Five Reasons the iPhone Trumps the Kindle
I'm an e-book fan from way back. Ever since my trusty Pilot 5000 rescued me from terminal boredom on a seemingly endless train ride, I've made sure to keep my current pocket companion (be it PDA or smartphone) stocked with a good book or two.
And I've never had a better e-book experience than with the iPhone. Sure, my editor Robert Strohmeyer is all pumped up over the new Amazon Kindle, but if he thinks it can beat the iPhone in a head-to-head match, he's delusional. Much as I'm glad to see Kindle selling like hotcakes (turns out people still like books after all!), the iPhone trumps it at almost every turn. Here's why:
1. Duh: It's a phone. The Kindle is a single-purpose device. Make no mistake: It's great at what it does, or so I've been told. (Confession: I've never actually used one.) But my iPhone, well, do I really need to list all the things it can do? Last I checked, the Kindle doesn't offer maps, music, video, games, e-mail, Web browsing, or, gee, a telephone.
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