| Amazon's eBook Reader Launch Imminent |
| Written by Hank Green | ||
| Wednesday, 03 October 2007 | ||
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Well, a year ago, Amazon filed an eBook device called the Kindle with the FCC that would be very much like my Sony Reader (high-resolution, low-power, paperback-sized, etc) but has the added advantage of Amazon.com's entire inventory. Even cooler, the device contains a wifi card that allows direct download to the book. Frikkin' awesome. So WHERE IS IT! Well, Engadget just discovered that links have been showing up on Amazon.com for Kindle downloads. Currently, the links are dead ends, but this little slip seems would lead us to believe that Amazon.com is on the cusp of releasing its Kindle to the public. See Also:
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How can e-Book Readers ever realisticall
written by Kirk Munro , October 05, 2007
The Kindle is at Amazon now
written by Sophie , November 21, 2007
Amazon's homepage is now featuring your mysteriously absent ebook reader Kindle! Just thought I'd let you know.
-save the nerd, save the world-nf | ||
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1. Companies will ALWAYS want to upgrade them and make them better. The machines will ALWAYS eventually just stop working or be discarded and replaced by a new version. There will ALWAYS be a stream of e-Book Readers headed to the dump. I can't see how this is not environmentally friendly.
2. Similar to above, how long will an e-Book Reader realistically last? Books last for a long, long time, even when they aren't treated with TLC.
3. If your e-Book Reader breaks, you likely need to turf it. If the battery dies, can you replace it yourself or do you have to pay an arm and a leg for the company to do it for you? If your book needs repair, go get some tape and/or book glue.
4. Finished with a book? Share it with friends or donate it to the library. What if it's electronic? DRM will likely prevent you from doing that.
Increased use of, and investment in the public library system has much greater far-reaching benefits than any e-Book will ever bring to the planet IMHO.