Amazon Kindle vs. Books

Today is the day that Amazon launches Kindle - it's much hyped e-book. The product wirelessly downloads books, blogs magazines etc to a display that apparently looks much like real paper (in terms of sharpness/contrast. It follows (very slowly) in the footsteps of Sony's Reader (also pictured) which launched almost two years ago to universal disinterest. Enough negativity, here's some hyperbole from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos:

"We've been working on Kindle for more than three years. Our top design objective was for Kindle to disappear in your hands -- to get out of the way -- so you can enjoy your reading. We also wanted to go beyond the physical book. Kindle is wireless, so whether you're lying in bed or riding a train, you can think of a book, and have it in less than 60 seconds. No computer is needed -- you do your shopping directly from the device. We're excited to make Kindle available today."

Go Jeff!!!