Paperback eReader
Could a $50 'Paperback' Kindle Beat the iPad?
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Is there a cheap e-reader on the horizon? Wired pushes the concept of a stripped-down device that would be akin to a paperback book: small and cheap. Let's see how long we have to wait for this gadget to hit the market.
"E-books are, in both price and size, still in their hardback stage. Author, blogger and all-round clever thinker Seth Godin thinks it's time for a "paperback" e-reader, a cheap Kindle which would be completely bare bones but also put e-books into the hands of just about anyone who can read.Godin suggests that Amazon forget about a touchscreen and 3G connectivity and instead make a mass-market Paperback Kindle, a device so simple that it could be sold for just $50. Who wouldn't buy that? Especially if it was made without that giant, ugly chin for the keyboard and instead was small enough to fit in a back pocket like a real paperback..."
