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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
Untrue. It's really more of a gray, heh. I see your point. Then again, it's merely an electronic alternative to a paper book. Graphing calculator design hasn't changed much in 15 years, maybe 20 (and their price hasn't gone down much either; $125+ for the good ones, yipes). Microwave oven design has stagnated. Dedicated devices tend to hit a design ceiling, I think.
I'd like to see an improved display and cpu for the Kindle, but other than that I would be fine with the form factor staying that way forever.
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I think the only step forward for the Kindle would be a touch screen interface. Other than, there really isn't much you can do with eink reader hardware design , IMO. I hear quite a few complaints, though, about Kindle software- making the Collections feature better, etc.
In the end, I think we may be seeing if not the last generation of eink readers, at least the NEXT to last generation. People seem to want more than just the ability to read plain text really well in bright light on their mobile devices.