Why the newspaper still beats the Amazon Kindle.

Slate by Farhad Manjoo | Jun. 20, 2009 (Review)

After using it for a week, I can say the new Kindle is a good first attempt at melding what's great about papers with what's great about digital devices. The trouble is, it's not nearly good enough. Full Story »

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Subjects: Business, Sci/Tech, Media
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jun 20, 2009 - 11:13 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Shawn Powers (review), Randy Morrow (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jun 20, 2009 - 11:13 AM PDT

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 by Derek Hawkins - Jun. 20, 2009
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Jun. 26, 2009
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 by Shawn Powers - Jun. 20, 2009

Great article -- the Kindle is cool, but there are downsides. Manjoo hits the nail on its head.

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