Shopping at the Kindle Store and What Kindle Update?
Well... today I noticed that there were a few good books out from two of my favorite authors, and as soon as I get done with the latest Clive Cusser book Plague Ship, I was looking to dig into something from Vince Flynn or Brad Thor - both of the same genre. I noticed that they had two books out that I hadn't read - each, and so I got them. Love that Kindle shopping!
What I have been a little surprised about is the lack of additional rumors about the second-generation Kindle. The last leaked snapshots I saw were a step backwards. I'm wondering if the initial tests looked good, but then the usability and form-factor was really off. That was my take on it.
At the same time the new Sony eReader with touch-screen interface is really pushing the limits and it'd make the simply re-pacakged Kindle look pretty sickly. Maybe they pulled it for that reason. Whatever the reason, I think it's pretty clear that we're not seeing a new Kindle in the next 4 days, so the rumor of a new Kindle in October is bust.
Maybe early next year? Who knows. Until then, I'm very happy with the one I have. OK... there's a few things I wish it had - organization is the biggest. I wish there were ways to tag them as "this is the order I want to read them in", and/or put the publishing dates on them in a place easy to see.
Secondly, make it easier to file away a book that's read so it doesn't clutter the screen. And while you're at it, make 'Folders' for heaven's sake. How hard can that be? That would solve a ton on me issues. But until they do, I'll still keep reading.
UPDATE: I sent in the suggestions to Amazon and we'll see what comes of my suggestions. I'm guessing I'm not the only one asking for this kind of stuff, so maybe we'll see something. Would be very nice.