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Kindle 2.0 Coming Around October 2008
Bron: Crunchgear
15.07.08
An insider let slip that two new Amazon
Kindle models will hit stores this holiday season, with the first
coming as early as October.
Het bleken twee echte Kindle-liefhebbers te zijn
die de oude vertrouwde boeken hebben ingeruild voor één
klein apparaat. Ze vonden de Kindle bijzonder makkelijk om aan te
wennen.
The first is an updated version with the same sized
screen, a smaller form factor, and an improved interface. The source
told us that Amazon has “skipped three or four generations,”
comparing the old Kindle to the 1st gen iPod and the new version
to something like the sexy iPod Mini.
The second new model, which is shaped like an 8
1/2 x 11-inch piece of paper, is considerably bigger than the current
model and should be available next year.
Both models should come in multiple colors and may
be aimed at younger readers.
The original Kindle, which launched last November,
has been widely regarded as a success, though Amazon has curiously
refused to release any numbers related to its sales figures. In
May, Citigroup Analyst Mark Mahaney estimated that Amazon may sell
$750 Million in Kindles by 2010. The same report also guessed that
Amazon has only sold between 10,000 and 30,000 Kindles to date,
suggesting that it may display the same exponential growth seen
by the iPod during its climb from 129,000 units sold in its first
quarter to worldwide dominance, with over 100 million sold.
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