I want the Kindle. Yes, I know it's $400 and I know that you can't improve upon the book (an already perfect product) but nevertheless, I drool when I see it. Every time I go to Amazon.com and am bombarded with their ubiquitous advertising for it, I take a peek. Not just a peek, really. I read the reviews, I imagine what it would be like to have a device where I could read some 90,000 books with just one little device, and download blogs and newspapers as well.
I know it's silly...but there's gadget envy for you, I guess. I don't need the Kindle. I would probably miss the feeling and smell of real paper, and the familiar heft of an old-fashioned book in my hands anyway. Is this just brilliant marketing...or is it really a must-have product that will truly change my life? The world may never know, considering that on my grad-student pay I will never be able to justify such a purchase, leaving me free to consider it in the abstract.
However, if any of you have the Kindle I'd love to hear what you think!
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