How a Student-Friendly Kindle Could Change the Textbook Market

Chronicle of Higher Education by Jeffrey R. Young | May. 6, 2009 (News Report)

Rumors that Amazon will introduce a wide-format Kindle have the news media and bloggers speculating about whether the new gadget will spark an electronic-textbook revolution and lighten backpacks nationwide. Full Story »

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 by Joey Baker - May. 6, 2009

There's no quotes from the Amazon people, or from customers who have liked the device.

I'm not sold on the Kindle as a perfect ebook reader either, but the report out interview a few people who have used it successfully.

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