What's on my Kindle

A snapshot of what's currently on my Kindle:
Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism by George Akerlof and Robert Schiller. I just started this one and it's probably not for everyone, but as a fan of behavioral economics/finance I've found it interesting so far.

House of Dimon by Patricia Crisafulli. I was not very impressed by this book, I got it because I'm a fan of Jamie Dimon's and it started out pretty well. However, it never got below the surface and started getting very repetitive.

House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street by William Cohan. I liked this book a lot and it gives a rather in-depth view of the Bear Stearns culture and inner workings that led to its demise.


Some samples that I want to test before committing to the full book (and a great feature of the Kindle)-
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 by Paul Krugman.
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (this one I started and really liked, I'm just waiting for an updated version to be released towards the end of the month).
Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed.

And I always have a Sunday New York Times and a random day of the FT, although I don't subscribe to either.

Wide-Screen Kindle

Wow, this came much faster than expected, but according to most reports Amazon.com is going to release the next version of the Kindle on Wednesday.

The larger screen size is said to target newspapers and magazines to accommodate better display of advertising and insets. In addition, the new screen will allow Amazon to enter the e-textbook market.

Instead of pre-ordering Wednesday as soon as it hits the site (assuming this is all true) I do plan to wait a little, see the new features and then decide whether to jump in. I can hardly justify 2 Kindle's within 3 months, that's a lot of money to save a few dollars a book.

Kindle 3 Update...

I'm always excited to see updates on the next generation of the Kindle, so when this hit today's WSJ I have to share it. I'm just hoping this isn't like last year when rumors were floating that the Kindle 2 would be out before the holidays and it didn't hit until the end of February. Rest assured I'll be pre-ordering as soon as it's available.

Don't know if this would be branded as Kindle 3, since it's targeting a slightly different market but if it opens the textbook market I might have to stay in school just because of the Kindle.

Kindle, Snip and Staying Home

3 unrelated items here...

First, I'm still already on the hunt for information about a 3rd generation Kindle and so far only finding rumors and speculation. These rumors are hopefully better that the ones I started following last year, which originally predicted the Kindle 2 would be out in time for the holiday shopping season (for the record they missed that by a good 2+ months).

An unrelated item of interest that I found amusing, you never know what you'll find in an economics blog.

Finally, something I actually sought out and was surprised I could not find more articles on...NCAA tournament attendance. Here's a couple I did find- an AP Story and the Fan Box blog. I'll keep looking for articles to support what I see on TV, which is a lot of empty seats.