∞ Matt Alexander reviews the Kindle Touch

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Matt Alexander:

Reading on an iPad is fine, but for long-form writing, the e-ink experience is the best option available. While I would like to support the underdog, the Nook, I am simply too involved in Amazon’s ecosystem to look back now. Prime is a truly great service, and with its continually growing benefits, I can’t see myself diluting my shopping habits purely for e-books. I wish B&N the best, and I admire their leg work, but for now, I’m definitely on board with Amazon’s offering.

I still don’t get the Kindle.



  • Anonymous

    Easy to see why the kindled device exists: try taking your ipad outside on a hot sunny day (beach/pool).

  • ChristoDeluxe

    The real e-ink Kindles are really excellent devices for readers.  It weighs less than a paperback, has nearly endless battery and is superbly readable because of the stable screen image.

    For many people, the Kindle does for books/reading what iPods did for music — they make the experience better so that you read more because of the excellent device experience and a store ecosystem that works well.

    The Fire, it’s not a revolutionary device in that way.  It may be a good media consumption platform because of the price, but it isn’t anything like an e-ink Kindle.  I do expect them to sell tons because of the price, though…

  • http://andy.teamsoell.com amsoell

    How anyone, especially a technology journalist, cannot “get” the Kindle is beyond me…