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MidknytOwl · 02-11-2009, 12:08 AM

Not trying to start anything, just making an observation.

Yesterday morning I thought that there seemed to be a lot on the main page news about the Kindle, but it's new, so that's to be expected. Then when I came home last night and there was even more, I thought about posting about it, but didn't get around to it. Now this morning I look and there is even more, so posting I am.

I get that the Kindle 2 is new, and that it should be reported on. Of course. I thought maybe I was thinking it was a lot because I don't really like the Kindle, but it is a big deal and should have news about it.

However, the Sony PRS 700 was released not that long ago, and I don't recall it having nearly as much press here at MR as the Kindle has had. I thought maybe it was in my head, with my own dislike for the Kindle, and was going to look last night at the old Week in Reviews to see if there was as much on when the Sony came out and I just didn't realize it.

Waking up this morning though, I know that there was nowhere near this much for the Sony. One, there was never a news blip on the top of every page that said the new Sony was out with a link on where to preorder. Nor was there a giveaway of a Sony, that I can recall. And while I'm not going back to specifically check, I'm pretty sure there weren't eight different home page news posts on it in the span of a week. We've got the release of the Kindle, better quality photos, covers you can buy, differences between the first and the second, shipping times, etc. All this and you can't even get your hands on one yet.

So is it because I am a loyal Sony girl that it seems like there has been more for the Kindle than there was for the 700, or does it seem that way for anyone else too?

02-11-2009, 12:08 AM	#1
MidknytOwl Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 644 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kobo Aura	Kindle bias on MobileRead? Not trying to start anything, just making an observation. Yesterday morning I thought that there seemed to be a lot on the main page news about the Kindle, but it's new, so that's to be expected. Then when I came home last night and there was even more, I thought about posting about it, but didn't get around to it. Now this morning I look and there is even more, so posting I am. I get that the Kindle 2 is new, and that it should be reported on. Of course. I thought maybe I was thinking it was a lot because I don't really like the Kindle, but it is a big deal and should have news about it. However, the Sony PRS 700 was released not that long ago, and I don't recall it having nearly as much press here at MR as the Kindle has had. I thought maybe it was in my head, with my own dislike for the Kindle, and was going to look last night at the old Week in Reviews to see if there was as much on when the Sony came out and I just didn't realize it. Waking up this morning though, I know that there was nowhere near this much for the Sony. One, there was never a news blip on the top of every page that said the new Sony was out with a link on where to preorder. Nor was there a giveaway of a Sony, that I can recall. And while I'm not going back to specifically check, I'm pretty sure there weren't eight different home page news posts on it in the span of a week. We've got the release of the Kindle, better quality photos, covers you can buy, differences between the first and the second, shipping times, etc. All this and you can't even get your hands on one yet. So is it because I am a loyal Sony girl that it seems like there has been more for the Kindle than there was for the 700, or does it seem that way for anyone else too?