Quote:
The Kindle electronic book reader, now four months old, is another primary cog in Amazon's digital strategy. Sales across the book publishing industry are flat; e-books represent one possible future. But the first priority for Amazon is actually getting the device into people’s hands. The company has experienced constant shortages since the Kindle went on sale in December.
"We obviously want to get it fully in stock as quickly as possible," said Mr. Freed, vice president in charge of the Kindle.
Mr. Freed said that the Kindle was first and foremost a reading device, but that it could also serve as a platform for at least some of Amazon's other digital offerings. The device can play MP3 files and audio books from Audible, the online audio book retailer that Amazon bought last month for $300 million.
|
Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/te...l?pagewanted=1
Seems Kindle is here to stay for a while.