Sunday, November 18, 2007

Will you buy “The Kindle”?

Tomorrow, Amazon.com will release its first branded piece of technology.  It will be an ebook reader, called “The Kindle”, and it will be able to download and display digital books, magazines, and newspapers from the Internet.  The name implies that you can “burn” your regular books and just rely on the Kindle for your reading needs, but it’s tough to say if this sort of reader will be a big hit.  Sony has had an eReader on the market for some time, the Sony Reader, and no other big companies have bothered to jump in to compete.  I have an eReader from about eight years ago, an old device called the “Rocket Book”, and it never caught on.  Why Amazon felt this would be a good first product for them is a bit of a mystery.  Rumors say the Amazon Kindle will be priced at $399, a full $100 more than the Sony Reader.

I found a ”Kindle Store” listed at Amazon, but for now, it’s blank.  You might want to check back later on Monday to see if there’s any stock, and to look for more details about what makes the Kindle so innovative.

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UPDATE:  Check out CNET’s first impressions of the Kindle.  Amazon, if you’d like to send a Kindle my way, I’d be happy to review it for you!

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 11/18 at 06:01 AM
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