Amazon unveils Kindle 2 ebook reader
E-bookworms, get ready for Kindle 2. Amazon will roll out the new version of its popular Kindle electronic book reader early next month, according to a New York Times report. The company has announced via email that it will hold a news conference, hosted by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York on February 9th. Industry watchers have anticipated a revamped Kindle for several months. Boy Genius Report posted allegedly leaked photos of the upcoming reader last October. If the shots are real, Kindle 2 will correct some of the design glitches in the original model. For instance, several buttons are now smaller to avoid accidental page turns, and a joystick has replaced the scroll wheel for screen navigation.
It’s unclear whether the new Kindle will have a touch screen and backlight like its main competitor, the Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-700BC. Electronic book readers have been fairly high priced thus far, but that hasn’t hurt their popularity. Example: There’s a 4 to 6 week waiting period for the $359 Kindle at Amazon.com (Today’s buyers will no doubt get the updated model). Sony Reader is a bit pricier at $389 to $399.
Source: PC World
Comments(7)
Too expensive for me
Looks like they'd rather have the 360 more affordable.
Still like the Sony reader much better and it's more affordable.
I really like those e reader but they are still too expensive at the moment
I think my travel in Korea this summer could sort that problem out as I might find a much cheaper and advanced alternative
Thanks for the info Martin
What a WASTE of money !
EBOOK READER LOL LOL LOL LOL.
Use a nintendo DS to read ebooks ,surf the web and play games.
DSlite less than £100. fits in your pocket !
These single-purpose devices are getting annoying!
Why would someone buy them?… most likely that someone that does will switch to a multi-purpose device like ahm… a notebook… sooner or later 'cause they have it all in one.
Just pointless…
i read a lot of ebooks and if this was cheaper it would definitely be a sale for me. but it does look a little bulky
at previous comments why to buy ebook reader and not laptop nintendo ds ..
ebook readers have a different screen then the usual laptop screen. Ebook readers simulate that it seems like you read a paper