Editorial Campana’s Books Go Digital
April 14, 2008
Editorial Campana has recently made seven of their books available for digital download through Amazon.com making the books accessible to Kindle users. Three out of four of these titles comprise of separate English and Spanish versions. Selections available include the captivating So I Won’t Forget (English)/ Para que no se me olvide(Spanish) by Paquita Suarez Coalla, Stories of Little Women and Grown-Up Girls(English)/Historias de mujeres grandes y chiquitas(Spanish) by Casa de Las Américas literary prize winning author Sonia Rivera-Valdes, the heart wrenching Memory Tracks(English)/Fragmentos de la memoria (Spanish) by Margarita Drago and the reflective Escenas para turistas by Revolución y Cultura Magazine’s Fiction Award winner, Jaqueline Herranz Brooks. While many of the digital books offered to Kindle users cost around $9.99, you can find Editorial Campana’s titles for an affordable $3.96 per book.
The Kindle, for those who are not familiar with it, is a portable and wireless reading device that enables users to download digital versions of full-length books, magazines, and newspapers through Amazon’s wireless Whispernet network. The Kindle can be purchased from Amazon.com for $399.00 and holds up to approximately 200 titles. Currently, there are more than 100,000 books available in the Kindle library, including more than 90 of 112 current New York Times® Best Sellers.
All of Editorial Campana’s titles can also now be previewed before you buy them. Amazon’s “Search Inside” feature allows visitors to browse real sample pages of the books before deciding to purchase them. “Search Inside” is a handy feature whether you prefer downloading a digital book with your new Kindle, or simply looking for a good old paperback or hardcover.
What does everything think about the Kindle? I personally prefer the traditional physical book in my hand (especially small paperbacks because I can put fold them up and put them in my pocket), though I haven’t gotten the chance to see a Kindle in person yet. The computer screen is supposed to be easy on the eyes, mimicking a real paper page. You can also store a ton of books into this device making it a real space saver. Is the Kindle the IPod of for books? Any thoughts??
Will
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Janice Walker | April 14, 2008 at 5:44 pm
I will be sticking to the physical books as well. Not only because, like you, I prefer having the book in my hand, but also because I could buy 40 paperbacks for the price of one of those Kindles!
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Juan | April 22, 2008 at 8:52 pm
I too would stick to actual books. The iPod has made music and video almost digital, but books are different. If I bought a kindle, not only would I have to shell out all the money to get it, but I still have to buy the books(even if they are signicantly cheaper), and I would always be worried that if I lost the kindle, then where would all my books be? I would buy an editorial campana audio book before I bought a kindle edition. The kindle is no iPod, and I think amazon should work on an incentive to get people to pay so muh for somethinng that relates to literature. Books and book related items should not cost so much. Keep thinking amazon!!!
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Mike Robbins | April 23, 2008 at 11:38 pm
I actually bought a kindle. I think its great. I do a lot of traveling so it makes it easier for me to take my books with me wherever I go. Although the device was expensive, I wanted something where I didn’t have to buy the book. Of coarse if I love the book I end up buying the book. I figure if I buy less books, then at least I’m helping the environment (happy belated earth day btw). It might take some time, but I am pretty sure that Kindle will become more popular.
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editorialcampana | April 24, 2008 at 12:18 am
I saw a guy on the subway the other day with a Kindle, and I was surprised at how portable it looked. I would love to take one for a spin, like on a business trip, when I don’t have room for too many (more) books. But I don’t want to spend that kind of money. It HAS to come down in price. Where I think it would be invaluable is on trips where you need to have several large reference books.
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Ross Tompkins | April 28, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I still don’t have a kindle, but it looks like I should get one according to amazons big news today. It looks like amazon can’t keep up with the demand of the new device. And even more is the fact that they are adding more titles. What ipod is to music, is what kindle will be for books. It was just a matter of time before the craze became visable.