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February 9th, 2009

Kindle 3 should be an iPhone app

Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:53 am

Categories: Amazon, Gadget, Hardware

Tags: Apple iPhone, Amazon.com Inc., E-books, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Carry your library in 10.2 ouncesAmazon today announced the new Kindle 2 ($259) ($359) the successor to its a purpose-built eBook reader. The update is thinner, lighter, has more storage, a better display, better button placement and will be available on 24 February 2009 according to Amazon.

Engadget has a posted a hands-on review with video of the K2 in action.

The new dictionary pop up (it brings up your definition on the bottom of the screen as you’re scrolling through text) is a huge win.

Kindle 1 owners that place their Kindle 2 order by midnight PST on 10 February 2009 (tomorrow!) will receive “first priority” on the new device.

Instead of carrying around more proprietary hardware (with a black and white screen, no less) I can’t help but think that the Kindle 3 will be an iPhone app. That’s if Apple doesn’t beat Amazon to it and add a books section on the iTunes Store. Apple already sells audio books, after all. And let’s not forget about the competition from Google Books.

Kindle owners, are you upgrading?

Jason D. O'GradyJason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. For disclosures on Jason's industry affiliations, click here or to view Jason's full profile click here.

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  • Talkback
  • Most Recent of 24 Talkback(s)
Not "either or" but "both"
Amazon has already annonced that they will be making the reading of kindle ebook editions possible on mobile devices, so it is only a question of how long it will take before the kindle reading applic... (Read the rest)
Posted by: Wayniac42 Posted on: 02/28/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
What about the screen?  alfie74 | 02/09/09
I envy people with young eyes  oncall | 02/09/09
Don't forget power  tikigawd | 02/10/09
Exactly, the iPhone cannot compete with e-Ink  T1Oracle | 02/09/09
retarded blog  bishofthedump | 02/10/09
I agree with Alfie  itpro_z | 02/09/09
RE: Kindle 3 should be an iPhone app  KuanShiYin | 02/09/09
RE: Kindle 3 should be an iPhone app  User 13 | 02/09/09
The screen on the iPhone is ill-suited for what the Kindle does.  CobraA1 | 02/09/09
Maybe not  brucegil@... | 02/10/09
no.  lostarchitect | 02/09/09
One feature I'd like with the PDFs.  CobraA1 | 02/09/09
RE: Kindle 3 should be an iPhone app  sovamatt | 02/10/09
RE: Kindle 3 should be an iPhone app  Edword | 02/10/09
Come to think of it...  bishofthedump | 02/10/09
RE: Kindle 3 should be an iPhone app  wcdaniels | 02/10/09
RE: Kindle 3 should be an iPhone app  epobirs | 02/10/09
Re: Baen free library  bart001fr | 02/10/09
RE: Kindle 3 should be an iPhone app  epobirs | 02/10/09
I still can't put the Kindle in my pocket  brucegil@... | 02/10/09
deleted  bart001fr | 02/10/09
Maybe, but check your languages first. No UNICODE support!  TheCLAW | 02/11/09
Forget Kindle3, use books.google.com/m  comp_indiana | 02/11/09
Not "either or" but "both"  Wayniac42 | 02/28/09

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