By now you've probably heard that Kindles have come down in price, to around $180 for a 3G-enabled device, or less for a wireless-only device. I'm *sure* it has *nothing* to do with competition faced by the introduction of the iPad. (Hah!)
I just read a short article saying that engineers in China are testing a color e-ink technology. At present, e-ink - the technology used on Kindle and Sony e-books - is only available in grayscale. Color will surely improve its usability. Also in testing is the touchscreen technology we've come to enjoy with our smartphones and similar devices. All this *may* become available by Christmas of this year. Here's hoping.
I'm also eager to post a link to multiple links to free book download sites. Remember that you can set up your Amazon Kindle options to email yourself pdfs to a specified @free.kindle.com address, allowing you to transfer the documents for free when you attach the Kindle to the computer.
I apologize for the brevity and lack of editing in this post, but I'm a little short of time and anxious not to forget these thoughts!
This librarian thought her research would yield the best eReader. Unfortunately, the device didn't live up to its claims: http://librarianbyday.net/2011/06/08/why-im-returning-the-kindle-dx-or-my-continued-search-for-the-prefect-pdf-reader/
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