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has the charm of the first computer in which I learnt LOGO as a kid]]>Sep 13th 2007 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/Sep 13th 2007 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/Sep 13th 2007 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/Sep 13th 2007 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1143/amazonkindle230pxlpx0.png

Makes you wonder why they so often have those lousy pics released without correction.
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And besides, who would get caught hauling that piece of 80's tech around with them?]]>Sep 13th 2007 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/Sep 13th 2007 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/Sep 13th 2007 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/
I'm already carrying around a Blackberry, an iPod, a multi-tool, keys, headphones (for the iPod), etc. Why on earth would I want to carry around another device when either my Blackberry (or other mobile device) or iPod are perfectly capable of displaying e-books?
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The reason old ebook readers failed is the high cost of them, but the concept of having a non-flickering steady easy to read sharp electronic ink device with a large screen is sound, for frankly I don't even consider a fullscreen 19"+ LCD doable for reading actual books, it's just too damn straining and not relaxed and cumbersome.
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You're welcome to your opinion. In my opinion, there are is a far larger number of people who would rather read an actual book than there are people who will spend a couple hundred dollars to own an e-book reader. Or aren't you familiar with the term "convergence"? What's next for e-book readers? Adding the ability to play music? Video clips and movies? Make phone calls? WiFi? See where this is going? How long before that e-book reader tries to be a laptop and fails because it isn't really a laptop? How long before that e-book reader tries to be a phone or DAP and fails because it really isn't either?









]]>Sep 13th 2007 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/And there is a reason why some things do NOT converge, because we (people) don't like some convergence that is technically possible.

And I don't think I need to explain the average person why they prefer paper books above ebooks, and the proof that they do is in the pudding, look at sales figures.
That's obviously also why amazon would be interested in getting a doable ebook reader on the market, so it becomes finally possible to read a book on an electronic device comfortably and so create a market for ebooks.
Perhaps they can make them cheap and rely on profits from ebook sales to finance it, like phonecompanies do with free cellphones.
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Amazon if that is the actual reader, someone needs a slap.]]>Oct 4th 2007 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader-and-wireless-service-launching-oct/Oct 5th 2007 2:42AM