This was a well presented visual comparison. I only have the Kindle 2 so I
can't truly compare. I did see and hold a Kindle 1 that a friend has and
the Kindle 2 seems much nicer to hold and manipulate.
Image Gallery: Amazon's Kindle 2 has several improvements to lead the ebook reader field
Kindle 1 and 2 side-by-side
Here you can see the Kindle 2 is slightly taller than the Kindle 1. The Kindle 1 does seem to have a bolder font on it though.
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RE: Kindle 2 gallery 1 (Image Gallery: Amazon's Kindle 2 has several improvements to lead the ebook reader field)
The iPhone is a much better format. Smaller (yet very
easy to read), ebooks from ANYONE, color, touch screen
page turning, page color themes (in eReader app) AND I
also get a phone, media player, web browser, scheduling
tools, email from anywhere, entertainment, etc. etc.
etc.
easy to read), ebooks from ANYONE, color, touch screen
page turning, page color themes (in eReader app) AND I
also get a phone, media player, web browser, scheduling
tools, email from anywhere, entertainment, etc. etc.
etc.
On a good day, I read 1-3 novels (I'm a writer). The smaller the screen, the less of a page displayed, the less satisfying the experience, the less like reading a book, and the more eyestrain and irritation. Plus, the older you get, the harder it is to read things in tiny fonts.
The Kindle is easier to read one-handed than a paperback or hardback. It would be nice to get all the other things an iPhone offers, but if what you primarily want is the best and most natural way to read books, there is no comparison.
The Kindle is easier to read one-handed than a paperback or hardback. It would be nice to get all the other things an iPhone offers, but if what you primarily want is the best and most natural way to read books, there is no comparison.
I don't understand why you would go for one of these over a micro netbook, or pocket surfer? For half the price of the Kindle 2 I can get a linux based minibook/netbook with 7" TFT colour screen, wi-fi & 3g, 2GB SSD, open office, & pdf viewer, and download any ebook I want! Maybe I'm missing the point, but why pay more for a 1 trick pony, when you can have all that for half the price?
It's interesting to hear why the Kindle is better than the iPhone for people who are really interested in e-books. I'm still at the point where I don't really want either, even if they're handed to me for free. I have a laptop, a thin phone..and I spend enough time looking at a computer screen that I don't want to give up the feel of a book and the turning of actual physical pages. But Amazon has definitely done a good job with this product.
A marketing and branding blog just singled out Amazon and Kindle as last week's "brand winner" in stark contrast to the newspaper (the week's brand loser, discussed in the same post. The marketer, John Tantillo, also points out that it's ironically the Kindle that might go a long way toward helping the newspaper industry to stay relevant. Full post.
A marketing and branding blog just singled out Amazon and Kindle as last week's "brand winner" in stark contrast to the newspaper (the week's brand loser, discussed in the same post. The marketer, John Tantillo, also points out that it's ironically the Kindle that might go a long way toward helping the newspaper industry to stay relevant. Full post.
Would have been nice to see a picture of what text actually looks like, since this is a bookreader and all...
Amazon's got to get past the small-market initial price barrier. Time to promote Kindle-2 by selling them at a loss and making money on content (remember Polaroid?)?
Also, the content price needs to come down.
I assume the screens are small because e-paper is expensive to make? Sure could use a bigger one.
Good luck Amazon. I think I'll wait a few more generations.
Also, the content price needs to come down.
I assume the screens are small because e-paper is expensive to make? Sure could use a bigger one.
Good luck Amazon. I think I'll wait a few more generations.
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