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The new device appears to be no thicker than a pencil, which indicates that its weight has been reduced significantly. Because the Kindle was designed to be small enough to hold with one hand, weight becomes an important feature. From another standpoint, this may remove much of the tactile pleasure of holding a book in the first place. But it's only after Amazon announces official specs and shows it off, we can avoid speculating.
It's still assumed that the Kindle 2 will carry the same hefty price tag as the original, which to date has probably been the biggest hurdle to overcome.
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Any chance that folks outside the USA can buy and use this model? Amazon doesn't tell us this until we go right through the order process.
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Let's wait until tomorrow when the actual product launch is supposed to take place. It only makes sense for such a product to be distributed worldwide considering it's sort of a niche tech gadget.
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Another device we can live without. My library has plenty of books, free of DRM, and Oh!.. just free.
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I could do without this device and not even blink an eye, for me personally, books will never replace an over-the-top "e-book reader".
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