Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Stop It

Ran into this on Amazon while I was searching for a book that I lost (probably pilfered by my ex. She never read. But she loved my books. I think it made her feel smart by just having them, especially, without my permission.) called "Leisure: The Basis of Culture" by Josef Pieper that I wanted to repurchase if it's still in print (note: not available on Kindle. So, I have to go 'old school' and actually have to pay tax and wait 5 days for delivery vs. 1 min. tax-free 'whispernet' download).

Sandisk 4GB Secure Digital SD HC Memory Card (SDSDB-4096)
Other products by SanDisk
Amazon.com
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List Price: $99.99
Price: $6.59
You Save: $93.40 (93%)

Get outta here. What? Really? 93% off. Nah. For real? Fckn A. That's less than a cost of pack of cigarettes. That's 3+ hrs. of videos at 10 megapixels or about 20,000 pix.

What next? The orgasmatron for dollar ninety nine in the bargain bin at K-mart?

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Does it not come on the Kindle?

BTW - I'm still seriously considering one...

dandyinthecity said...

The orgasmatron does not come with the Kindle, yet. But Kindle does come with a SD slot.

As I mentioned, in my 2 Kindle blogs, the Kindle does have many advantages. 1) You get free first chapter sample; 2) The book(s) are downloaded, no matter how large, within less than 1 min. with one click; 3) There is no delivery charge nor tax and you get lifetime free wireless service; 4) You don't need to be on Wi-Fi. You can download anywhere; 5) All new books are $9.99 and many older ones, like the classics are less than $3; and, 6) You can bookmark, highlight, and even save clippings of your highlights and export the highlights you like to Word. So that you can compile summaries of the book for yourself or dispense to others via email.

On the bad side: 1) Not all books are available on the Kindle; and 2) It's $359 still.

I personally, enjoy it.