Welcome to the Kindle

In November 2007, Amazon unveiled the Kindle to the world. Within a short amount of time, it became clear that Amazon had a huge hit on its hands. The Kindle sold out within a short amount of time, and for many months thereafter, Amazon had a tough time fulfilling orders for the new device. In fact, the huge demand for Kindles caught Amazon (and just about everyone else) completely by surprise.

Not everyone was pleased with Amazon’s first version of the Kindle, though. Some reviewers made fun of its angular appearance, and more still complained about the page turning buttons that were easily pressed accidentally. The Kindle community was wildly defensive of the original Kindle’s button placement, but if you handed one to ...

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