Amazon Kindle’s $489 price tag makes iPod Touch a better buy
May 8th, 2009
Amazon today announced the Kindle-DX, an electronic reader, as well as deals with textbook publishers and newspapers.
Amazon is taking pre-orders now and will start shipping this summer. The company had better hope for some strong pre-order sales before Apple makes its own announcement at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference in June. The buzz is that Apple will announce a new device, with speculation honing in on a new tablet or netbook computer. Personally, I think a larger screen iPod Touch or iPhone (which could also double as a tablet or netbook) is more in order.
If Apple pulls that off, it could steal some of Amazon’s thunder by offering a better e-reading experience than even a new-and-improved Kindle is offering.