One of the main advantages of the Kindle (and the Kindle store) is the lower price of books. Let’s compare one book : Halting State by Charles Stross.

Fictionwise : $6.45 to $7.99 (depending on rebates and membership)
Mobipocket : $7.99
Amazon Kindle store : $6.39
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Why, yes it is. Barely a month after Amazon released their new generation of the Kindle ebook reader (Kindle 2, they now have a Kindle for the iPhone. Kindle for the iPhone (and iPod touch) is currently available from the US App Store, for free. I’ve downloaded it and given it a spin — here are my impressions.
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I’m still alive, just been very busy lately. I came back from Barcelona safe and sound. As an industry insider, it was great to be “at the thick of the action” at the Mobile World Congress. As an industry watcher, I would say you get a better overview just watching the blogs. I just realised that it’s been a year since I bought my iPhone. I’d like to share some of my impressions of the iPhone as a long term user.
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