eBook News Overview February 9, 2009
eBooks By Robert K. Foster
There’s lots of news and information today about Amazon’s new eBook reading device the Kindle 2
Initial reaction is positive for most of the improvements but there are no major shifts or changes in the overall nature of the service and device.
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Amazon unveils thinner, lighter Kindle 2
Improved battery life, text-to-speech also boost the company’s new e-book reader
Matt Hamblen (Computerworld)
Some basic details of the new device are outlined in the article:
“The Kindle 2 has a 6-in. diagonal display with 600-by-800-pixel resolution. In all, it is 8 by 5.3 by .36 in. in size and weighs 10.2 oz. Internal storage is seven times greater than the earlier model, with 2GB.“
Read the full article here:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9127600&source=NLT_MW
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Elgan: Here comes the e-book revolution
Six trends are conspiring to drive electronic books into the mainstream
Mike Elgan (Computerworld)
“At what temperature do electronic books catch fire? We’re going to find out sometime this year. E-book sales are about to ignite.“
A very good article about how eBooks may finally become mainstream. The points made seem well on target. The trends outlined are:
1. The worsening U.S. and global economy.
2. Use of paper is environmentally wasteful.
3. The antiquated nature of the current Publishing industry.
4. New methods of marketing such as social media.
5. More books written specifically for electronic formats.
6. The decline of the Newspaper Industry.
Read the full article here:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9127538&source=NLT_MW
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Amazon introduces the Kindle 2—will it save “long form” reading?
Barbara Krasnoff (Computerworld)
Covers some of the issues that will need to be resolved before the general public will accept such devices.
“It will be interesting to see how well luxury items such as the Kindle do over the next few months—and yes, in these days of cautious consumers and mass layoffs, something like the Kindle—which does one thing very, very well, but cannot be considered a necessity by any means—will do.“
Read the full article here:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/amazon_kindle?source=NLT_MW
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Product Purchase Link: Kindle 2: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation)
Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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