@CaptainJack: Or unless you strip the DRM off to make archive copies.

@kayfouroh: Yes, if you l load savory on it.

@Ian Logsdon: It's a great deal for people who don't already have a Kindle.

@big_cheese: Plus I'm not supposed to be fiddling with my phone while driving according to state laws.

@vinod1978: I suppose they could find a way to make it more automatic on Android. If I had to do it manually, I'd likely forget. If I'm busy, I'm not going to launch an app, wait for the GPS to figure out where I am and then log the spot. As long as it's an opt-in thing, I wouldn't mind.

@Hooray4Zoidberg: I'm guessing they're only going to monitor metered spots since they're clearly delineated. Unmarked residential spots would be too hard to monitor since it really varies how many vehicles can fit at a curb and where they might be.

@junior ghoul: True, or download but don't share. That's what the RIAA really gets people for.

@KryptonZero: The original article says he was sued for "downloading and sharing".

@DoctorSinister: The numbers aren't based on the download. According to the article, the suit was for "downloading and sharing". That's a bit different. I don't think they've ever gone after someone for just downloading. The damages are paltry. However, they make the argument that each time an individual got a copy…

@darthvolta: It allows you to vaporize the active components of various substances for inhalation without burning so you don't breathe in unhealthy things like smoke and tar. You know, tobacco and *cough* medicinal herbs and such.

@vein11: I'm betting the Kindle 3 will be much as you say, at least the graphite case and Pearl screen. I wouldn't be surprised if they shrunk the bezel, too. I doubt it's far off given the price drop on the K2.

@N7: My husband and I have the same situation. It was a big factor in getting Kindles. We have absolutely no room for more books. Many of the shelves are stacked two rows deep and two rows high. If there were a mythical bookshelf that could hold a thousand books in the space of one, it would be worth more than a…

@timbo62: What do you normally use to read ebooks?

@N7: Yep. Its pretty cheap for a bookshelf that stores over a thousand books.

@iRant: Yep. The last book I read before I got my Kindle was over 1,000 pages. It was heavy and awkward. It took ages to finish it because I rarely read it for more than an hour at a time. I don't think I read a page faster on my Kindle than I do on paper, I can just read for longer. Plus I rarely have any downtime…

@Arken: Yep. They're likely making minimum wage. I don't know if they're legally allowed to be paid less, like waiters are in many states. Businesses get away with this because tipping is customary.

@RainyDayInterns: Maybe it's time to head home for a shower.

@Arken: Yep. And I could see busting the department heads and legislators down to minimum wage until they finish the budget but punishing the rank and file workers who have nothing to do with the budgetary problems is just cruel. I wonder how ladlers would feel if his employers did that. Some people seem to think that…

@qwerty613: This is a bit more viable with several big publishers insisting on the agency model. They still take a loss on many of the books, though. Before, all those $9.99 best-sellers and new releases were loss leaders. Unfortunately, people aren't willing to pay as much for ebooks as they do the paper…

@clever epithet: Or unless he signed up for a data plan before they changed them. Existing customers got to keep the unlimited data plans.