I read the article about Kindle in Newsweek this week. Seems interesting, but I was a little disturbed about the potential for getting advertisements with my books, and I also didn't like the idea that all the books would look alike. But I wouldn't be able to afford something like that anyway, so by the time I could it may all be different.

I've often wondered if all those people who snap up Oprah's book recommendations actually read the books, or if they just buy them.

I was hoping Kindle would come up on MeFi, especially if any of the people there have been testers. I was extremely disappointed to learn that (as I understand it) one needs to be in the U.S. to use it, since it's working from a U.S. telecom (Sprint?).

I want books in English, but they're expensive to buy here, and used book stores don't exist (pretty much; I can find used books but only if I want to read Tom Clancey and Stephen King, et al). So I have to order from Amazon U.K., pay the extra shipping, and bother with walking a mile to the post office and standing in line to get them.

Dudes! I'm right here! I'd pay your stupid overpriced cost to get one, and buy a lot of books online, and I already have an internet connection for heaven's sake. I can't believe they overlooked such a potentially rich vein of customers... everyone in a non-English language speaking country who wants books in English. I think we'd be the first to line up, aside from those in the U.S. that just have money to burn and want new tech.

Is it US only for everything, or just the wireless connection? I thought you could still get stuff via USB from your home computer, but maybe that's only your own personal documents.

Yeah, the way I understood it, the USB was supplied so you could transfer your own stuff, if you didn't want to pay 10 cents an email to email it to the reader. Or something.

I'd really love to be shown wrong, though.

Neil Gaiman was a tester for it, he gave it very high marks in his blog.

Okay, is it me, or is MeCha incredibly recursive today?

My middle name is 'catalyst'. ;)