Kindle: the unpublished review

So I’d intended to write a review (on top of the rest of the coverage) of the Kindle, and finished about 80% in the first week or so. But, as sometimes happens, I got crazy busy with a bunch of other projects and wasn’t ever able to totally polish it off. It’s still not complete (and what is done could use some work), but what do you think? Is there any reason to wrap it up and publish on Engadget? My inclination is that it’s definitely too late, but I guess if people are really into it I could just drop in the stuff that’s missing (Whispernet service, extra apps + easter eggs, wrap-up, add images, etc.) and get it out there.

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By all accounts, between all the (HD)TV, bittorrented movies, blogs (ahem), and other media we consume today, we’re all spending fewer hours reading books and print than ever before. So why, then, is Amazon’s Kindle causing such a stir? Is the Kindle actually poised, as Jeff Bezos hopes, to take the humble book into the digital age? We can’t quite put our finger on it, but if Kindle’s launch feels at all to you like the act of reading has just turned a major corner, we’re on the same page. But things are still far from perfect. We’ve spent the last couple of weeks reading on the Kindle; click on for the review. More…