Why the iPad Hasn't Killed Kindle →

Daniel Lyons, on Newsweek:

I suggested to Bezos that maybe Amazon didn’t care about selling Kindle machines, that maybe the device wasn’t important. He said that wasn’t the case, but that “our goal with the Kindle device is separate from the Kindle bookstore.”

This sounds like a good strategy for Amazon. Let the Kindle device team go after what he calls the purpose-built reading device market, while the Kindle software team tackles the best reading experience in all platforms.

Moleskine Kindle Cover: a new analog-digital hybrid

Looks perfect. It actually gives me buyers remorse after getting the Amazon Kindle Leather Cover.

I hope this is the first in a number of new accessories, with an iPad case in the near future.

I Was Wrong About Apple iPad →

Joe Wilcox, on Betanews:

I was wrong. On further reflection, I realized that iPad offers fresh functionality: Immersion. I find there are fewer reading distractions, and content is better presented than on a laptop and browser.

In my Kindle 2 review, the day before the iPad was announced, I wrote:

But the biggest advantage is the Kindle’s lack of any good use other than reading. When I pick up a Kindle, I read. There is no Twitter, RSS, email, games, etc.

After having the iPad for two weeks, I still believe this is true. My iPad time is coming mostly from my MacBook and iPhone use.

Instapaper reading is only area where the Kindle is loosing ground to the iPad. The whole experience is just too perfectly integrated. But when I need to sit down and just read, the Kindle is still the device I pick up¹.

However, with the iPad you can make the case that it’s the perfect device for browsing the web, because of the lack of screen multitasking². In away, the iPad is to a laptop, what the Kindle is to the iPad.

I have no illusions that dedicated book readers have their days counted. But right now, I still feel comfortable recommending the Kindle and other eBook devices to people that want the best reading experience

Reeder for iPad →

Reeder is by far the best Google Reader app for the iPad.

Faster than NetNewsWire, with a more usable eye-candy than Pulse, this is the current reader app to beat.

Street Artists Add A Little Porn To The iPad All Around San Francisco →

MG Siegler, on TechCrunch:

The group Freedom From Porn has been going all around the city and altering the iPad ads to add a little porn to them. To be clear, these aren’t really explicit additions, instead, they’re more subversive.

Funny, but not accurate. The iPad shows porn perfectly (err, a friend told me).

The Photo Cookbook for the iPad →

The Photo Cookbook is today’s impulse buy for the iPad.

Haven’t cooked anything yet, but the photos are excellent, the instructions clear and the navigation almost perfect.

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The UPS van just delivered these two cases for the iPad:

Kensington Reversible Sleeve:

Classic neoprene sleeve that I use for my laptop. Won’t protect agains hard bumps, but it keeps the iPad away for flying debris on bags. Fits snugly and for $5.99, you really can’t go wrong.

Ctcstore Leather Flip Book Jacket/Folio:

I think leather is not the most accurate term for this leathery plastic. I mostly bought this case as a stop-gap measure for my Dad’s iPad until the Apple iPad Case is back in stock. It’s not too bad, but doesn’t do justice to the iPad inside. It feels cheap and I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t survive too long with heavy use. I’m also not crazy on how it holds the iPad in place: two elastic straps that cover a little bit of the screen corners and a leather strap where you place one side of the iPad.

It’s $26.25, and does satisfy my Dad’s main requirements for a while. You get what you pay for in this case.

It’s here.