The Amazon Kindle has the same traits as the Apple iPod did. It’s a device that becomes a platform for content. Publishers are slow to move on it but should welcome this – rather than drag their feet much like the music industry did. It took a technology innovator like Apple to revolutionize the music industry. Amazon, The Kindle, has the ability to do the same for content.
The easier you can allow a consumer to consume content – it will result into higher consumption – which will generate higher revenues for the industry and content owner. So, everyone still gets a piece of the pie. And eventually that pie gets bigger.
An added benefit for the kindle, it’s better for the environment. It helps transition us to a more paperless society. And not to forget, for the struggling publications/newspapers that are trying to cut costs to survive in today’s digital society – it gives them access to distribution.
Think 10 years ahead – wouldn’t ever every student and environmentalist be happy to see that we don’t need to print millions of copies of textbooks and carry them around.
It’ll give a whole new meaning to a back pack…
Here’s more on the interview I did today with Neil Cavuto on the Kindle.
Tags: amazon, apple, authors, books, content, dx, iphone, ipod, neil cavuto, the kindle
May 6th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Kindle is great for a reader without the clutter of books. Good job on the interview.
May 7th, 2009 at 2:45 am
So happy to see you blogged after almost a month. You must have been very busy. Wish and hope every body is fine in your family.
G, thanks for pointing out this innovative device. This will surely revolutionlize how we interact with print media in very near future. Paperless society would be so good for environment.
It’ll give a whole new meaning to a back pack… ( this would make my daughter Jasleen happy who is in 4th grade and her back pack is so heavy with lot of books )
Best of luck with your new venture gwallet.
With Regards,
Gurnoor
Elk Grove, Sacramento
June 2nd, 2009 at 9:26 am
Kindle sounds very innovative, and coming from a fellow environmentalist it’s great that there is something that will reduce the need for printed material. What’s even better is that I can now have novels available in the palm of my hand as opposed to a bulky book in my bag….great stuff I must say!
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June 16th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
so happy to contact you .I am an editor of Science Press in China.I am also your fans since read your book THE DREAM :HOW I LEARNED THE RISKS AND REWARDS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MADE MILLIONS.The Simlified Chinese Translation Copyright of your book has been introduced to my Press,and I am the main editor of your book.
My Press will attach great importance to this book,and we will also do a lot of publicity of the book.But now we need your nice photo as the cover of the book and the poster,can you provide some photos for me.
By the way,it’s so much the better if you would like to come to china and do signed books for the book.There are many your fans in china.you are very popular in china.
Please do not hesitate to contact me when you are convenient.My email:liuliuyinghong@163.com liuyinghong@mail.sciencep.com
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June 22nd, 2009 at 1:22 am
Excellent post,thanks for sharing!
July 21st, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Great discussion. I agree with you on a couple points, mainly with the direction of digital content. I think kindle has a good solid business model but I do not think this should even be in the same sentence as the iphone, maybe an ipod.
Still you need to look at the fact that kindle has a single function. The iphone is a revolutionary platform that serves as mulit function product. Society is looking for something that provides numerous functions. The barriers to entry are low because eventually people will be able to get the same content on computers, buying books digital.
We’ll see what happens. Good post.
August 5th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Come on, the kindle is all bells and whistles, its not going to go anywhere. I can get the same news, books, music on a netbook or an ipod touch or an iphone or a blackberry. The trick is in coming up with one gadget that does everything really well not individual gadgets that do one thing. Oh yeah and marketing helps.
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Still you need to look at the fact that kindle has a single function. The iphone is a revolutionary platform that serves as mulit function product. Society is looking for something that provides numerous functions. The barriers to entry are low because eventually people will be able to get the same content on computers, buying books digital.
November 20th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
entry are low because eventually people will be able to get the same content on computers, buying books digital.
January 8th, 2010 at 4:13 am
The iphone is a revolutionary platform that serves as mulit function product. Society is looking for something that provides numerous functions. The barriers to entry are low because eventually people will be able to get the same content on computers, buying books digital.
March 8th, 2010 at 1:29 am
Still you need to look at the fact that kindle has a single function. The iphone is a revolutionary platform that serves as mulit function product. Society is looking for something that provides numerous functions.
March 8th, 2010 at 1:30 am
Great discussion. I agree with you on a couple points, mainly with the direction of digital content.