According to a recent article in Wired, sales of the Amazon Kindle are expected to grow to almost double the previous forecast for 2008 - now estimated at 380,000. The article quotes Mark Mahaney of Citigroup as noting that the Kindle is becoming "the iPod of the book world."
I've been able to take a look at both the Amazon Kindle and the Sony E-book due to the technology loaner program available through my employer. After testing it, I can see why the Kindle has become so popular and it was easy to get others excited about the gadget. The Kindle is easy to read and provides books and other traditional media on demand in seconds. Who wouldn't love that kind of access? But what happens when the Kindle ultimately gets the chance to become equivalent to the traditional book? Could it happen in as little as 5-10 years?
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