For book writers, I believe the big deal about Amazon’s Kindle electronic book reader is that it is a low-effort add-on publishing market. Following Amazon’s instructions, you can fairly easily edit your book into Kindle-ready format. You set the price on your book, and it is now available to the captive Kindle market.
So will the new, more-expensive large-screen version of the Kindle–the Kindle DX–increase the market? I don’t think it will do so by an appreciative amount. But the Kindle is a winner.
Much more important to the Kindle publishing market was the recent release of the Kindle app for the iPhone. It’s free. I’m reading “Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese on it now, and it is simply a perfect pocket reader for me. Clear, has bookmarks–what’s not to like? (The book is amazing. Highly recommended.)
I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences with regard to publishing for Kindle.
