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Reading is Hot - Floyd Norris Blog - NYTimes.com
Somehow I find this reassuring, both about the economy and the buyers. In contrast to the pictures of desperate buyers seeking bargains in the pre-dawn hours of Friday, this is a device that is of use only to someone who reads a significant amount. (The books are often cheaper than the printed ones, but this is a purchase — at $359 — that makes no sense if you don’t read a fair number of books.)
Bezos Interview on Kindle and other Amazon Ventures - MobileRead Forums
"Bezos: We humans evolve with our tools—they change us. But our network-connected tools have not kept pace with everything we need. The tools we've been building the past couple of decades make information snacking more convenient—I like my BlackBerry; it's good for e-mail and chunks of text. But you don't want to read a 300-page novel from a laptop.It's not comfortable.The Kindle was built for long-form reading.
SM: So as the Internet shortens our attention span, you think the Kindle will lengthen it?
Bezos: Yes, I think people will read more, not less."
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