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Posted by L. Shepherd Jul 20, 2008 |
From what I am hearing, the Kindle is not doing as well as was thought. I have been watching the Kindle with interest to see how it would fare against traditional newspapers and print books. So far, I'm not worried. I want paper newspapers and books to endure, and I don't think the Kindle will be the device that makes them obsolete.
Sales of the Kindle have apparently been fairly steady, but the world ihas not been converted to digital media readers yet. The device seems to me to be something like the SegWay- it has a lot of possibilities, even revolutionary possibilities, but it isn't quite there yet. For now it's more of a toy for those who love the newest devices and will spend anything to get them first.
I imagine that the price will be lowered considerably within another year and that when that happens, the device may take off with mainstread readers. We'll see.