Amazon's Kindle eBook Reader

Amazon has released an Ebook reader called the Kindle. Here is it's site with videos and lots of commentary. Contrary to most other implementations of eBooks, it can download books wirelessly without the need for an intermediate computer. The Kindle costs about $399 (high) and Amazon will offer many best-sellers for $9.99, less on a monthly basis. It will also offer subscriptions to magazines such as the WSJ and NYT. Sounds good, have not tried one as yet to check problems like readability and ease of use. Based on the picture it looks big and primitively designed. Ugly. No iPod stylishness here. Borders is promoting a Sony reader. This whole idea of eBooks has not taken off, and it needs that to make more content available. I have tested two so far, and none was really satisfactory. Will try to get a demo of this one. Plain black print on a white page is still more restful for the eyes. Update: As can be expected, there are lots of other intriguing details at Engadget, here and elsewhere.