Update on the Kindle 2: It was scheduled to be released in October in time for this holiday season, but Bezos himself reportedly pulled the plug for last minute changes to the software. Our sources now say it’s tentatively scheduled to go on sale in “early next quarter.”
The images that surfaced of the new Kindle in October are real – it’s a longer device but not as thick as the original Kindle, and fixes some of the button issues that plague users (like accidental page turns). A larger-screen student version is still scheduled for the first half of 2009.
I’ve been reading on my IPAQ’s and other PocketPC’s for years, when will they learn the backlight is the only reason to switch to an ebook. Reading on a plane or in bed in pitch black is the only way to go! Not ideal next to a pool or on a beach, but… I’m not taking any ebook next to a pool with my kids around anyway. Guess I’ll keep buying PocketPC’s and reading on them until there is an e-reader that is backlit, but on that day I’ll pre-order!