Reading
Early Kindle Adopters
Sunday, December 30th, 2007So far it seems that early adopters of the Kindle have not been plagued with the types of software bugs and hardware troubles that often accompany new products. Watching the forums and blogs, the complaints by actual Kindle owners seem to be very limited. User reviews at Amazon have improved over time as well; after […]
Kindle Economics
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007Amidst the gripes about Kindle’s $399 price tag, stop to consider the efficiencies built in that over time will end up saving users money. For example, although Sony’s ebook reader is priced $120 less, Sony’s ebooks are often more expensive than Amazon’s. To illustrate, Sue Grafton’s bestseller, T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries), is […]
The Future of Reading
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Steven Levy’s cover article in the November 26, 2007 issue of Newsweek on “The Future of Reading” is excellent. I really like Levy’s writting style and wit. Levy is enthusiastic about the new Kindle and talks extensively about the future of reading with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. Bezos hits on what the Kindle is capable of […]