I’ve blogged a bit about Kindle, but right now, Amazon has released Kindle for International Wireless. I really want an eBook reader – I admit, I have a huge manifestation of books which I need to put… somewhere.

The issue now? Price. Color. New releases.

Still, we’re on the right track.

The Kindle DX must have been one of the tech world’s worst kept secret. Because every respectable tech blog was talking about it, pictures were leaked, and we kind of all knew it was coming. And reiterating my lust list, I STILL want a Kindle 2.0. But Kindle DX kinds of brings the ballgame to universities, schools and people who just like it bigger.

Of course it is pretty fantastic, they’ve done away with less buttons which I’m not for, and kept it almost like the Kindle 2. It has tie ins with major textbook publishers, as well as newspapers (of course) because when a picture stays on the screen, we don’t want just three lines of text. We want more like.. three paragraphs – at least.

Naturally we could see how could this tie in with schools when the small, compact “net-book” was the way to go for schools. Uh huh… Internet? Chatting? IM-ing? Twittering? Not exactly total focus, plus having to read it on the small laptop screen (tiring on the eyes) as opposed to straight, direct, electronic ink. Since I was a relief teacher once in ACS (like middle school 12-16 years), well, for all the Fujitsu tablet pcs open during class, only 50% was actually studies.

Well, Amazon is doing seriously great with the Kindle. If not for Whispernet and its tie in with only US. I really want one. And the thing about Amazon stocks – its cheap (for now). Because Amazon is creating many kickass products which once they stop being so localized to the US, will be a great hit.

Check it here.

If Amazon was cheap, I would buy lots of Amazon stocks. Amazon.com is a little bookstore gone big in a big way, and lately it is becoming really neat considering the stuff they are offering for large web scale computer like the Compute Cloud EC2 and the Mechanical Turk for on-demand scale workforce.

And of course, since lately I’ve been reading. A lot. And I really want a Kindle 2. I want an eBook reader which I can bring everywhere and throw ten books in my bag. I like the smell of new books, but when books get old they become silverfish attracters! I want to get the local newspaper and magazines on the go. To get most books at 9.99USD a pop. And to read on the electronic ink! I think Amazon.com has nailed the eBook industry. Just wait and see.

So what’s stopping me of course is:

1. The Kindle 2 is not available in Europe or anywhere else other than the USA! Due to possibly Whispernet and how it connects free to wireless networks within the US to get the eBooks.

2. It’s way too expensive at 359USD for a Kindle! I would pay at most 200USD for a Kindle 2.

3. I think there are a few more design issues. And it needs color. Imagine reading your magazines on the eBook with color!

Otherwise, check it out: Kindle 2