11-28-2007, 09:56 PM
You don't have to pay a monthly fee to use your iPod!
As someone who really enjoys my eReader and misses that function in my iPhone, it is only a good thing long term that Amazon is supporting eBooks. For that, the Kindle is a good thing.
I absolutely disagree with this being a 'revolutionary' product. There have been several excellent (from a hardware and even software point of view) eReaders already sold. I am not disagreeing with the idea that the Kindle looks like an ok eReader; I just disagree with the concept that its online abilities make it revolutionary.
If Apple put an eBook library available via iTunes, the iPhone would be a substantially better product as it would be a great eReader - in addition to the phone/iPod/internet device capabilities.
Nevethertheless, just as Apple did not invent the first MP3 players, Amazon is not inventing the first eReader. But maybe they will be able to build on this towards something useful for the masses.
For me, carrying around yet another electronic gadget is not in the cards - right now at least.
As someone who really enjoys my eReader and misses that function in my iPhone, it is only a good thing long term that Amazon is supporting eBooks. For that, the Kindle is a good thing.
I absolutely disagree with this being a 'revolutionary' product. There have been several excellent (from a hardware and even software point of view) eReaders already sold. I am not disagreeing with the idea that the Kindle looks like an ok eReader; I just disagree with the concept that its online abilities make it revolutionary.
If Apple put an eBook library available via iTunes, the iPhone would be a substantially better product as it would be a great eReader - in addition to the phone/iPod/internet device capabilities.
Nevethertheless, just as Apple did not invent the first MP3 players, Amazon is not inventing the first eReader. But maybe they will be able to build on this towards something useful for the masses.
For me, carrying around yet another electronic gadget is not in the cards - right now at least.