Amazon released the second generation of their Kindle reading device today. The new version is significantly thinner than the first generation one, and also boasts better battery life amongst other features.

I know a lot of people love the feel of paper between their fingers, but devices like this are the end of paper books and newspapers as we know it. It has been speculated that the Kindle has outperformed Apple’s early iPod days in terms of sales – that would be pretty significant if true.