Re: Kindle: Amazon\'s new wireless reading device
With a better design, something solid (aka I can throw it in my backpack/school bag and carry it around w/o fearing it'll break) and a reasonable price (~150?), I'd be a buyer.
As a student, I spend so much time commuting in buses, this would be a no-brainer. Also, I no longer subscribe to any newspapers because I just don't have time to sit for 30 minutes to go through it in the morning. Problem fixed if I can read it in the bus. I'd also love to get papers like "Le Monde" on this thing, when they cost way too much to ship (and get here late anyway) for me to buy them on paper. I also think this is much more convenient than getting news online.
As for the novels part, I think it's great to save $ by not having to have a physical copy (sucks to lose the paper "archive" though [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] ), and it makes it much more convenient to carry books around.
I'm excited (and have been for a while) about e-paper/ink tech, but this isn't quite prime yet (esp. price)
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