Waiting for the Kindle2 - 5 Days and Counting
February 20, 2009 06:15 PM
I’m in the final countdown for my Kindle 2 to arrive. The original Kindle was “ok,” but the snowspeeder like design and the pokey page change refresh rate was a definite put-off. As an avid book reader, I’ve been waiting for an e-reader with a “good enough” e-Ink based display and a relatively smooth e-book buying/download experience. Amazon has most of that covered now with their Kindle 2 and their holistic buying experience (you can purchase via Amazon.com and on the Kindle 2 itself via 3G / EVDO on Sprint’s network, which by-the-way is free - no wireless fees). The new Kindle 2 also gets a 20% faster e-ink display with 16 shades of gray vs the old Kindle’s 4 shades. It should arrive by Wed, Feb 25th (at least that’s what Amazon.com tells me). I really can’t wait.
Proof of my eagerness? I already ordered the following e-books:
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
- Anathem by Neal Stephenson
- Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
- The Shaolin Way by Steve DeMasco
- American Shaolin by Matthew Polly
- UR by Stephen King
- Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link
- A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
- Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
More Proof? I also pre-ordered an Oberon Design Cover for the Kindle2. Unfortunately, it won’t arrive until the 3rd or 4th week of March. The design I ordered was the “Creekbed Maple” shown below:
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