What New Gadgets Are Amazon Working On?
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Currently, Amazon is enjoying tremendous success with their latest third generation Kindle reader. An upgrade - which includes a new display with 50% better contrast, lighter and smaller casing, quicker page turns and double the memory capacity - accompanied by a reduction in price and the introduction of an entry level Wi-Fi only model, has seen demand for the Kindle reader soar.
At the moment, the third generation Kindles are sold out and potential customers face a wait of three to four weeks before any new ones start shipping. Kindle books are also outselling traditional hardback editions on a regular basis. It seems to be just a matter of time before e-book sales will higher than even paperback sales.
Amazon has also launched a dedicated UK Kindle store so that UK customers don't require to have their Kindles shipped across the Atlantic and can pay for their Kindle purchases in their local currency. It seems reasonable to assume that similar "local" Kindle stores will be opened for other Amazon international websites such as France, Germany etc. in the future.
In short, everything in the garden is pretty rosy for Amazon right now. Whilst many industry watchers suggested that the launch of Apple's iPad would sound the death knell for the Kindle, there is little evidence to suggest that this is, in fact, the case. The Amazon policy of releasing free "apps" which allow Kindle books to be read on a wide variety of different devices seems to be paying dividends. So, considering what a massive success they have enjoyed with their first manufactured product, it's hardly surprising that Amazon is rumored to be considering developing prototypes for personal tech gadgets other than the Kindle in their Lab 126 research facility.
Although Amazon has been tight-lipped on the subject, it's thought that they may be thinking about music/movie players and possibly some kind of mobile phone. However, industry watchers suggest that, if Amazon wanted to enter the market with another gadget, then they would need to ensure that they add value rather than simply releasing another piece of personal electronic tech onto the market.
A great deal of the success of the Kindle reader must be attributed to Amazon's strong association with books and reading in general. The massive choice of Kindle books available - over 630,000 and growing daily - and the fact that these can be read on so many other devices has been a real feather in Amazon's cap. Any new gadget that Amazon decided to release would certainly need some similar type of support in order to achieve anything approaching the level of the Kindle's success.
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