Amazon.com yesterday confirmed that its Kindle e-reader device will continue to focus on long-form reading rather than evolving into a multi-purpose device more similar to the Apple iPad. According to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos:
“The Kindle will compete with these LCD devices like the iPad by being a very focused product. Serious readers are going to want a purpose-built device, because it’s an important activity for them.”
Asked specifically about a Kindle with a colour display, Bezos indicated that this “is still some ways out.” But Amazon has recently been looking at hiring people with experience in the LCD market and wireless software, suggesting that it is working on new Kindle devices with Wi-Fi and LCD displays rather than e-ink ones.
Amazon also recently announced some enhancements to its Kindle for PC app. Users can now edit notes and marks, experience full-screen reading mode, change the background color, and control the brightness of the screen.