Kindle is stuck in the iPod model; it is a device that supports the wider Amazon market place, like the iPod was a way for Apple to lock-in people to itunes. It

Kindle is stuck in the iPod model; it is a device that supports the wider Amazon market place, like the iPod was a way for Apple to lock-in people to itunes. It is great if you want to sell hardware, but don't expect any innovations on the software side. Some of the blame lies on the publisher's feet. They literally colluded to stop Amazon's rise. However, Amazon did not think of reading as an activity you can create a platform around. You can, the rising popularity of Pocket is testament to that fact.