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Kindle: Me and Oprah Agree

October 27th, 2008 Posted in Things I Like

My latest DigitalNomads.com post is live! Here’s the opening of Kindle: Me and Oprah Agree :

There are not many things that Oprah and I agree on, but when I heard her endorsement of the Kindle, I felt like we were nerds united. “I’m telling you, it is absolutely my new favorite thing in the world,” Oprah said. Sing it, sister.

I’ve always worn my friend-imposed “Early Adopter” moniker with pride. But as I get older, or perhaps just busier, my desire to experiment with half-baked gadgets has decreased at a rapid rate. These days my gadgets have to improve the workflow of my life.

At this year’s SXSW event in March, I had the chance to talk to Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos at length about the Amazon Kindle; the device, the business model, and the future. Bezos’ clear enthusiasm for the device and the platform amped up my own interest purchasing a Kindle, but I’d heard some pretty hefty and repeated usability concerns about the device. For six months, I swallowed my gadget lust and remained steady in goal of holding off until their new, and certainly improved version 2 was launched.

To read the rest of the review, head to the Digital Nomads post!

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  • Mike

    Jake: great review…. and having had what appears to be extensive experience with the device now, what are your thoughts on the usability issue that frequently plague the kindle? Does it have a backlight?

  • Mike

    Jake: great review…. and having had what appears to be extensive experience with the device now, what are your thoughts on the usability issue that frequently plague the kindle? Does it have a backlight?