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DVDs direct to your doorstep, Screenclick offers a choice of a number of rental packages from €8 to €32 per month depending on the number of DVDs you wish to order each time. After you have watched them you simply pop them back into the pre-paid envelope and return them in the post. There are no late return fees so you can keep the DVDs for as long as you like.

The downside is that you have to preselect the DVDs you want to watch by adding them from their catalog via their website www.screenclick.com to your rental queue and depending on your package. You receive whatever DVDs they have in stock at the time of dispatch depending that is in your queue at this time.

Currently renting two DVDs at a time. I find there can be delays between new DVDs being dispatched. This is most likely due to increased membership and not enough DVD's in stock to meet member demand.

Also their catalogue isn't the best and they dont seem to get the same broad range of new releases as traditional video libraries. They could improve the service by adding some classic films.

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Amazon's enters the ebook reader market with the Kindle. Sony recently released their new ebook reader but the Kindle would be my choice of the two.

Why? From the look of the device it seems to have captured all the features of the ebook reader. The device uses electronic ink to mimic how type appears in a book to the human eye. This will significantly reduce eye strain. Also the font size can be easily increase with a slider on the device and navigation is a snap.

What I really like about the device is that is tries to mimic the paper book in every way in an electronic device without the learning curve. With the Kindle no software needs to be installed, there are no upgrades to download etc.

What's clever about this approach is that it removes the need to tinker with the device in order to get it to work. This suits Amazon. By making the device simple to use, readers can get on with reading and more importantly purchasing books via Amazon store.

Similar to only been able to download song from itunes to the ipod, the Kindle I suspect will also be a proprietary system where you can only order through Amazon. With the Kindle's wireless feature, Amazon make the process extremely easy. You don't need a PC and Amazon will also cover the cost of delivery. You can order books from anywhere as long as there is a cellular network signal. You can also get the 1st chapter for free so you can try before you buy. Bookshop owners beware, as browsing books in the traditional sense might become a way of the past.

Although owners can also subscribe to a number of blogs, magazine and newspapers, no doubt all content will flow though Amazons proprietary system enabling them to take a commission on every transaction.

Will the device take off, I hope so. Will I buy one, most likely. One more item to carry when traveling. Definitely.

Who will be the other adopters? Road warriors, business people and the educational market. Imagine little Johnny stomping off to school and instead carrying a load of book, he just needs one device...

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