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katysax · 05-20-2009, 04:12 PM

This device is not going to be an ebook reader, it is going to be a "media pad". It will have a 5.5 inch or 7 inch screen and otherwise be like a large form factor iPod Touch. It will be able to download apps from the Apple App store, and will be compatible with the Kindle software.

It won't be any kind of a Kindle killer. Instead, it will put the technology to read Kindle books in the hands of many more people. Amazon wants to make its money off the books, not the reader. I bet they'd give the Kindle away for free if they could get it cheap enough. Their real chance to make serious money is off people downloading the books.

I want one of those media pads because it would be great for playing with at home and mobile computer access when not at home, but I would rather read a book on the Kindle. I cannot tolerate reading books for an extended period of time on the iphone. It isn't the size of the screen, it is the nature of the screen, too fatiguing.

05-20-2009, 04:12 PM	#10
katysax Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 222 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle2, Kindle DX, prs 505	This device is not going to be an ebook reader, it is going to be a "media pad". It will have a 5.5 inch or 7 inch screen and otherwise be like a large form factor iPod Touch. It will be able to download apps from the Apple App store, and will be compatible with the Kindle software. It won't be any kind of a Kindle killer. Instead, it will put the technology to read Kindle books in the hands of many more people. Amazon wants to make its money off the books, not the reader. I bet they'd give the Kindle away for free if they could get it cheap enough. Their real chance to make serious money is off people downloading the books. I want one of those media pads because it would be great for playing with at home and mobile computer access when not at home, but I would rather read a book on the Kindle. I cannot tolerate reading books for an extended period of time on the iphone. It isn't the size of the screen, it is the nature of the screen, too fatiguing.