Kindle 2

[Slamz]

Problem there is you might literally be his only Kindle customer.

Maybe you could buy a small ad asking Kindle owners to email the paper about releasing a Kindle format, to see if enough subscribers are out there who are interested.


They are infectious, though. I bought one and someone I primarily know from the bar saw it, talked about it for a while and promptly demanded one from her husband as her birthday gift, which she now has. Dustie has been getting tempted, too.


And actually I'm glad I have this one and not the new big Kindle. That one would be cool too, and probably better for reading web pages, newspapers and (if they put them on a kindle) manga and comics but the regular Kindle is a very handy and portable size. The bigger one would be awkward to read while you're sitting there eating lunch, for example.


Also nice that all you need to turn the pages is one clean pinky finger. Very handy if you're trying to read while eating a big messy cheeseburger.

[Hoofhurr]

How heavy/durable is it?

[Slamz]

Maybe 1 pound total? Website says 10.2 ounces and then the leather cover I bought probably close to doubles that. It's lightweight, anyway.

Drop test video:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m...NBG5A7VZSU

Of course, the 3 comments from users are complaining that they dropped theirs and it broke. However, I dropped mine from my jacket pocket onto a hardwood floor and it was fine. I'm sure the leather case adds a great deal to the survivability.

[Vanraw]

Problem there is you might literally be his only Kindle customer.

Yea that is the issue, but it also displays how these old business types are unwilling to compete. It reminds me of the car industry. They are unwilling to see opportunity when it knocks.

So for instance, my yearly 7 day a week subscription for the paper version is about $260 a year. A Kindle 2 cost $359. So they should use this as a revenue opportunity.

First buy some kindle2's in bulk. So lets say the price lowers to $300. Offer to sell the unit for $350 with a gazzetr subscription of $12 a month with a 2 year contract. Then reach out to customer and sell kindle specific advertising to make more revenue.

So you make $50 on the unit plus $288 for 2 years plus advertising dollars, and ongoing subscription cost after the 2 years.

$338 plus advertising net, with zero cost of printing and paper.

SOLD!

This is why so many of our industries in America are failing. They refuse to think about the changing climate even when it hits them in the face like a dead godfather fish!

[Slamz]

New Kindle feature:

Our customers have told us that they love being able to add highlights and notes to their Kindle books. We want to make it possible for you to access your highlights and notes directly from a Web browser too. So we've released http://kindle.amazon.com, an online tool that enables you to do just that.

Yep. I just checked and the stuff I've highlighted on my Kindle is now available on that website. Very handy for extracting quotes from a book.

[Jakensama]

They should publish textbooks on the kindle, sure would have beat hauling around a backpack full of heavy poli sci books.

Of course, it would never happen because professors get their payday by forcing you to buy them and their friend's overpriced new editions every year.

[Slamz]

Kindle 2 price dropped to $299.