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New Kindle e-book reader could match iPod sales
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... dropped to $359 not so long ago.
We have never seen a Kindle in fact heard of anyone owning one, although a report from Citicorp analyst Mark Mahaney suggests that the Kindle could match the first year sales of the iPod. The one amazing thing with the Kindle is that ability to download any book and some newspapers and subscription within seconds wirelessly when for Amazon, it’s also said that Amazon will lower the price to $299 or in some reports as low as $249.
Source: businessweek
$249 Kindle 2.0 significantly thinner and Frog stylish?
Engadget —
... and feels better." BW also claims that the new model's price (currently, $359) will hit $299, "or maybe $249," and could be announced as early as September. Interestingly, Kindle 2.0 is rumored to be designed by the powerhouse shop, Frog Design, who just happened to give the Kindle a very public and very critical tongue lashing at launch. We guess this squeaky wheel received it's oil in the form of a giant cash payment. Read -- Frog's take on Kindle 1.0 Read -- BusinessWeek rumorPermalink | Email this ...
Rumor: Thinner, Stylish, Cheaper Kindle Coming Soon
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... may be too aggressive.
Amazon is trying to expand the reach of Kindle. The company is trying to reach out to students for the new version of the device, say some analysts.
A promising sign that the new Kindle could be better: Amazon has hired a designer from frog design, a well regarded design firm and will not be using Ammunition, the design firm started by former Apple industrial design expert Robert Brunner.
Here comes Kindle 2.0 [BusinessWeek]
(Photo: Flickr/TheFemGeek) ...
Kindle Rumors Say Next Version Coming Fall Will Be Thinner, Cheaper, Much More Stylish [Kindle]
Gizmodo —
... week says that Amazon's hired a guy frog design for the next version, which will have a better screen, thinner body, fewer UI annoyances and (obviously) be better looking. The price point is supposedly somewhere around the $249-$299 range, which might be right near the sweet spot that mainstreamers will start to pick one up as an impulse buy. That is, if mainstreamers ever really read anything. Students, on the other hand, would be a gigantic market for a Kindle Education Edition. [Business Week] ...
Ugly Kindle is Getting a Facelift
The Gadgets Weblog —
... and while my recommendation still stands, I am urging you to have a bit of patience before you dive into the Kindle world. It seems that everyone and their ...
Books Or E-books?
Technology - Channel Feed —
... Even though I love the idea that practically everything is going electronic (for example, e-mail replacing snail mail, etc.), there are just some things that I prefer the old fashioned way.
Like books, for example.
There are a lot of e-book readers out there but I haven’t really considered getting one myself. I don’t know, the idea of flipping thru a book seems more fun, hahaha.
But if you’re looking for a good e-book reader, then you might want to check Kindle 2.0!
So, books or e-books? ...
Amazon rumored to introduce Kindle 2.0 next Monday
AppleInsider —
... , but sport a sleeker, wider and more elongated footprint with a metal back and speakers at the bottom. It's also said to be thinner, slightly heavier, but more robust than the model it will replace. Other reported changes include a new joystick user-interface input, more natural keyboard layout, and a leather carrying pouch as opposed to the current binder-style protective holder. Those claims are mostly consistent with ones published a few months earlier by BusinessWeek , which noted that Amazon is believed to have tapped renowned global innovation firm ...
