Amazon.com will be soon releasing their highly anticipated e-book reader device, code-named Kindle.
The CIT tested the Sony Reader earlier this year and the Amazon device has many similar features – a screen that uses E Ink technology that resembles a printed page and the ability to hold up to 200 titles. However, Amazon’s entry into the market will include wireless capability that allows for purchase of titles directly on the device without a computer and can even be used to update purchased titles with new information. It can also search through books for particular words and phrases. Amazon has several partners in the publishing industry, providing what promises to be a wide range of content.
feature article at Newsweek
How soon will Duke textbooks be available for the Kindle? How soon and how much will the Kindle be useful to my Duke student daughter? If you can’t answer this question, can you direct me to someone who can? Thanks!
parent of a Duke freshman
November 29, 2007