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poohbear_nc · 10-09-2009, 09:05 AM

http://www.reuters.com/article/sarah...61410620091007

Some interesting points:

1. Bezos recommends dumping your current K2 and getting the new International model - no plans to upgrade the K2 to ATT capability - stuck with Sprint for US -only Whispernet. No wonder Amazon has discounted the new K2 pricing (I think Daffy picked up on this earlier).

2. No plans to offer DX International - no info at all on future developments for the large screen reader.

3. More tap-dancing on international copyright issues - claims 200,000 of the 350,000 books can be bought internationally.

4. "As proof of the way that the Kindle has changed reader habits, Bezos brings up an amazing statistic. Earlier this year, he startled people by revealing that of books available on both Kindle and paper versions, 35 percent of copies sold by Amazon were Kindle versions. Now, he says, the number is up to 48 percent. This means that a lot of people have bought Kindles (Amazon won’t reveal the figures) and that Kindle owners buy a lot of books." Quite an increase in sales volume!

5. Bezos plans to offer apps to new tablets to extend Kindle functionality - as currently for the iPhone.

This is the most informative article I've read recently from Bezos.

10-09-2009, 09:05 AM	#1
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 59,290 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Reuters Article - with Actual quotes from Mr. Bezos http://www.reuters.com/article/sarah...61410620091007 Some interesting points: 1. Bezos recommends dumping your current K2 and getting the new International model - no plans to upgrade the K2 to ATT capability - stuck with Sprint for US -only Whispernet. No wonder Amazon has discounted the new K2 pricing (I think Daffy picked up on this earlier). 2. No plans to offer DX International - no info at all on future developments for the large screen reader. 3. More tap-dancing on international copyright issues - claims 200,000 of the 350,000 books can be bought internationally. 4. "As proof of the way that the Kindle has changed reader habits, Bezos brings up an amazing statistic. Earlier this year, he startled people by revealing that of books available on both Kindle and paper versions, 35 percent of copies sold by Amazon were Kindle versions. Now, he says, the number is up to 48 percent. This means that a lot of people have bought Kindles (Amazon won’t reveal the figures) and that Kindle owners buy a lot of books." Quite an increase in sales volume! 5. Bezos plans to offer apps to new tablets to extend Kindle functionality - as currently for the iPhone. This is the most informative article I've read recently from Bezos.