It’s here.
It’s been talked about for months and you can now pre-order your Kindle Fire from Amazon for $199.
Here’s the deets:
The New Kindle Fire
Amazon Looks to Launch Netflix for Books
When it comes to mp3 players, there is hardly any competition. The iPod rules them all. It doesn’t matter if someone else can build a batter mp3 player at this point in the game, Apple owns this category.
In the realm of e-readers, there have been a few different players. There’s the Nook and I think Sony has a model or two while Apple has completely stayed clear of e-reader only devices. There has been some competition between the Apple iPad and Amazon’s Kindle, but there have hardly been any sparks. They are simply two different kinds of devices.
Just has Apple dominates the mp3 market, Amazon is about to seal the deal and put the final nail in the coffin of competition and rule the e-reader market with their next move.
Amazon’s Color Tablet
There’s been an odd competition between Amazon and Apple.
They haven’t actually competed head-to-head, yet, but everyone could see Amazon starting down a road that would eventually lead to some heated competition.
Amazon has been heaping-on loads of dedicated Kindle users and is about ready to dip into the tablet marketplace this year.
It’s said they are prepping two color tablet models:
The Way of the Future: eBooks?
I’ve had my Kindle for about a year now, and really enjoy reading with it. Lately, however, I’ve found that I’m enjoying reading paper much more. The media is portraying eBooks to be the way of the future, making paper books obsolete in the very near future, but I’m not sure that I completely agree with that. Here’s why:
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Kindle Adding Library Lending Feature
Amazon has taken the Kindle to another level.
As the price point goes down, its functions go up.
In the middle of a tablet boom, Amazon has been able to keep their footing with this primary reading device. While tablets do more and more different things, the Kindle is limited from an application and functionality standpoint. It’s intuitive control, excellent reading screen, and perfect weight and size, have all lend to its competitive edge, but it will never outperform a tablet. So, for it to stand-out among the competition, it must continue to build on the one and only thing it does really well.
Book reading.
Jailbreak Your Kindle For Awesome Custom Screensavers!
The Kindle eInk screen really is a beautiful thing. So simple, so crisp, so delightful.
Wouldn’t it be so cool if you could rock your very own images as screensavers? Now you can, and it’s extremely straightforward.
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