Kindle Review – Kindle 2 Review, Books

Here are some interesting Kindle related stories and links -

1. Sony Reader sales figures finally revealed by thebookstore.com -
   

   Sony has revealed that it has sold 300,000 of its digital e-book Reader globally since the device was launched in October 2006 and that it is working on a wireless version of the product to rival Amazon.com’s Kindle.

   So far three million books have been downloaded from its online library, which is home to 57,000 titles. The electronics giant said it planned to grow its online library to 100,000 titles by the end of the year.

2. A bunch of free kindle books are now available at Amazon. Originally out on the official amazon blog and thanks to Sharon at BookSummit for the alert.  
3. A Book that’s available on the Kindle before the print edition - Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President - joint work of the Center for American Progress Action Fund and New Democracy Project’s Mark Green.
4. Manhattan’s Algonquin Hotel have a Kindle with a book of your choice ready for you when you check in.  In their own words -
   

   Situated just steps from the neon lights of Times Square, this legendary Midtown Manhattan New York hotel has played host to literary giants and international luminaries for more than a century. … Kindle available, loaded with your favorite book, in keeping with our rich literary tradition

5. HP and Arizona State demo first “prototype of affordable, flexible, unbreakable, electric display”. The Army has given the project/labs over $50 million dollars for research –   
6. A really interesting podcast with Jeff Bezos, and Chris Anderson (author of the Long Tail) – predictably the kindle features prominantly in the discussion. This is from June.  
7. Publishers’ Weekly picks Jeff Bezos as Person of the Year 2008.
8. Mike Cane ponders whether eBook Reading Devices are doomed. Some really interesting updates on new screen technologies in there. 
9. An interesting new gadget, the Mifi -
   

   MiFi - mobile hotspots

   MiFi uses current third-generation (3G) cellular networks — EVDO and Rev-A in the U.S. and HSPA in Europe — to create a WiFi cloud that extends roughly 30 feet.  

That’s it on the kindle front for now.