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Monday May 4, 2009
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Amazon may still be riding high on the success of the Kindle 2.0, but rumor has it that the company is already getting ready to release a new version of the eBook reader. The latest rev of the device is said to compete with forthcoming devices from News Corp., Hearst, and Plastic Logic--all seeking to give readers an electronic method for consuming newspaper content.
The rumored device will have a larger screen than the current Kindle--with dimensions closer to that of a standard newspaper. The Kindle will theoretically offer newspapers a way to charge for content--something they've largely had difficulty doing over the Web. Among the papers expected to be involved with the deal is The New York Times, which also broke the story,
An Amazon spokesman would not comment, but some news organizations, including The New York Times, are expected to be involved in the introduction of the device, according to people briefed on the plans. A spokeswoman for The Times, Catherine J. Mathis, said she could not comment on the company's relationship with Amazon.
Amazon over the weekend sent out invites to a press conference later this week. Could the new Kindle be coming already?
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May 4, 2009 11:00 AM
To experience my book ... on this technological marvel; will be awesome!
I earned the Getty Oil Company shareholders Four Billion Bucks …
On the Reserve acquisition; the way they treat me … it really sucks!
As the Getty inheritors bask in glee;
All I asked for was that they look after me.
Four billion dollars they earned on Reserve …
My fee I surely deserve.
It turns out J.P. Getty may have been a Nazi;
His family even goes back to Germany ….
With Hitler, GÖring & Goebbels he did stand;
While trying to undermine the American land!
For paintings & artifacts he did receive;
With his oil he was able to deceive?
Hoover & the FBI & Roosevelt they knew …
That J.P. Getty & espionage he drew!
Many a young lad and Jew did die
As planes dropped bombs from the sky.
For years while Getty sat in Berlin
He may have committed many a sin.
The ashes and smoke from the chimneys it rose
While old man Getty sat cozy … he chose.
With artwork held tightly under his arm
Still dripping in blood … as the real owner met harm.
Into the ovens & on meat-hooks, bullets between the eyes …
Listen very carefully you can still hear their cries!
While the Gettys sit in England; at their estate at Wormsley;
And Gordon sings in San Francisco …
With his 727 in tow;
The Getty museum sits atop Malibu;
While the corpses of World War 2 scream … “J.P. Getty … We know you!”
May 4, 2009 11:13 PM
Will Kindle be a savior for newspapers? Maybe so. Kindle might be the product to finally get newspapers to realize they have to go digital. Read more at http://www.ThePhoenixPrinciple.com
May 6, 2009 7:41 PM
Today's newspapers are experiencing the digital paradigm shift that has already been at work on the music and movie industries. Soon the newspaper stand will go the way of the drive-in theater and public pay phone. Remember what Geddy Lee said, "Conform or be cast out!"