Amazon’s long-awaited Kindle electronic book reader today get its official introduction. The Kindle is equipped with a Wi-Fi connection that taps into an Amazon e-book store, which users can access to purchase new electronic books, and Amazon has reportedly signed onto a deal with Sprint for EVDO access. The device has a keyboard, users can use to take notes or navigate the Web. Amazon may also offer subscriptions to feeds from major newspapers but the Kindle’s screen from E Ink, does not display animation or color. The device comes with a headphone jack for audiobooks, as well as an e-mail address.
Many publishing executives see Amazon’s entrance into the e-book world as a major test for the long-held notion that books and newspapers may one day be consumed on a digital device.
