Amazon's Ebook The Future of Reading?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday November 17, 2007 @11:12PM from the only-if-it-ever-gets-released dept.

theodp writes "With a seven-page cover story on The Future of Reading, Newsweek confirms all those rumors of Amazon's imminent introduction an affordable ebook. Kindle, which is named to evoke the crackling ignition of knowledge, has the dimensions of a paperback, weighs 10.3 oz., and uses E Ink technology on a 6-inch screen powered by a battery that gets up to 30 hours from a 2-hour charge. Kindle's real breakthrough is its EVDO-like wireless connectivity, which allows it to work anywhere, not just at Wi-Fi hotspots. More than 88,000 titles will be on sale at the Kindle store at launch, with NYT best sellers priced at $9.99."

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Re:Books is stupid. by TeknoHog · 2007-11-17 23:47 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Slashdot is for nerds. You are all stupid. You can all GOTO HELL.

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Re:first post by Anonymous Coward · 2007-11-18 03:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

what about a frosty shit?!?!?! I put a yoda doll in the freezer overnight before I greased it and shoved it up my asshole!!