Amazon’s declaration of intent with the Kindle
Amazon is nothing if not relentless.
With the launch of the third generation Kindle – this time with a WiFi only model priced at $139 in the US – the Seattle-based company is reinforcing its leadership of the e-book reader market.
It faces competition from the multi-purpose Apple iPad, of course, but I still think there is a place for an E Ink screen device on which it is more comfortable to read books.
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