Comments on: The Kindle, Amazon’s Latest Search Traffic Driver http://blog.compete.com/2008/01/28/kindle-amazon-sony-reader-search-traffic/ web insights powered by over 2 million U.S. online consumers Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:54:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ben N http://blog.compete.com/2008/01/28/kindle-amazon-sony-reader-search-traffic/#comment-320517 Ben N Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:46:44 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2008/01/28/kindle-amazon-sony-reader-search-traffic/#comment-320517 Interesting take on the Kindle. I actually own one. And, by way of comparison, I own an iPhone and four iPods of various sorts. My take on the Kindle? It is more useful in many ways than all of the others put together. Each has its own purpose. But, try reading a newspaper - or a magazine - or, a book (God help us) on any of the other instruments and you're going to appreciate the Kindle. Also, as to Steve Jobs, he also stated strongly that video was not something people wanted on an iPod. Then, her turned around and jumped in with both feet. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Mac person - I have two Mac computers and the other things I mentioned. But, Steve Jobs and his prognostication? Take it with a grain of salt. My suggestion: Get a Kindle, use it for a while, take advantage of it's features, then report back. I refused to buy an iPod at first because I thought it'd never fly. :-) Interesting take on the Kindle.

I actually own one. And, by way of comparison, I own an iPhone and four iPods of various sorts.

My take on the Kindle? It is more useful in many ways than all of the others put together. Each has its own purpose. But, try reading a newspaper - or a magazine - or, a book (God help us) on any of the other instruments and you’re going to appreciate the Kindle.

Also, as to Steve Jobs, he also stated strongly that video was not something people wanted on an iPod. Then, her turned around and jumped in with both feet.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Mac person - I have two Mac computers and the other things I mentioned. But, Steve Jobs and his prognostication? Take it with a grain of salt.

My suggestion: Get a Kindle, use it for a while, take advantage of it’s features, then report back. I refused to buy an iPod at first because I thought it’d never fly. :-)

]]> By: Brian L http://blog.compete.com/2008/01/28/kindle-amazon-sony-reader-search-traffic/#comment-316641 Brian L Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:24:04 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2008/01/28/kindle-amazon-sony-reader-search-traffic/#comment-316641 Pretty interesting article clearly outlining the demographics of the Kindle's audience. The higher income group is definitely reflective of the Kindle's relatively high price point for a "glorified book and newspaper". A lot of people I have talked to find it hard to justify actually buying the Kindle. The Kindle is the new tech status symbol for the older crowd. I guess the question is will the Kindle become mainstream? Interestingly enough, there is an article in the NYTimes about this from yesterday. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/business/27digi.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin Steve Jobs paints a bleak picture for the Kindle and throws out some stats on the amount of books people read. I would have to agree in part with him - that people don't really read all that often and for those that do read occasionally won't dish out $400 for the Kindle. I think that the Kindle is the start of something great, but the future of e-book readers won't be actualized for a long while. Pretty interesting article clearly outlining the demographics of the Kindle’s audience. The higher income group is definitely reflective of the Kindle’s relatively high price point for a “glorified book and newspaper”. A lot of people I have talked to find it hard to justify actually buying the Kindle. The Kindle is the new tech status symbol for the older crowd. I guess the question is will the Kindle become mainstream? Interestingly enough, there is an article in the NYTimes about this from yesterday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/business/27digi.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin
Steve Jobs paints a bleak picture for the Kindle and throws out some stats on the amount of books people read. I would have to agree in part with him - that people don’t really read all that often and for those that do read occasionally won’t dish out $400 for the Kindle. I think that the Kindle is the start of something great, but the future of e-book readers won’t be actualized for a long while.

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