Damn, so when would we see it introduced to ebooks market?
It seems pretty slow though. But clearly their screens are bigger than Kindle's 6" or even DX 9". Anyway eink's fragility is bad. Pretty bad. http://consumerist.com/5360174/epic-kindle-2-fails-mans-drop-test-forces-amazon-to-pay-him-400
more details and pics at link...
Amazon just released a new Kindle, the Kindle DX. When I first heard about this I thought it was a pretty shaddy move by Amazon. Releasing a new version just 3 months after the release of the Kindle 2. After looking at the specifications of the new DX, I realized they are for two different markets. The Kindle DX boast a descent 9.7'' screen compared to the Kindle 2's 6'' screen. The large screen makes the DX better for newspapers, magazines, PDF textbooks, and technical documents/manuals. They are both still lacking a color screen which could get in the way of some technical documents and manuals for professionals.
A couple days ago, Ad Age--by way of contributor Steve Rubel and Director at Edelman's digital group--suggested that the print industry heavily subsidize the Kindle because of its enormous potential . . .
"The good news is your great white hope has arrived. It's the Amazon Kindle. My unsolicited advice is to jump in now. This could be your last chance to monetize content . . . One unsolicited suggestion: Offset part of the cost of the Kindle to get them into the hands of loyal readers with content preloaded. Imagine if Time Warner gave readers $100 off a Kindle that came with a year of digital subscriptions to Time, Sports Illustrated and Fortune. I bet a lot of people would jump in and stay for years.
Imagine a library with a lot less paper, almost none at all, and at the same time a whole lot more to read... Wouldn't this device be just perfect as a lendable reading tool for e-books, e-mags, e-papers, e-periodicals etc? Why bother with Kindle when you can get something bigger, smoother and and still less heavy and less ugly?
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