(www.inkthinkerblog.com) — I’ve been simultaneously fascinated with and disgusted by e-book readers in recent years, so the recent release of Kindle 2: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation)
captured my attention. If this interview is any indication, I’d say that The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart and I pretty much see eye to eye on this issue. Sure, the concept is cool, but $359? Plus $10/book? And you lose the tactile interaction with the pages? I’m still not sold.
captured my attention. If this interview is any indication, I’d say that The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart and I pretty much see eye to eye on this issue. Sure, the concept is cool, but $359? Plus $10/book? And you lose the tactile interaction with the pages? I’m still not sold.
See how Stewart’s interview went with Amazon Founder, President/CEO, and Chairman of the Board Jeff Bezos:
So, what do you think? Are you impressed by the Kindle 2? Are you impressed enough to buy one? Leave a comment.
- Kindle 2 dissected, found to contain space for a SIM card (thanks to @TechGlance for the link)
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(image – Amazon. hat tip – YesICan’tSeeYou)
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I think I agree with Eric Benderoff from the Chicago Tribune, Bezos has come mighty close to the Lex Luthor of the publishing industry.
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/eric2_0/2009/02/jeff-bezos-pitches-kindle-2-on-daily-show-or-was-that-lex-luthor.html
As far as the Kindle goes, it looks really nice. However, it’s still far too expensive, both for the device and the books. I’m doing just fine reading eBooks with Stanza on my iPhone.
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@Bradley, heh, Lex Luthor indeed! Thanks for the link. :) I’m still getting into Stanza myself, but I think I like it.
Kindle’s appearance is certainly reminiscent of an Apple product
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It was definitely an interesting interview. And I agree – there’s no way I’d pay several hundred dollars for the ability to read text. At this point, you’re better off buying a netbook for a little bit more (you can actually get them for about the same price at this point), where you can read your e-books, have something small, and have additional functionality. I don’t see e-book readers as a whole ever going completely mainstream.
In the interview I had to love the way he implied their popularity, mentioning that they sell out – easy to make that happen (and justify the cost – since he acted like they couldn’t make them cheaper) when you put out such limited runs. Far from sold.
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