Comments on: Interested in the Kindle? Check Your Coverage Map Before Buying http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/interested-in-the-kindle-check-your-coverage-map-before-buying/ Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Sun, 27 May 2012 11:07:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jayne http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/interested-in-the-kindle-check-your-coverage-map-before-buying/#comment-107148 Jayne Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:53:35 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/12/10/interested-in-the-kindle-check-your-coverage-map-before-buying/#comment-107148 Alaska looks like it's SOL. Alaska looks like it’s SOL.

]]> By: Jane http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/interested-in-the-kindle-check-your-coverage-map-before-buying/#comment-107141 Jane Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:34:59 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/12/10/interested-in-the-kindle-check-your-coverage-map-before-buying/#comment-107141 You would have to hook the Kindle up to the computer to install books on the Kindle. You would have to hook the Kindle up to the computer to install books on the Kindle.

]]> By: SandyW http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/interested-in-the-kindle-check-your-coverage-map-before-buying/#comment-107139 SandyW Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:31:01 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/12/10/interested-in-the-kindle-check-your-coverage-map-before-buying/#comment-107139 Don't be silly. Everyone knows that people in the boonies are illiterate anyway. According to the maps I could find, I am almost 100 miles from the closest EVDO coverage area. So, does that mean I could still get books anywhere, it would just take waaaaay more than a minute? Or does that mean I would have to hook the Kindle to my computer to download? It's all just curiosity on my part anyway; I have an Ebookwise that I'm pretty satisfied with, and $400 is just a bit much for my budget. But, looking at the coverage areas, I have to wonder that none of the gushing reviews mentioned this. One of the big selling points appears to be 'get books instantly, anywhere.' I realize that many, if not most, people in the U.S. live in urban areas, but just looking at Sprint's list, if you don't live in or next to a city of at least 100,000, you're just out of luck. I wonder how many customers that eliminates. Don't be silly. Everyone knows that people in the boonies are illiterate anyway.

According to the maps I could find, I am almost 100 miles from the closest EVDO coverage area. So, does that mean I could still get books anywhere, it would just take waaaaay more than a minute? Or does that mean I would have to hook the Kindle to my computer to download? It's all just curiosity on my part anyway; I have an Ebookwise that I'm pretty satisfied with, and $400 is just a bit much for my budget.

But, looking at the coverage areas, I have to wonder that none of the gushing reviews mentioned this. One of the big selling points appears to be ‘get books instantly, anywhere.' I realize that many, if not most, people in the U.S. live in urban areas, but just looking at Sprint's list, if you don't live in or next to a city of at least 100,000, you're just out of luck. I wonder how many customers that eliminates.

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