Comments on: Kindle 2 price = at least 110% of Kindle 1’s? http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/04/kindle-2-price-at-least-110-of-kindle-1s/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:55:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom Mcrae http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/04/kindle-2-price-at-least-110-of-kindle-1s/comment-page-1/#comment-1031548 Tom Mcrae Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:11:52 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/04/kindle-2-price-at-least-110-of-kindle-1s/#comment-1031548 I cannot believe the capabilities of my Kindle. I keep about 10 books on the Kindle that I am constantly refering to and/or reading. For instance I have the Bible, cookbook, 3 novels, and some other reference materials on it at the present time. I sometimes look at the news and other information on the "web," and find the selection of books available for download (many for free) to be mindboggling. I am a fan! I cannot believe the capabilities of my Kindle. I keep about 10 books on the Kindle that I am constantly refering to and/or reading. For instance I have the Bible, cookbook, 3 novels, and some other reference materials on it at the present time. I sometimes look at the news and other information on the “web,” and find the selection of books available for download (many for free) to be mindboggling. I am a fan!

]]> By: Binko http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/04/kindle-2-price-at-least-110-of-kindle-1s/comment-page-1/#comment-1009865 Binko Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:00:03 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/04/kindle-2-price-at-least-110-of-kindle-1s/#comment-1009865 Lame. How does Amazon justify a price increase in a world where electronic devices always drop in price over time? The screen appears to be the same. The device itself is bigger if anything. As a kindle 1 owner I'm going to be very unhappy if Amazon tries to justify a price increase by including improved software functionality. I think most of us early purchasers believed that we'd be receiving regular software upgrades that improved the clunky interface. It's starting to look as if Amazon's main focus when it comes to ebooks is to gouge as much profit as possible out of the first couple of waves of customers. This might boost short term profits but it won't build customer loyalty. Lame. How does Amazon justify a price increase in a world where electronic devices always drop in price over time? The screen appears to be the same. The device itself is bigger if anything.

As a kindle 1 owner I’m going to be very unhappy if Amazon tries to justify a price increase by including improved software functionality. I think most of us early purchasers believed that we’d be receiving regular software upgrades that improved the clunky interface.

It’s starting to look as if Amazon’s main focus when it comes to ebooks is to gouge as much profit as possible out of the first couple of waves of customers. This might boost short term profits but it won’t build customer loyalty.

]]> By: Victor Perez http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/04/kindle-2-price-at-least-110-of-kindle-1s/comment-page-1/#comment-1009863 Victor Perez Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:51:47 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/02/04/kindle-2-price-at-least-110-of-kindle-1s/#comment-1009863 It still a little expensive, for giving it to my mother as a gift, apart of that, i could wait for the devices to get cheaper. It still a little expensive, for giving it to my mother as a gift, apart of that, i could wait for the devices to get cheaper.

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