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I have a Sony Reader 505 unit. It will be interesting to see the details on what the Kindle can do and what formats it supports. With the wifi connection and the newspaper downloads, this is going after a different market and use. But my initial reaction is that the 6" screen is too small for reading newspaper or magazine type reading. I want to be able to see more of the article, the photos accompanying the article or skin multiple articles quickly. A 6" screen is just not going to do a good job of replicating the feel/experience of reading a newspaper or magazine.
With the chiclet keyboard, the Kindle is more in line with the Iliad than the Sony Reader. I would be more interested in the Kindle if it had the 8" or 9.7" EInk screen, but then they would presumably have to raise the price to the Iliad price range. Maybe in a couple of years, we will have improved and faster EInk type displays with 10" screens for < $300. Now that will be fun.
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