The Kindle, with ease of the Amazon model, has reduced this load and substantially enhanced the info I can carry and access on the go in any situation. Laptops are inappropriate for a variety of setttings; the Kindle doesn’t have this issue.

I agree a greater variety of e-readers may come out, and that Amazon will probably release more and better Kindles frustratingly quickly (well, I thought the same of Sony, and they totally blew their latest device), but that’s always the case with any technology, at least in the first runs.

It becomes increasingly apparent that borders are a hindrance to getting anything done.

basically u cant really sell actual stuff using it. it will be used only for virtual goods and application upgrades

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Mike Teevee in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (starring Gene Wilder).

Don’t offer any silly alternatives to the name of the blog.

I learned it watching GAME SHOW CLIPS on You Tube!

But it’s too early to say that the Kindle as a product won’t survive, there are millions of book readers out there, there are endless of opportunities for the Kindle to grow beyond just book readers as well.

And if the Kindle stays just as an ebook reader, that may just be enough target market for Amazon.

Just because you and I think it’s stupid to carry around 2 devices that serves the same purpose doesn’t mean it’s a failure.

When money is an issue, the Kindle just can’t compete.

If someone creates a better, cheaper version of the Kindle, then you are right that the Kindle will be replaced.

I think though that most people miss that the kindle is replacing the bookshelf, not the book. Now that Kindle is here, the paper book is what is going to be left behind.

I expect many versions in this product line. But, I do not expect to carry a 1+ pound tablet to bed to read, or the breakfast table. Kindle is an awesome format right now. If you travel and carry a book or multiples, the Kindle saves weight on traveling. If I had an iphone, I might not buy the Kindle also (at least before 45 when your eyesight goes).

Also the Kindle when looked at against the total cost to buy and store books makes great economic sense. It is only when you compare it to other products that it looks expensive. By buying new hardbacks on Kindle, the app more than pays for itself.

So, I agree that Kindle will be replaced eventually, but I expect it to be replaced by a better Kindle or a bigger iphone.

You did get everyone talking.

If you go to Amazon first and download the “Sample” of the book, at the end of the book is a link that “buys the book” – right there.

If they can manage that, it would seem like they could go the rest of the way (technically speaking, of course – business issues aside).
-M

Reading a book on the iPhone is not much of a stretch. It would be great if they came out with a tablet or Newton sized version of the iPhone.

The kindle seems to be doing just fine surviving.