Oprah Kindle Endorsement
I read a lot and have far too many books in my office/home library to store properly. So, if you are like me, you will be interested in any of the new e-book gadgets.
But having already dropped, several years ago, $300 on the RocketBook, I was reluctant to jump in again until the market determined a winner. Looks like that has happened!
Popular talk-show host Oprah Winfrey on Friday endorsed Amazon.com's Kindle, a blessing that will likely give the e-book reader a big boost against its major rival the Sony Reader.
In a posting on her Web site, Winfrey revealed that she had proclaimed the Kindle her "favorite new gadget" on her afternoon TV talk show. Earlier speculation that the celebrity would give the nod to the device was sparked by a 24-second video ad on the Amazon home page.
The ad said Winfrey would discuss on her show a gadget that was "life-changing for me" and "the wave of the future." The ad ran directly above a promotion for the Kindle.
On her show, Winfrey, who was joined by Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos, said that although the Kindle was pricy at $359, she looked at as an environmentally friendly investment.
"I know it's expensive in these times,
but it's not frivolous because it will pay for itself,"
"The books are much cheaper, and you're saving paper."
All books are $9.99 or less on Amazon.
Oprah is a making a good point. How many books are recommended at her book club?
Imagine if you could instantly read a couple of chapters of a book Oprah had recommended before buying it! What a fantastic deal!
Free sampling, instant downloads, cheap books, and no computer hook-up.
Read anywhere, including newspapers, journals and blogs on a gorgeous new Kindle that just plain flat out works.
With Oprah's recommendation, her favorite gadget will be flying off the shelves, you deserve a Kindle, don't you?
(Still think it is too expensive? Well look at what the last person who bought a kindle also purchased!)
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Comments
I enjoy my Kindle because it is light, easy to use, and easy to carry. The only negative I have is that I cannot read in the dark. I will be purchasing the light for it. I downloaded a book in less time than it took for credit card authorization. I don't know how I got along before. Kindle: Amazon's 6" Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation)
Posted by: Alan J. Leming | December 14, 2009 1:40 AM
I love to read, and finally ordered a Kindle, which I have been wanting. I love it! I've had it only 24 hours and already have 47 books downloaded to it. By ordering many free books online before it arrived and then purchasing more once it was in. I don't just read one book at a time and to have the Kindle to take wherever I go and read whichever book I'm in the mood for is great!
Posted by: Gabrielle L. Green | December 14, 2009 12:08 AM
these devices will sit in landfills 25 years from now, whereas a book will decompose back into topsoil. what a baffoon.
Posted by: voice of reason | November 21, 2008 5:05 AM
JoJo, I was going to agree with you. But look at what the last person who bought a kindle also bought!
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November 9, 2008 3:44 PM
Yes, maybe cheaper!
Posted by: JoJo | October 27, 2008 8:57 PM