So maybe digital files are the way to go. I don't know.
What I do know is, Amazon.com's Kindle is the leading e-book reader on the market. The only other reader I can think of (besides the iPAD, which does so much more I don't think of it as an e-reader) is the Nook (Barnes & Noble's in-house e-reader).
The Kindle seems to be doing for e-books what Apple's iPOD did for MP3's. And much like Apple's fantastically successful music player, the Kindle keeps getting updates/upgrades. It seems like every time I log into Amazon.com I'm informed of some new-and-improved version of the Kindle (which I can PRE-ORDER NOW!).
As annoying as that is (why should I buy something that will be better in a few months?) what's even MORE annoying are the near daily emails I get regarding the PRICE of the Kindle. I wake up, take a shower, and then I go into my office and check my email. Usually I have about three to five emails every morning. One is from Groupon (a daily online coupon/deal-of-the-day), one from Careerbuilder.com (from my unemployed days), one is from 1-800-flowers (because I like to send flowers), and finally I have between one to two emails from Amazon.com.
Now, I realize that I could unsubscribe from all of these daily emails/spam. But I'm lazy. And I like getting mail (sorry, I'm lame). The Amazon.com and the Groupon emails have the potential to actually be useful to me, so I wouldn't want to opt out of either of them of anyway.
BUT, the Amazon.com emails are annoying because it seems like once a week I'm told that the Kindle has dropped in price.
"Amazon.com: KINDLE now only $139!"
It seems that the price of this thing is constantly dropping, to quote Mr. Dogg, like "it's hot." I imagine a day will come where I'll wake up and see that the Kindle has dropped in price so much, that'll it'll be free (and on it's way to my house!).
I remember there was some controversy surrounding the release of the last iPhone when the price dropped dramatically just after the product's launch. I'm sure there's a very good, sound economical reason for lowering the price of high-end consumer electronics shortly after the product comes out...but I don't get it.
"Amazon.com: KINDLE now only $0.00 (we took the initiative and just mailed you one, Jason...you're welcome)!!!"
2 comments:
I, too, have a hard time imagining a time when physical books are no longer a reality (or at least have become a minority). There's nothing that comes close to the feel of a book in your hands, even if some e-readers can do all sorts of crazy shenanigans like integrated audio and video.
(And I like getting emails too, even if they are from retailers trying to sell me things...)
Yeah, like right now...I need to reread my second novel and re-tool the ending.
But I can't get myself to read the damn thing on my laptop. I just can't read a long novel on a computer screen.
Ugh. The future is going to suck for me.
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