I love the talk of Kindle Killers by people who have never touched the iPad before. Yes, it’s going to be an amazing device but we need to keep things in perspective.
Or, in the case of Kindle versus iPad are they right? Is iPad the Kindle “killer?”
I like e-ink – I like it a lot. I’ve read dozens of books on my Kindle and couldn’t see doing the same on an iPad. It isn’t an issue of battery as much as it is an issue of eye strain, etc. I don’t see myself, at this point, selling my Kindle with the arrival of the iPad.
But, from a marketing stand point, we need to really be honest about the Kindle. Whereas, yes, it is Amazon’s top selling product, it only does one thing, books. It may actually (and I’m going to bet) do books better than the iPad, but if you count everything else the iPad does … what’s the Kindle got left – especially at that price.
Now, we know Amazon ain’t beyond pricewar action, so I imagine we’ll see the price of the Kindle go down but, again, … I wonder where the market is.
So, in my gut, I think iPad is the Kindle Killer, but not because it’s a better device.
Does that make sense?
Yes, I know B&N has an reader coming out for the iPad “soon,“ but, and let’s face it, so does everyone else.
I’d love your thoughts on this one. Does Kindle have a future? Should it? What’s next for ereaders?