[Web4lib] Amazon's Kindle e-book reader

[Brian Gray]

It depends on your goal and style of information consumption. If you
want to read full books, a small PDA screen may not be best and you
are willing to pay the money. I have a Dell Axim, and I do read
emails, websites, blogs, etc. from it. I would not use it to read a
book. I would consider something like kindle for about half the price
they are charging now if it was easy to read and depending on
availability of items I needed.

There is some cost saving with going with a multi-use gadget, but it
cannot be great at everything. It depends on what is most important to
the consumer and if they like to keep a hobby, work, or other tasks
separate from one another or always tied together.

I would like to see on in person to see what it is all about, but not for $400.

Brian Gray
mindspiral at gmail.com

On Nov 21, 2007 8:37 AM, Kyle Felker <FelkerK at wlu.edu> wrote:
> Think about it this way:  for $400, you can buy the Kindle, which reads
> ebooks, and plays audiobooks and MP3 files.  It also has a limited web
> browser.
>
> OR
>
> You can spend $99 on a low-end palm pilot, which can display ebooks,
> play audio and MP3 files, and has a limited web browser. PLUS it can
> organize your calendar, keep track of tasks and shopping lists, display
> color pictures, etc.
>
> Which purchase makes more sense?  *That's* the point people are trying
> to make about Kindle versus multi-use gadgets.  It does less and it
> costs more.  Amazon seems to be betting that people will think that
> E-Ink display is worth the extra money.  I'm not sure they will.