Amazon.com's CEO will unveil the Kindle e-book reader in a high-profile event in New York on Monday. Reportedly delayed so as to "perfect the details," the Kindle will come equipped with a Wi-Fi connection that allows users to purchase electronic books from an Amazon e-book store.
To give it a distinct advantage over other e-book readers and services already on the market, Amazon wanted to have the biggest e-book catalog of any reader available. Indeed, other than the usual hardware challenges, such as battery power, the bigger problem was getting publishers on board.
At the moment, the device will include a feature to download digital editions of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal each morning
The company is also said to have forged agreements with somewhere between 50 and 100 newspaper publishers, in addition to the daily New York Times and Wall Street Journal features. Kindle owners are expected to be able to select from a long list of publications for automatic download.
Electronic books, and especially dedicated e-book readers, have
If you recall, Sony unveiled the
Like the "paperless office" pipe dream that remains as elusive as ever, do you think that there is even a demand for a dedicated e-book reader?
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Paul Mah is a writer and blogger who lives in Singapore, where he has worked for a number of years in various capacities within the IT industry. Paul enjoys tinkering with tech gadgets, smartphones, and networking devices.
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Paul Mah is a writer and blogger who lives in Singapore, where he has worked for a number of years in various capacities within the IT industry. Paul enjoys tinkering with tech gadgets, smartphones, and networking devices.
