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Ian Freed, Amazon: When we started thinking about the Kindle, we debated for a long time: Should we have this completely wireless and not connect it to the PC? So we thought about books and what makes them good. They’re portable and instant on. So we thought about those things and you can’t do t...
But again, it was all speculation — that is, until Amazon released the Kindle e-book system. This device, which costs $399 to buy, also requires a monthly charge of $1 to $2 for ongoing content such as blogs and about $10 for content such as books, but there is no discrete bill or subscription...