FishbowlNY Poll

Yesterday, we asked you to tell us if you would buy a new Kindle DX. There's been a lot of buzz about this product in the past few days (most recently the fact that it can't correctly pronounce Barack Obama's name) but everyone is mostly complaining about its price and its release being so soon after the latest Kindle version, the Kindle 2. Here's the results of our poll:

61% of you said that you would not buy a Kindle DX, although only 16% of you said you wouldn't be buying the new version because you already have a Kindle of some kind.
29% of you said you would buy a Kindle DX.
And of the 10% that answered "other," many of you were simply undecided and pointed to price as a major drawback. At least two people said they would consider buying a Kindle DX if the price drops.

As one respondent said, "If it was less expensive, I would buy a Kindle for books...not necessarily news."

Amazon.com revealed a new, bigger Kindle yesterday. But we were wondering, will it sell?

The reviews are mixed -- some have called it overpriced -- but Amazon is pitching it as the future of the newspaper industry and perhaps its saving grace.

Whether or not that that is true we want you to tell us, will you shell out $489 for a Kindle DX?

Wow. This was quite a year, no? Twelve months ago the media world was trying to figure out the best place to celebrate New Years in Iowa. Twelve months ago! One wonders whether this year would be best measured in dog years of some sort. But wait there's still 12 more hours to go! And if we've learned anything this year it's that a lot of headlines can happen in 12 hours. Anyway, there are plenty end-of-year lists floating around at the moment — be they best media moments, worst, blunders, predictions, etc. But after watching Blago make a reappearance yesterday amidst an otherwise distressing news day (and really in terms of entertaining headlines this guy is the best thing to come along since Sarah Palin except arguably better since there is absolutely no chance of his ever reaching the White House) it occurred to us there were a lot news stories this year that made us an expert on something we never thought we'd need to know about. A lot!

Like, for example, the difference between a caucus and primary, and which one happens in what state when, or, say, Superdelegates! Or Alaskan politics (not to mention wolf-hunting), or the difference between a investment bank and a bank holding company. Or the fact that no one was actually in charge on Wall St. Also, Presidential puppies! And then there's all those names! Ashley Dupree (and her singing career!), the Palin family von Track (and Tripp!), and more recently Made-off, and Bluh-GOY-uh-vich. Phew, you couldn't make this stuff up. Favorites? Weigh in on your choice below.

In his chat with Portfolio yesterday Sam Zell said this:

Our customers have an enormous interest in our newspaper on Sunday; have almost no interest on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; Thursday and Friday, they're more interested; and Saturday might as well be in the desert.

Both Senator Barack Obama and William Kristol made appearances on the Daily Show this week. Who was better?

Conde Nast is cutting five percent of its budget. Does this surprise you?

Senator Barack Obama will appear in a half-hour television special and on The Daily Show tonight. You watching?

The Christian Science Monitor announced it was switching to a weekly format in April to focus on its Web site. What will be the next paper to stop publishing every day?

The New York Times Co. is in trouble. Its revenue stream is drying up and Moody's might cut its bond status. Can the Paper of Record survive?

It seems like everywhere we turn this week, another media company is laying off staff. How is your company handling the economic downturn?