The Book vs. the Kindle, Round 2: buying a book

Episode 2 of a ten-part series pitting The Book against Amazon's Kindle. In this episode, the simple transaction of buying a book is not so simple. . . .

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Green Apple Books
• Kindle
• funny
• book

[Arsnof]

Wait a second... that girl, behind the counter! She's the contestant from round one! THESE GAMES ARE RIGGED!  SHENANIGANS! SHENANIGAAAAAANS!

[kwnewton1]

Phft! The first video was more balanced. This is just silly. Yes, you need to establish a relationship with Amazon to buy a Kindle. But once you do, buying a book is dead easy. Let's see you buy a print book while riding a train or a bus, or sitting in a restaurant. This isn't a smack down, it's more of a attack with no effort at allowing the opponent a chance to fight back.

[snakebytes323]

this is bullshit, as said before, i dont even have a kindle (getting one soon) and this is not even true, kindles are not that exensive, the specif tha there is no contract and the books are less expensive... sure real books are good, but once youe read it, it all folded and crooked... i think both are good but the arguments stink

[BeanieBaby520]

Now, How is it in real life? Right 1. Type in the name of the book. 2.Click. 3. Click. TADA You now have a book on your Kindle. AND You don't have to spend ten bucks more on a hard-back because allt he books look the same.

[BookLending]

So, the first buyer bought his book with a credit card. He had to sign a contract to get the card. You should had the cashier offer to take cash or empty soft drink bottles :)

[Chyron8472]

I don't understand these videos. They're just attacking the Kindle in ridiculously nonsensical ways. Why would you go to a book store to buy an ebook? I have a Kindle and have bought ebooks on my Kindle while at my in-laws house which is at least 50 miles from the nearest bookstore. Also, they never mentioned that you can get classic books on Kindle FOR FREE.

[wolfson109]

@jakey365 Thanks for the sarcasm, it's a really constructive and civil way to behave.

[wolfson109]

@kwnewton1 The whole point of all of these videos is that they're comically biased, not that they're a serious comparrisson between a kindle and a physical book.

[DeathlyDavid]

@GreenAppleBooks like DieOrSubscribe said, have you ever seen a kindle unboxing? it comes ready right out of the box. if you havent look it up. as long as you have a amazon account, the kindle comes ready right out of the box (charge it up first) read to go. This is so stupid. try buying that book from your bed. Why do you spend your time making these stupid videos

[DeathlyDavid]

@DieOrSubscribe i know thats what setting me on the path to buying th k3. i want IT. buying books at midnight (when i read the most) tech is amazing.

[DieOrSubscribe]

This is entirely fucking bullshit. Let me see you try to buy a book without even getting up from bed in the morning.

[coyotebreath]

Is that Kevin buying that book?