Kindle-y backwards?

Anyone else find the sideview comparison of the Kindle 2 v pencil in the press frenzy mildly ironic? Kindle 2 takes outmoded physical writing apparatus? Er, FAIL.

How did Apple win on the MacBook Air envelope contrast? Context. Amazon, the cluetrain is here.

Still need to be convinced on e-reader devices. Limited titles and the loss of sensual engagement are big downers. There’s nothing like the smell of books. That and the “shake me it’s fucking shocking” price of $360 a unit. $360 for something that looks like a Milky Baresque calculator on Miracle Gro? Aside from that, I’d love to try one.

February 10th, 2009 at 7:11 am • Filed in Brainstrobing, Geekery



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5 Comments to “Kindle-y backwards?”

  1. Don Crowley Says:
    February 10th, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    hehe! yup 360 bucks is not the way to do it. Sony’s is cheaper and pretty good I hear. It will still set you back $300. Toy’s for rich boy’s, if there are any left.



  2. Donncha O Caoimh Says:
    February 13th, 2009 at 9:53 am

    Matt Mullenweg raved about his Kindle and said he read a lot more after he bought it. Then he broke it and haven’t heard anything since.. :)



  3. Matt Says:
    February 15th, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    I got another one and I still love it but haven’t had as much time to read recently.



  4. Alexia Says:
    February 15th, 2009 at 9:33 pm

    @Matt: How do you find the selection of available titles? Restrictive? Is it all Dickens and the like?



  5. Matt Says:
    February 15th, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    I rarely find a book I want that isn’t on there, except technical stuff like O’Reilly. (Which you think would be the first to embrace it.)



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