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kindleculture.blogspot.com - 5/1/2009

Kindle Demographics

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As I was pulling together the final pieces for my book "Kindle Culture," one of the last items on my list was to comb through almost 70 pages of the Amazon Kindle Forum's "Average Kindle Owner's Age" thread to get a better idea of who's actually buying the Kindle. Though I ended up culling ...

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engadget.com - 5/5/2009

Amazon Kindle DX to feature 9.7-inch display?

— engadget.com — It's still an elusive target for our old friend Mr. Blurrycam, but we just got some basic... specs on the new, decidedly more newspaper- and college textbook-friendly Amazon Kindle DX . Here's what we know: it's got a 9.7-inch display (as opposed to ... (more) Amazon Kindle DX to feature 9.7-inch display?

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amazon.com - 5/6/2009

Kindle DX: Amazon's 9.7" Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation): Kindle Store

— amazon.com — Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines Carry Your Library: Holds up... to 3,500 books, periodicals, and documents Beautiful Large Display: 9.7" diagonal e-ink screen reads like real paper; boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and ... (more) Kindle DX: Amazon's 9.7" Wireless Reading Device (Latest ...

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online.wsj.com - 5/5/2009

Amazon to Launch Kindle for Textbooks

— online.wsj.com — GEOFFREY A. FOWLER and BEN WORTHEN Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday plans to unveil a new version of... its Kindle e-book reader with a larger screen and other features designed to appeal to periodical and academic textbook publishers, according to people ... (more) Amazon to Launch Kindle for Textbooks

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Informal poll suggests nearly 70% of Kindle owners are over 40
Engadget — ... There's already been some anecdotal evidence that the Kindle appeals to a slightly older set than your average newfangled gadget, and a new poll culled from responses on the Amazon forums is now shedding a bit more, if still not entirely scientific light on the ...

70% of Kindle Owners Are over 40? [Factoid]
Gizmodo — ... Still, it's a staggering number that's tough to completely write off as fictional. Kindles are obviously successful in their niche, but for most gadgets to take over the mainstream, they need to have a level of universal appeal that, sadly, supports tweens, mid-20s jerks such as myself and all those 40-year-olds who just CLAIM to be in their 30s during anonymous online polling. [Kindle Culture via ...