http://geekinetic.com/taxonomy/term/77 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://geekinetic.com/node/67 <p><img src="http://geekinetic.com/files/ImageUploads/KINDLEblogshot_540x360.jpg" title="Amazon Kindle" width="500" height="333" /></p> <p>The Amazon Kindle has received mixed reviews, but the general public appears to have taken a shine to it.  It blows Steve Jobs's ignorant assumption that no one reads any more out of the water.  You might not read Steve, but I still do and you can bet the people that bought out the entire Amazon Kindle stock still do as well.  I think Amazon is onto a winner here and I definitely see them coming forward with an Amazon Kindle Mk II sometime in the future.  People might have initially balked at the $400 price tag, but when you consider that it frees you from having to fill your home with mountains of books, it seems a small price to pay; add to that the fact that downloaded books are cheaper than the real thing (though still not as cheap as I would like).</p> <p></p> <p>Stocks of the Amazon Kindle have run dry at the moment but shipping is expected to resume soon.</p> <p></p> <p>Source: <a href="http://www.gearlog.com/2008/03/amazons_bezos_apologizes_for_l.php">Gear Log</a></p> http://geekinetic.com/node/67#comments e-Ink Gadgets Technology Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:24:02 -0700 C.S. Magor 67 at http://geekinetic.com