Kindle: eTextbooks

From Yahoo! Buzz -

According to Inside Higher Education, Kindle will start carrying titles from Princeton University Press this fall. But the textbook savings aren't going to be instant. Kindle, is still pricey despite a $40 reduction. (It still costs USD349) With some titles only a few dollars cheaper than their paper version, e-readers save mostly on shipping costs and time.

Still, people have been buying the Kindle. Amazon had originally targeted the male tech-toy buyers, but women are apparently the true audience. Females have been warming to Kindle and currently makes up half of the device's searches, which have been growing after a post-holiday lull.


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