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Amazon Kindle: Just a Good Start
It has DRM. Yes, the books cost too much. Yes, the device costs $400 - the reading of your first Kindle-book will run you up $410. How’s that for an expensive hardcover version of your favorite novel?
All these awful things about the Kindle, while important, don’t “put out the light” on the Kindle (pathetic, I know). The electronic paper screen and its compact size are invaluable assets, as is the lifetime, always on, Sprint EVDO connection.
Two hundred dollars - thats the electronic sweet spot, and how much Kindle should cost. Amazon needs to get real and stop trying to siphon cash off oblivious customers. Electronic paper is the next, well, paper - Amazon needs to jump on the bandwagon without charging an arm and a leg.