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Amazon is venturing into new territory with the release of its electronic reader called Kindle. Both Sony and Microsoft have tried and failed so is the new 'iPod for books' going to be a winner. The Kindle is a slim wireless terminal that displays downloadable content onto a palm size screen. The online Kindle store boasts over 90,000 books to choose from with many of the latest bestsellers as little as a fiver! In addition there are newspaper and magazine subscriptions from the likes of New York Times. The unit can store around 200 titles, weighs less than a regular paperback and sports a standard keyboard layout, so its versatility could develop with other programs.

The Kindle is currently for our American cousins only, but I'm not convinced it will be a big seller over this side of the pond, even if it makes it over. As for me, I love a good paperback from Amazon, read it then sell it back! Recycling is the way to go...