Will Amazon Make a Tablet? "Stay tuned" Says Founder Jeff Bezos
In an interview at Consumer Reports' offices, Bezos indicated that if there was an Amazon tablet it will more likely supplement than replace the Kindle, which he calls Amazon’s “purpose-built e-reading device.” Bezos responded to a question from a visiting retail reporter about a possible Amazon tablet in a way that also seemed to suggest the possible co-existence of the Kindle and other Amazon devices: “I hate the term 'killer,' as in one device killing another in the marketplace.”
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos shared some important news yesterday at Consumer Reports ShopSmart Summit. He talked about the likelihood of Amazon launching a multipurpose tablet device and he shared some information on the Amazon library-lending capability of Kindle.
In an interview at Consumer Reports’ offices, Bezos indicated that if there was an Amazon tablet it will more likely supplement than replace the Kindle, which he calls Amazon’s “purpose-built e-reading device.” Bezos responded to a question from a visiting reporter: “I hate the term ‘killer,’ as in one device killing another in the marketplace.”
But, Jeff Bezos did say to “stay tuned” on the company’s plans to develop an Amazon tablet.
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