Re: Re: Amazon to debut Kindle e-book reader

No backlight????  "The Kindle may also lack a backlight. Instead, it comes
with a small reading light attached to an adjustable arm." (
http://www.news.com/Amazon-to-debut-Kindle-e-book-reader-Monday/2100-1025_3-6218828.html?tag=item)


But I do agree, pretty much, with this guy (same article):

"The hardware isn't necessarily what's important," said Richard Shim, an
analyst with IDC. "It's the delivery mechanism for the content."

If I can get lots of content, including non-Amazon content, into the book,
and if I can purchase lots of new content at reasonable prices (i.e. not the
same as hardback!), I'll be interested.

Beth

On Nov 17, 2007 9:49 AM, John Landahl <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well, if nothing else, this story has certainly gotten ebooks a lot
> of prominent mentions in the news in the past day or so!  From the
> advance description, it's definitely hard to predict how much success
> this new device will have.  However, Amazon has had the benefit of
> being able to see how the Sony Reader has fared.  I understand that
> it's selling well enough that Borders will be starting to carry it.
>
> I had a chance to look at the new $299 Sony Reader model a couple of
> days ago at a Sony Style store and found that I really liked the
> medium-size font and the ease of switching between font sizes.
> However, the lack of the ability to highight and annotate text (all
> you can do is bookmark pages) and to search the text of the book for
> a specific word were serious drawbacks from my standpoint. I also
> found the menu navigation somewhat cumbersome compared to my REB 1200
> and GEB 1100.  We'll see how the Kindle does in those departments.
>
> As for proprietary formats, it would be surprising if the Kindle
> doesn't use Amazon's own Mobipocket format.
>
> I presume that the Kindle will be available in quantity when the
> official announcement is made.  If so, Amazon will catch the
> Christmas market, which is extremely important.  The $399 price point
> is certainly high, but not beyond the range people will spend for the
> latest cell phones, and wi-fi is certainly a convenience.
>
> And I presume we'll have immediate information on how well the Kindle
> is selling from its Amazon sales rank!
>
> John Landahl
> InfoStrategist.com
> Seattle, WA
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "auwg" <auwg@...> wrote:
> >
> > http://www.news.com/Amazon-to-debut-Kindle-e-book-reader-Monday/
> 2100-1025_3-6218\<http://www.news.com/Amazon-to-debut-Kindle-e-book-reader-Monday/2100-1025_3-6218%5C>
> > 828.html?tag=nefd.lede
> >
> > Definitely no thrill here.
> > High price ($400 or so) and likely proprietary formats, as usual.
> > Hope this isn't an attempt to recreate Gemstar's failed ebook biz plan.
> > Ed Howdershelt - Abintra Press
> > Science Fiction & Semi-Fiction
> > http://www.AbintraPress.com
> > My Fictionwise Ratings: http://tinyurl.com/26v45
> >
>
>
>
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