Kindle in the News

[AJ Starr]

On my web home page's news items, this was listed under entertainment.....


Digital Albom: commencement speech through Kindle
By HILLEL ITALIE (AP National Writer)
From Associated Press
July 17, 2008 2:13 PM EDT
NEW YORK - Mitch Albom has a new book out - well, not really a book, but a commencement speech in book form. And not in traditional book form, but as an e-book, published exclusively through Amazon.com's Kindle reader.

"Commencement Speech To His Nephew's Graduating Class: May 30, 2008, Nice France" went on sale Thursday for 99 cents. It won't be a money maker for Albom - proceeds are being donated to a Detroit-based charity for the homeless - but it does offer a test for the digital device that has created a great debate about the future of books and great speculation over how much the Kindle is part of that future.


complete article at...


http://my.earthlink.net/article/ent?...717-1120970222

[cush]

Originally Posted by AJ Starr

On my web home page's news items, this was listed under entertainment.....


Digital Albom: commencement speech through Kindle
By HILLEL ITALIE (AP National Writer)
From Associated Press
July 17, 2008 2:13 PM EDT
NEW YORK - Mitch Albom has a new book out - well, not really a book, but a commencement speech in book form. And not in traditional book form, but as an e-book, published exclusively through Amazon.com's Kindle reader.

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Thanks for sharing this. I will download and read today.