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Kindle as a social network?
Amazon rolled out its new large-screen Kindle DX just a few weeks ago. So what's next for Kindle development? Amazon hasn't said much about its future plans for the electronic reader, but a slew of trademark and patent filings from the company provide some intriguing hints. The latest? Amazon just filed for a trademark that indicates it's positioning Kindle as a social networking platform.
Amazon's June 26 trademark application for the word mark "Kindle" covers:
Online social networking services; providing a website for the purposes of social networking; providing online computer databases and online searchable databases in the field of social networking; providing information in the field of social networking.
Combine that with Amazon's recent patents for inserting advertisements into e-books, and for an electronic pen that finds the digital version of printed text, and you have a very interesting set of possibilities.
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About Eric Engleman
ERIC ENGLEMAN is senior technology staff writer for TechFlash and the Puget Sound Business Journal, covering online retail giant Amazon.com. Engleman tracks Amazon's increasingly complex business, spanning ecommerce, Kindle, cloud computing, and more. He's been covering technology and other industries for the Business Journal since 2003.
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