consumers and public libraries? Today’s Seattle P.I. says that while Amazon has sold out on the Kindle the reviews from users have only given it 3.5 stars. At the heart of the matter is price and limited functionality since you can spend $4oo dollars and get a blackberry or an iPhone that will browse the web, store your music, and books, and oh yeah by the way–its a phone. The buzz around the Kindle was huge and at least one library is already lending Kindles to its customers. I applaud them for being responsive to the public interests and showing the library is the place to go for cool stuff. I just wonder if the Kindle will go the way of the Rocketbook. Time will tell.
