Amazon tries to usher in the age of e-books
Amazon.com is unveiling its long-anticipated e-book device today.
The Kindle is about the size of a paperback, weighs 10 ounces, and sports a 6-inch screen. It's display attempts to match the clarity of a printed book. And it can connect to the Kindle e-book store wirelessly through the EVDO broadband service and Wi-Fi.
Almost 90,000 titles will be available, and you can also subscribe to several newspapers and magazines.
Guest: IDC analyst Richard Shim