Amazon Kindle update available with... I'm not really sure

I just walked into in the door and see reports of an Amazon Kindle software update. Very limited info on version 1.0.4 is available over at Amazon. And when I say "limited", I'm being generous because there's no information shared on what's included in the update. I didn't opt for a Kindle, so we'll let James give his an update and share the deets. While I think eInk has a definite future, I'm sticking with eBook reading on my UMPC and other computing devices as I prefer backlit screens and color backgrounds. Maybe that's why I'm liking TextOnPhone, that iPhone / iPod Touch web app I mentioned yesterday. It's working well for me now... sounds like a good reason to do another jkOTR video since it's something better shown than written about.

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[Susan aka gasusan2005]

Although the site is up...(Amazon) rumors are that the update not ready yet. My Kindle did NOT update when I got on to whispernet....so I am not going to "force it" by downloading and installing (in case there are still issues that need to be cleaned up)

[Art Kavanagh]

"While I think eInk has a definite future …"

Perhaps, but I'll be surprised if it has a very long one. I thought about buying a Bookeen Cybook recently. (Neither the Sony Reader nor the Kindle is available on this side of the Atlantic. I wouldn't be seen dead with the Kindle in any case.) Apart from the price, the main thing that put me off was the screen.

I think it would be more accurate to say that eInk HAD a definite future seven or eight years ago, before TFT flat screens and ClearType fonts became so common. These days, reading off a computer screen is no more difficult than reading off a page. My eyes certainly don't get as tired as they used to when I used a CRT screen. The makers of eInk readers have missed their opportunity, in my opinion.