Read: Amazon offers $139 Wi-Fi Kindle, challenges iPad
Amazon.com launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle on Wednesday, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc’s iPad gains ground.
I guess if owning a device that is good for only one thing appeals to you then go ahead and buy it. I’ve said it before and little has changed: the Kindle is too proprietary. They still do not allow reading of eBooks in the standard ePub format. And I still haven’t forgotten their “digital” theft of customers’ books.
If you’re a fan of Apple, stick with the iPad. For my tastes, a netbook is still superior — if for no other reason: price.
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