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The "Kindle" iPod of reading - Newsweek scoops
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I am also curious how Whispernet connectivity will influence the "30 hours of reading on a charge" statement.
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This could work, whether or not it is (as I think) ugly as sin. Much depends on what sort of DRM is built into the system, and who imposes the DRM: Amazon or the publishers. I've already made the promise to my readers: No DRM of any kind, ever.
On the other hand, it's still unclear what publishers will have to do (or more to the point, pay) to get titles into the store. That matters a great deal too. $400 is a lot of money, so the public may not be as nuts about the damned thing as we gadget freaks are. Let's watch. |
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Well, I'd be totally nuts about htis device, but EVDO is coming up again and again and that makes it useless outside the US and also makes it seem more and more unlikely that I will ever get one here in Germany and be able to use it...
I still have a tiny glimmer of hope because 1) some of the whispernet references were found on the .uk site of amazon and 2) mobipocket books are already sold internationally I hope we'll finally get some definite information tomorrow...I have the day off tomorrow so I should be able to follow everything closely...^^ |
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Given that Amazon own MobiPocket, it would be sensible to assume that Amazon will use Mobi DRM, which really isn't too "onerous" on anyone.
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That little tidbit about it having "sleep mode" sounds good too...
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So I guess the significant question for me is whether I (as a publisher) will be able to opt-out from Amazon's DRM technology and sell unencumbered books on the system.
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I have to admit when I saw the first pictures of the Kindle I thought that it was just a functional prototype and they were setting the bar really low so whatever they came out with would look better. I can't believe that they're actually releasing that design.
I keep reading comparisons between this and the iPod launch but can they not see how sexy the iPhone packaging is compared to this? People want functionality but they also want to impress when they pull out the device. The screen will impress but I don't think the average person can get past what they wrapped around it. The conspiracy voice in my head is saying that they are trying to make this fail so they can say they've thrown the whole power of Amazon behind it and people still don't want electronic books. I really hope I'm wrong but I'm very disappointed if this is the final design. I had been so looking forward to this launch. |
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They paid a LOT of money for MobiPocket; they must have had a good reason to spend all that money.
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What I am wondering is if it is standard mobi format, can others purchase the books who do not have the Kindle.
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Jon, see my last questions four posts above
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Hmm. Lot's of potential ways they could stub their toe with the Kindle. They are trying to do a lot with it. And especially after seeing the pictures, I don't have a lot of confidence that it will have the comfortable feel of using a Sony Reader, and $399 is a lot to spend on something that might not work well. The first "real" reviews from tech sites will be very interesting.
Here are the features (beyond the basics) that sound really exciting to me: # Over 88'000 e-book titles will be available on launch # NYTimes bestsellers priced at $9.99 # First chapter of almost any e-book for free Yay! First chapter free! Why didn't Sony Connect do this? All it does is increase sales and get people more familiar with the purchase process. And what could it possibly cost them, other than sales of books to a consumer that even want it after they see it? That can't be good at all, except for really bad authors. TadW has a great point about the format. If they lock the MobiPocket format delivered over WhisperNet or WiFi to the Kindle only, that's a sad thing. Not as terrible if they can also read DRM'd mobipocket from other sources, but not great. I'd like to see how well it handles formats like txt, RTF, PDF, HTML (and ePub) also. I have to ask... given the sort of things that the device does, is e-ink the best choice for display? I might have liked it with a nice backlighted LCD display, decent battery life, and zippy response. Btw, my favorite quote from the article... "the e-book reader is coming of age". But bottom line is always how it works when it is in your hands, so I'll certainly give it a chance in the meantime. |
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