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From the desk of James Reel on Wednesday, November 28th 2007 at 6:45

SPARKS

    Last week, upon Amozon.com’s release of Kindle, its new e-book reader, I sent you to an old essay of mine about e-books, as well as Farhad Manjoo’s previews of the new device. Now Manjoo has a full-fledged review of it; here’s the gist:

    If you're on the fence about the utility of an e-book reader—if you doubt that reading e-books can match the experience of reading "real" books—a few hours with the Kindle will do much to change your mind.
    Still, there's a great deal Amazon could improve on. Its $400 price tag, its zany user interface, and some of its sillier restrictions make the Kindle a non-starter for all but the travelingest, readingest early adopters.
    And here’s his full report.

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