pain to operate.' 'Much of my learning comes from a physical interaction with the text: bookmarks, highlights, page-tearing, sticky notes and other marks representing the importance of certain passages — not to mention margin notes, where most of my paper ideas come from and interaction with the material occurs,' he explained. 'All these things have been lost, and if not lost they're too slow to keep up with my thinking, and the "features" have been rendered useless.'"
Why? (Score:2, Funny)
Were they uncomfortable and dissatisfied when their assignments vanished shortly before their due dates?
Re:Why? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:People who write in textbooks... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:People who write in textbooks... (Score:5, Funny)
Oh come on, everyone knows the hand scrawled notes in the margins is where you find the most interesting spells.
Re:People who write in textbooks... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:News? (Score:4, Funny)
But the DRM in it is state-of-art!
Re:People who write in textbooks... (Score:5, Funny)
If medical students practice at home, we call it "phychopathic serial killer". Not all (or in fact; most) studies can't really be practiced as a hobby.
Re:People who write in textbooks... (Score:5, Funny)
I agree. Harry Potter could never have made that potion on his first try if he had taken a new textbook!
Dear Amazon, (Score:4, Funny)
Best Wishes,
P. de Fermat
Re:People who write in textbooks... (Score:5, Funny)
Toes ?
Scared of heights are you ?
Re:People who write in textbooks... (Score:2, Funny)
"This ereader is the property of the Half Blood Prince". Nah, it just doesn't sound as good.