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Sep 3, 2011 / 1:32pm

Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Is Very Real. I’ve Seen It, Played With It.

But the key for Amazon is just how deeply integrated all of their services are. Amazon’s content store is always just one click away. The book reader is a Kindle app (which looks similar to how it does on Android and iOS now). The music player is Amazon’s Cloud Player. The movie player is Amazon’s Instant Video player. The app store is Amazon’s Android Appstore.
more on techcrunch.com

The rumors and speculations were true and Amazon is about to release its own cheap, color tablet. That can turn so called “tablet market” to be little more than iPad's undisputed turf.

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May 29, 2011 / 10:07pm

Barnes & Noble goes after Kindle with Nook Simple Touch Reader

Instead of buttons, the new Nook makes use of a black and white E-ink infrared touchscreen (not unlike the new Kobo e-reader announced yesterday), allowing users to simulate turning pages by touching the screen with their fingers. There's an on-screen keyboard for searching and making notes, but Lynch said not to worry about the typical lag that comes with slow E-ink screens—the Nook apparently shows 80 percent less screen "flashing" when turning pages or typing on the screen.
more on arstechnica.com

New Nook looks well! But I don't think it's about hardware anymore. Amazon will catch up sooner or later and they seem to be much more ahead when it comes to distribution. In ideal world I would have a freedom to choose a reading device and be able to access content from any publisher without hassle.

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Mar 1, 2011 / 11:44pm

Free Kindle This November

In October 2009 John Walkenbach noticed that the price of the Kindle was falling at a consistent rate, lowering almost on a schedule. By June 2010, the rate was so unwavering that he could easily forecast the date at which the Kindle would be free: November 2011.
more on kk.org

With iPad being much more than “good enough” for reading, this seems inevitable.

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Jul 3, 2010 / 2:09pm

iPad and Kindle Reading Speeds (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

The iPad measured at 6.2% lower reading speed than the printed book, whereas the Kindle measured at 10.7% slower than print. However, the difference between the two devices was not statistically significant because of the data's fairly high variability.

Thus, the only fair conclusion is that we can't say for sure which device offers the fastest reading speed. In any case, the difference would be so small that it wouldn't be a reason to buy one over the other.

more on useit.com

Nielsen researches readability on Kindle and iPad. I expected that Kindle will score higher with its e-paper technology.

Filed under: ipad   kindle   usability  
 
Jan 20, 2010 / 1:05am

A Brief Message: Notify the Next of Kindle

On Monday November 19th, Amazon released something called Kindle, the latest “e-book” reading device. I’ve been asked to comment on what effect I think this will have, if any, on book design as we know it. Here goes.
more on abriefmessage.com

A flashback from 2007, by Chip Kidd. The reality didn't agree with his bold statement.

Internet remembers. Tracking people's prophecies from few years back and comparing them to reality could be an interesting project.

Filed under: books   future telling   kindle