Catherine McCarthy of C/Net News.com reports, today, at the New York Press Conference held at New York’s W Hotel in Union Square, Amazon unveiled it’s new digital book reader, Kindle. Weighing in at 10.3 ounces, less than a paper back, and selling for $399, Amazon hopes to move analog book readers to digital books. Over 90,000 titles are available for download with new releases costing $9.99. No e-book reader has ever been a success and to my mind I can see why. I don’t know about you, but I find digital screens a strain on my eyes after a while and the thought of staring at yet another screen is not something I look forward to with a sense of pleasure. I would much rather grab a book, which is to me a much warmer experience, engaging my senses of touch and smell along with sight. The demise of books has been a topic since the digital revolution began – but I still hold that books are here to stay. It will be interesting to see which demographics, if any, grab onto this new addition to the digital information world.
November 19, 2007...10:50 pm
Amazon Unveils Electronic e-Book Kindle – But Will Screen Tired Eyes Make the Switch
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