Comments on: For Newspapers Publishers, the Kindle-iPhone Race Is Already Over

By: Instant Read Thermometer

Instant Read Thermometer — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:12:26 +0000

For me, I like to read a book more than ebook in Kindle or iPhone.

By: Kindle vs SmartPhone: Who’s winning?

Kindle vs SmartPhone: Who’s winning? — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:50:22 +0000

[...] for consuming content… Smartphones (iPhone) or E-Readers (Kindle)?One blogger over at All Things Digital thinks the race is over and for that matter there never was one… He is commenting on the [...]

By: Can You Read a Book on Your BlackBerry? Time to Find Out, Via Amazon’s Kindle | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:06:46 +0000

[...] devices like the Kindle will end up losing out to all-in gadgets like the iPhone and iPod, because convenience trumps everything else. But Kindle on the BlackBerry, which really isn’t optimized for reading more than a few words [...]

By: The World Condensed » Blog Archive » The New Yorker Reviews the Kindle: “Buy an iPod Touch”

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:06:27 +0000

[...] is at least as good. He’s not talking about the yet-to-appear iTablet, of course. Like a lot of other people, he’s fond of Apple’s (AAPL) current iPhone/iPod touch line: Amazon, with its [...]

By: $50 Price Tag Needed for Amazon Kindle and Other E-Book Reader Sales to Take Off | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:57:20 +0000

[...] of Apple’s iPhone and other do-it-all devices. It’s an argument I’ve made several times, but just for variety, here’s Forrester’s take: The price points of multi-use devices [...]

By: Barnes & Noble Lands Irex, Another Would-be Kindle Killer [MediaMemo] | UpOff.com

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:44:34 +0000

[...] Part of me thinks this is all for naught, since Amazon has moved so far ahead of the pack already. And part of me thinks the e-book industry remains wide open, since it’s still so very small and undefined. And it’s entirely possible the e-book market won’t be dominated by single-use products like the Kindle, but will end up being driven by smartphones like Apple’s iPhone (AAPL). [...]

By: Barnes & Noble Lands Irex, Another Would-be Kindle Killer | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:00:50 +0000

By: The New Yorker Reviews the Kindle: “Buy an iPod Touch” [MediaMemo] | UpOff.com

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:42:46 +0000

[...] is at least as good. He’s not talking about the yet-to-appear iTablet, of course. Like a lot of other people, he’s fond of Apple’s (AAPL) current iPhone/iPod Touch line: Amazon, with its [...]

By: The New Yorker Reviews the Kindle: “Buy an iPod Touch” | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:14:27 +0000

By: How to Add Color to a Kindle: Pixel Qi’s Cheap Screens [MediaMemo] | TECHNICK

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:45:01 +0000

[...] color can sustain as anything else. Perhaps readers — the kind of readers that spring for a reading device that doesn’t make phone calls — will be fine with [...]

By: How to Add Color to a Kindle: Pixel Qi’s Cheap Screens [MediaMemo] | UpOff.com

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:57:04 +0000

[...] color can sustain as anything else. Perhaps readers — the kind of readers that spring for a reading device that doesn’t make phone calls — will be fine with black-and-white. Recall that audiophiles spent years complaining, [...]

By: How to Add Color to a Kindle: Pixel Qi’s Cheap Screens | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:01:01 +0000

[...] color can sustain as anything else. Perhaps readers — the kind of readers that spring for a reading device that doesn’t make phone calls — will be fine with [...]

By: For Newspapers Publishers, the Kindle-iPhone Race Is Already Over « Predicate, LLC | Editorial + Content Strategy

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:22:54 +0000

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By: John Paczkowski

John Paczkowski — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:37:51 +0000

I shared your opinion, Peter (togglund) — until I downloaded my first book to Kindle for iPhone on a lark. A month later I’m on my 5th. I have no complaints about eye strain, screen size or glare. Honestly, I think I’m reading more now than I ever did before simply because I always have the book I’m currently reading in my pocket.

By: peter togglund

peter togglund — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:51:51 +0000

I can’t imagine using a phone to read an actual book. It may be good for Twitter tweets and such, but I imagine people who do a good bit of real reading will prefer a larger screen without the grease marks and glare.