Amazon Kindle likely launch date: October 15!

Alexander Turcic · 09-12-2007, 09:13 PM

We got our crystal ball out of its magic cupboard to tell you that October 15 may mark a very special day. Last week the New York Times reported that October will be the month when Amazon is going to unveil its Kindle e-book reader. And today we discovered this interesting little snippet while reading about the just launched Les Echos e-paper:

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Amazon doit d'ailleurs ouvrir son propre kiosque "e-paper" le 15 octobre aux Etats-Unis, et Les Echos seront également disponibles sur cette plateforme.

Link: Les Echos article

In perfect Babelfish English:

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Amazon must open besides its own kiosk "e-paper" on October 15 in the United States, and the Echoes will be also available on this platform.

Wow. Amazon is going to launch its own e-paper store hosting e-paper newspapers? Could there be a better time to celebrate the launch of a new wireless e-book reader...?

Related: NY Times new article on ebooks / Amazon Kindle

Nate the great · 09-12-2007, 09:20 PM

Did you scoop Engadget again?

Alexander Turcic · 09-12-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

Did you scoop Engadget again?

Never tried to. They are just too fast. Most of the time.

Hadrien · 09-12-2007, 09:50 PM

Le Monde, another famous french newspaper should be available on the Kindle too. For those who thought that the Kindle would be a US-only thing: guess it'll be available in France too (Europe?).

THJahar · 09-12-2007, 10:58 PM

ack...kindle and V3 with wacom coming out in October...oooh decisions decisions

Nate the great · 09-12-2007, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by THJahar

ack...kindle and V3 with wacom coming out in October...oooh decisions decisions

I know what you mean. I consider it my misfortune that the shipping delay on the Iliad pushed the date back far enough that I had to seriously consider the V3. Now I have to think about the Kindle as well.

Oh well, might as well get them both.

Azayzel · 09-13-2007, 12:34 AM

Yet no updated pics on the formfactor yet... I do hope it doesn't look like the early prototype; i.e., all that wasted space for a book, yikes!

Good score on finding this article!

Interesting Side Note: Just noticed something interesting in Alex's info, his karma's about to excede his number of posts. Not a big deal for people with low posts vs. quality, but we're talking 7,000+, wow!

TadW · 09-13-2007, 05:48 AM

Hmmm... what's more interesting... the fact that Amazon might launch the Kindle on October 15, or that Amazon is going to launch an e-book "kiosk" on that day?

What do you guys make of an e-book kiosk? Something like Mobipocket Reloaded?

Jorgen · 09-13-2007, 06:50 AM

So, it will cost $400-$500, the design is awful and it will run Mobipocket - something I for one stay far away from. Doesn't sound like a winner.

joblack · 09-13-2007, 09:55 AM

looks cheap ...

yvanleterrible · 09-13-2007, 10:08 AM

Since Amazon has had time after reading all criticism aroud, I wonder what will be left in the final design and what it will look like. Have they gone colo(u)r and kept wireless?

Nate the great · 09-13-2007, 10:22 AM

I bet that shape is the final design. I really like it. I liked it as soon as I saw it in the user manual that's floating around here. I admit that it looks ugly lying there, but once you see it from multiple angles it will grow on you.

HarryT · 09-13-2007, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

I know what you mean. I consider it my misfortune that the shipping delay on the Iliad pushed the date back far enough that I had to seriously consider the V3. Now I have to think about the Kindle as well.

Oh well, might as well get them both.

The iLiad's been shipping for what? A year now? If you want one I'd say "go for it". IMHO it's the most capable of the current eBook readers, albeit also the most expensive.

Nate the great · 09-13-2007, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The iLiad's been shipping for what? A year now? If you want one I'd say "go for it". IMHO it's the most capable of the current eBook readers, albeit also the most expensive.

HarryT, Irex has not shipped any Iliads since the first of September. They sold out of the previous production run and are just today starting to ship the next ones. The soonest I could get my sweaty hands on one is next Friday. That would have been nearly a 3 week delay if I had bought one as soon as I could afford it. I don't like to wait for my gadgets so I didn't buy one.

While waiting for an Iliad, I hear that the V3 with Wacom and Wifi will be available in October. I can get it for around $400. Which one will I like better? I have to wait and see.

By the way, when I said get both, I meant the V3 and the Kindle.

vivaldirules · 09-15-2007, 02:01 PM

Whether the hardware is cool or crappy, I'm really just hopeful this event is pivotal in leading us somewhere useful - where most publishers are comfortable seeing most of their books sold as ebooks. If Amazon is the vendor that catalyzes that (and it makes sense to me that they might be) then terrific. If customers like us aren't entirely happy with their reader at first is less of a concern to me right now. A great reader with almost no available content is of little interest to hardly anyone, I'm sure.

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09-12-2007, 09:20 PM	#2
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Did you scoop Engadget again?

09-12-2007, 09:50 PM	#4
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	Le Monde, another famous french newspaper should be available on the Kindle too. For those who thought that the Kindle would be a US-only thing: guess it'll be available in France too (Europe?).

09-12-2007, 10:58 PM	#5
THJahar Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 58 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leicester, UK Device: Jinke V2 Prototype	ack...kindle and V3 with wacom coming out in October...oooh decisions decisions

09-13-2007, 12:34 AM	#7
Azayzel Cache Ninja! Posts: 643 Karma: 1002300 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: PRS-500, HTC Shift, iPod Touch, iPaq 4150, TC1100, Panasonic WordsGear	Yet no updated pics on the formfactor yet... I do hope it doesn't look like the early prototype; i.e., all that wasted space for a book, yikes! Good score on finding this article! Interesting Side Note: Just noticed something interesting in Alex's info, his karma's about to excede his number of posts. Not a big deal for people with low posts vs. quality, but we're talking 7,000+, wow!

09-13-2007, 05:48 AM	#8
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	Hmmm... what's more interesting... the fact that Amazon might launch the Kindle on October 15, or that Amazon is going to launch an e-book "kiosk" on that day? What do you guys make of an e-book kiosk? Something like Mobipocket Reloaded?

09-13-2007, 06:50 AM	#9
Jorgen Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 84 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Device: Sony prs-650, iPod, BEBOOK Mini, Nokia n810, iPaq	So, it will cost $400-$500, the design is awful and it will run Mobipocket - something I for one stay far away from. Doesn't sound like a winner.

09-13-2007, 09:55 AM	#10
joblack Wizard Posts: 1,755 Karma: 4382688 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X C	looks cheap ...

09-13-2007, 10:08 AM	#11
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Since Amazon has had time after reading all criticism aroud, I wonder what will be left in the final design and what it will look like. Have they gone colo(u)r and kept wireless?

09-13-2007, 10:22 AM	#12
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I bet that shape is the final design. I really like it. I liked it as soon as I saw it in the user manual that's floating around here. I admit that it looks ugly lying there, but once you see it from multiple angles it will grow on you.

09-15-2007, 02:01 PM	#15
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Whether the hardware is cool or crappy, I'm really just hopeful this event is pivotal in leading us somewhere useful - where most publishers are comfortable seeing most of their books sold as ebooks. If Amazon is the vendor that catalyzes that (and it makes sense to me that they might be) then terrific. If customers like us aren't entirely happy with their reader at first is less of a concern to me right now. A great reader with almost no available content is of little interest to hardly anyone, I'm sure.