» Kindle 2: The Question

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1. Most books I read are not colour and touch-sensitive. And although mine happen to be cheap, I happen to know the books that you read cost more on average than they would if you bought them through Kindle.

   One reason I don’t have a Kindle is that the wireless shopping doesn’t work in Canada. Another is that I’m waiting for the iPhone convergence.

   

   Jared

   26 Feb 09 at 9:08 am
2. @Color:

   They’re trying to sell it as a magazine, newspaper, and blog reader, which are all color. Plus with color they could extend to comix.

   @Touch-sensitive:

   Actually, the books you read are touch-sensitive. If you do a two-finger swipe gesture on a page it flips. But more to the point: Physical controls add complexity and manufacturing cost.

   @Cost:

   I’m not worried about the media cost, just the device cost.

   @iPhone:

   Amazon needs to do a better job of showing people how good digital paper looks.

   

   Jack

   26 Feb 09 at 1:40 pm
3. Save the device? I think you are misrepresenting the popularity of this thing … it’s really popular and frankly I can see why … it’s nothing like reading on a backlit lcd.

   The issue is DRM … I’m personally not paying $15 for an ebook that I can buy on paper for the same price, share with friends, re-sell etc.

   Of course, here in Canada, you can always count on the wireless carriers to stiffle progress as they are doing yet again with the Kindle.

   

   Kevin

   26 Feb 09 at 4:44 pm
4. A usability review.

   

   Jared

   9 Mar 09 at 10:36 am

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