Amazon Kindle

Date December 15, 2007

amazonkindle.jpgThey’re only selling in the U.S. at the moment but I’m sure they’ll be more widely available soon.

The Amazon Kindle is a brilliant idea for those who like to have reading material at hand wherever they go. If you want a demonstration of the device you can see a video at the Amazon Kindle webpage.

They say that it’ll hold up to 200 books. That’d keep me going for a while. You can also download blogs, newspapers and magazines to read wherever you are.

Amazon Kindle is an electronic book (e-book) service launched in the United States by Amazon.com in November 2007. It uses an electronic paper display, reads the proprietary Kindle (AZW) format, and downloads content over Amazon Whispernet, which uses the Sprint EVDO network. This means that unlike previously existing e-book readers, the Kindle can be used without the need for a computer. Whispernet is accessible through Kindle without any fee. On the release day, the Kindle store had more than 88,000 digital titles available for download. The Kindle sold out in five and a half hours. - Wikipedia.org

I’m going on a long flight in April next year (more on that soon) and this would be very handy.

Do you think it’ll catch on? Obviously there is no shortage of people willing to give it a try.

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8 Responses to “Amazon Kindle”

  1. Andrew said:

    December 15th, 2007 at 11:35 pm

    Thanks for answering a question I posed in my Jaiku feed today! I really do like the idea and concept of the Kindle, although I would like to see a slightly more reasonable price point.

  2. deano said:

    December 16th, 2007 at 10:41 am

    EVDO networks are being discontinued in Australia (They are part of the CDMA network) so it would be good to see the device with 3G capacity.

  3. Matt Harmless said:

    December 16th, 2007 at 9:30 pm

    I just can’t justify spending that kind of money. I admit it is cool, but that is too much money.

  4. Graham said:

    December 16th, 2007 at 11:04 pm

    Innovative, and looks like a better reading experience than other devices, but can’t see it replacing books for more than a small minority. I’ve tried e-books on my Palm, but only read this way if I can’t have a real book with me.

    US$9.99 per book could be too costly for frequent readers, when libraries are free, and it’s not something you’d take to the beach!

  5. saija said:

    December 17th, 2007 at 1:08 am

    in the library where i work, there is talk of having loans on e-books shortly … a person will be able to download a book for 3 books, then after that loan period - poof! it disappears …

    i think i still like the comfort of holding a book and turning pages …

    blessings on ya!

  6. Apple said:

    December 17th, 2007 at 5:32 am

    The price is the only thing keeping me from buying one right now. I’m hoping that as with other electronic gadgets that the price of both the readers and the books will come down over time.

  7. Geo said:

    December 18th, 2007 at 12:55 pm

    Long plane ride??? Coming to the US???

  8. Rodney Olsen said:

    December 18th, 2007 at 1:18 pm

    “Long plane ride??? Coming to the US???”

    Well …. yes …. but only for a day. :)

    More details soon.

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