The future of books lies in ebook readers one reason why so many players are stepping in the arena of rolling out devices to read and publish books to. Amazon started it off with its Kindle, Apple has taken it to the next level with the iPad and the battle continues. It will now be for more compact, yet powerful devices and Kindle has already got itself a sleeker, faster and a much better version of the ebook reader.
The latest release of Kindle maintains its 6 inch reading area while improving the contrast by almost 50 percent which is quite a big improvement given reading from device in sunlight was a bit of an issue. Other than that the pages are faster to turn over and with almost double the storage size. All these count a lot when you need to carry on all your favorite books within the device and use it as your personal digital library. Another winning aspect to it is the immense improvement in the battery life which can last up to a month.
The device is set to roll out by August 27 across 140 countries and the WiFi only version will be available for a cheap $139 compared to the Kindle 3G version worth $189 and the DX Model for $379. Of course all these devices cater to varying user needs, it will be interesting to see how much are consumers willing to pay for a dedicated reading devices. I mean $379 for a DX Model is too much for a reader and the better option would be to go for the iPad at a higher rate and with more functions. Err, am I thrusting my opinion/choice on consumers?
What would you prefer to buy? A cheap $139 WiFi only Kindle or the more expensive DX Model?
