Comments on: Amazon's Bezos has lofty ambitions for Kindle

CEO reveals to Newsweek that the e-tailer's upcoming e-reader will operate on a wireless system called Whispernet and download a book in less than a minute.

[SpiritWater]

Another one will bite the dust...

There's nothing like reading a paper bound book. An e-book of any kind cannot compare unless it completely mimics the paper format. This latest attempt to save the trees may fail as well as the rest. Sure, I read article after article on the web but strain comes faster reading electronic formats than from paper print.

Good luck to you Amazon! My hope is that you succeed.

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[CyberBob859]

I hope the pictures of the device weren't accurate...

...because the device is fugly (IMO.)

The advantage that Amazon has is their web presence, being a
place where people already go to buy books. But, Sony's device
looks better.

The wireless features may have some appeal, but I hope that the
pictures shown of the device were just prototypes and else will
be introduced.

[sutratoo]

kindle will probably be kindling

audio books are the wave of the future. When we have an ebook
device that can deliver audio you will have an ebook device that
will become the ipod of ebooks

[Thrudheim]

wave of the future?

Audio books have their role, no doubt, but listening to a book is
very inefficient compared to reading one. Besides, portable audio
is readily available now.

[heatherpainter]

Kindle Proprietary? E-Book options?

If you are considering Amazon's new "Kindle", you have to take a look at BooksOnBoard.com

BooksOnBoard is an online bookstore with great prices, a huge selection of books (154,000 titles - almost twice as many as Amazon, and 8 times as many as Sony)...and the personal service and attention of a small, community bookstore (7 days a week).

BooksOnBoard.com has four different, major, non-proprietary formats, plus audiobooks. Their prices are at, or below, "Kindles". And...you don't have to buy hardware to access those low prices. No membership fees or hidden games.

Not to mention, it looks like the "Kindle" is NOT mobipocket, but a new proprietary format from Amazon. So, they are playing the Sony game, trying to cut everyone else out, and limit the consumer's options. BooksOnBoard is a great eBook work around.

Did I mention that they don't lock you into monthly service fees?

[MSFanBoy]

Butt UGLY!

Sheesh have you seen this thing? Yuck!
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I wonder what Ballmer thinks of it?

[neoportal]

User generated PDF?

ebook readers will not be successful until there is a way for users to create their own content by easily converting printed books into PDFs.

Just as MP3 was the foundation for the ipods industry and 97% of what fill iPods are from music ripped by users, all the online ebook stores will be pointless.

For those who want to convert printed books to ebooks, please check out www.atiz.com

[ebaybunny]

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