I think Amazon's new e-book reader, Kindle, is actually a pretty exciting piece of technology. The proof is in the product, of course, and until I've actually seen one, I'll have absolutely no idea if it's worth the price. But given that I'm currently traveling, and the six books I've brought are weighing me down rather substantially, a 10-ounce device that lets me flip through a few hundred titles seems like a sound idea. Moreover, the ability to annotate, and highlight your text, then export the finished product, could be near revolutionary. I mark my books up already, but the marks remain in the margins, and are hard to collect, and sort, centrally.
Now, Kindle may be a bit less useful to me, as I get most of my books free through work, and they won't come in Kindle format. But I'm still interested. So if anyone from Amazon is reading, and wants to get one into my hands so I can use my remarkable Opinion Leader powers to hype -- or trash -- their product, don't be shy.
