Kindle Content Coming to Other Mobile Platforms?
By Simon Sage on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 at 9:50 AM PST In Services
During the Kindle 2 press conference yesterday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos hinted that in the future, their e-books would also be readable on other mobile devices. There are plenty of good things about reading electronic books, newspapers and other text on the Kindle (namely the super low-contrast screen and built-in wireless capabilities that don’t require a monthly charge), but the sad fact is that only heavy-duty readers will go as far as shelling out $359 for a dedicated device. Branching off to, say, mobile phones, would open up the bountiful Amazon market to a much wider audience without requiring that hefty initial investment. While no definite timeline was given, Amazon was “excited” at the possibility. I’ve only really done any amount of reading on the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) is through DailyLit, and it wasn’t terrible if the font size was cranked up. What do you guys think – is it pheasible to read a whole book on your phone?
[via AllThingsD]
No! i do not want to read a book on my iphone. i want to have news updates, maybe read a quick blog post or two, but definitely not a book. there is a market for this type of device – for people who actually read books.
the hardware will keep getting cheaper until almost everyone has one. the price is still in the early adopters realm…