10 posts and columns on Kindle 2.0

Kindle Hikes Book Prices and Adds to My Ambivalence

in News on May 11, 2009 at 8:49 am PT

Just when I was coming to terms with my ambivalence toward my Kindle e-book reader, Amazon and the publishers have gotten greedy. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the device since I bought my first one about 9 months ago. As a frequent traveler and voracious reader, I’ve found the Kindle to be nearly ideal. I never have fewer than a dozen books in its memory, and they’re always things I want to read.

Amazon Unveils Kindle DX. Big Screen, Big Price: $489.

in Media on May 6, 2009 at 7:38 am PT

Want a big screen Kindle? You’re going to have to pay up — or get a subscription to the New York Times, the Boston Globe or the Washington Post.
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Weekend Update, 3.21.09–March Madness Edition

in News on March 21, 2009 at 5:10 pm PT

Technically, the term refers to the frenzied flow of games and the intensity of the contenders for the NCAA Championship crown. But the NCAA doesn’t have a corner on “March Madness”–those descriptors work well in other instances, too. To wit:
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Kindle, Speak No Evil!

in News on March 2, 2009 at 10:40 am PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a bigger version.)

Weekend Update, 2.28.09

in News on February 28, 2009 at 10:50 pm PT

Much ado about the Amazon Kindle 2.0 this week: After its official unveiling on Feb. 9, the e-book reader started shipping on Monday, and actually managed to grab much–but not all–of the hype that’s surrounded Twitter of late. The device has been met with much acclaim, though it’s by no means unanimous.
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Jeff Bezos Sells the Kindle to Jon Stewart: “We’d Make It Cheaper If We Could”

in Media on February 24, 2009 at 4:50 am PT

Oprah is already on record as a Kindle fan. Jon Stewart–not so much. “The Daily Show” host let Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on his show last night to pitch the Kindle 2.0, which started shipping yesterday. And while Bezos is an enthusiastic salesman, convincing someone to pay $359 for an electronic book reader isn’t a slam dunk.
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Kindle on Your iPhone? Not Today.

in Media on February 9, 2009 at 11:36 am PT

At today’s Kindle 2.0 unveiling, CEO Jeff Bezos took pains to point out that at some time you will be able to read Kindle books on non-Kindle devices. Of course, he didn’t provide any other details. So does an iPhone tie-up make sense at some point? Or does he have something else up his sleeve?

Weekend Update, 02.07.09

in News on February 7, 2009 at 4:24 pm PT

What spreads faster than economic gloom and doom, and is more infectious than professional anxiety? That phenomenon known as “25 Things.” Just in time for Facebook’s fifth birthday, the record-breaking waste of time may have reached critical mass this week. Elsewhere this week…

Amazon: No Kindles for You This Year

in News on November 27, 2008 at 6:06 am PT

If you were planning to buy that special someone on your holiday shopping list an Amazon Kindle e-book reader, you better come up with something else. Amazon notes on its Web site that “due to heavy customer demand, Kindle is sold out.” Amazon advises ordering now, though, “to reserve a place in line,” noting that orders will be filled on a first come, first served basis.