"For all the talk of digital innovation, … the picture in the UK publishing industry still feels like one that is failing to get anywhere new very quickly …"

"The Readius will be introduced in England, Italy and Germany this fall, and in the United States early in 2009… The price is not yet set, but … Readius would be more expensive than the Kindle, which now is selling for $359."

"Amazon has come closer to creating the newspaper of the future than any newspaper company." (shame about the shocking apostrophe in the headline)

Review of the Amazon Kindle: "Print devotees will likely find Amazon’s newfangled e-reader an imperfect substitute for the old-fashioned newspaper—even if it saves trees."

"the Readius will operate almost worldwide, as it works with the HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) 3G (third-generation) service favored by European, Asian and some U.S. operators."

"Russell Baker from Amazon … was tight-lipped about when the device is likely to go on sale in the UK but suggested that it would come here eventually - unlike the Sony Reader."

"… reading all this talk about the “iPod moment” for books …. [W]asn’t the deeper surprise/lesson of the iPod that Apple had essentially invented a need where none had formerly existed?"

Currenlty available e-book readers compared. "Old crappy ones not included".

"Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader has sold out despite scepticism about whether the device will prove popular."

"Amazon.com has unveiled its much anticipated e-book reader — the Kindle. However, the device won’t be available in the UK anytime soon, the company claims." Wireless system not compatible, it seems

"Our industry has a long history over scheming for inkless paper delivery, but I’m not sure consumers are as eager to experience a newspaper on a device such as this as some hope."