The times are tough, especially if you are living in the U.S. these days. A whole lot of folks have lost their jobs, and some folks have lost their year-end bonuses. So I am just wondering where does Kindle rank on your shopping list. Buying Kindle is more than just throwing a couple of dollars away. You are making a long-term investment. Having said that, with all the gadgets that are out there (iPhone, XBox, PS3, iPod, Wii, Pleo, …), where does Kindle rank on your shopping list, if it does at all.

Everyday, I log on to iTunes App store and see a new application for the iPhone. It’s true that a lot of them are games and fun but useless apps. Nevertheless, it’s good to have options for your portable device. So here is my question for you. If Amazon had an app store, what kind of applications would you want to see there the most? In other words, what software enhancements would you suggest for Kindle?

If Kindle had a SDK and an app store, I would look for applications which enhance Kindle’s GPS capabilities. What about you? Please share your thoughts.

A colleague of mine and I got into an interesting discussion the other day that I thought is worth mentioning here. We were talking about the best thing you can buy for $200, and I told him that I thought Kindle was the best thing I had bought for $400 next to the iPhone. But iPhone is not really going for $400. If you count the service plan, you are paying well into a couple of thousands. Now here is my question. Is Kindle the best thing you can buy with $360 in your pocket? With the same money you can buy X-Box, Wii, various cell phones, an old junk car, and … I am assuming that you are going to use the money to buy something and not save up actually I think Kindle is up there if not at the very top. What’s your take?

With all the talk about Kindle 2.0 coming out early December this year, I was wondering if any of you have plans to upgrade your Kindles. What would it take for you guys to upgrade? Lower prices? A trade-in program for Kindle 1.0?  Please sure your thoughts.

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As Amazon tries to sell more Kindle with various promotions, I thought I’d ask you guys your thoughts on possible Amazon Kindle promotions that could be on the horizon for us.

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I did have a chance to post a few simple Kindle shortcuts a while back. I promised that I would write about some more advanced shortcuts, and I guess I’ll have to keep that promise. But before we get to that, I was wondering if you have any favorite shortcut on Kindle. Mine is the time shortcut. I really lose track of time when I am reading, and it helps a lot to have the option to know what time it is without getting out of bed.

When I got my Kindle I thought it was the best thing ever. It had its glitches and challenges but the fact that I didn’t need to order paper books anymore (and pay the Amazon Prime fee) made me believe that once you switch to Kindle there is a good chance you’ll stay with Kindle. But to my surprise many of my friend and colleagues have gone back to books as they find putting notes on paper books and the whole experience of it hard to let go. So here is my question for today:

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Here is the million dollar question. Knowing the success that Apple is having with the iPhone SDK, what program would you write for the Kindle, if Amazon developed an advanced API for the Kindle platform. Let’s assume that you know programming inside and out or have access to someone who does. What app(s) would you write for the Kindle?

As most of you, Amazon reduced its prices on the Kindle by $40 to make it $359.99.

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With the recent announcement that there will be some delays in Kindle shipments, I wonder if Amazon is preparing some sort of compensation to people who have waited so long to get their Kindes. I would personally go for a store credit but let me know what you all think.

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