Kindle 2!

A new version of the Kindle will debut February 9. According to Brad Stone of the BITS blog at the New York Times,

the biggest changes may be inside the device. The new Kindle likely uses the new Broadsheet microchip from Epson and E-Ink, which makes the display technology for the Kindle. E-Ink’s chief executive, Russell J. Wilcox, described the technology to me a few weeks ago, saying that it breaks the screen into 16 pixel sets and can update them in parallel, allowing for faster screen refreshes and a generally more responsive screen. He added that the technology was somewhat analogous to putting a better graphics card in a computer and would help e-readers become better full-featured devices.

So what does this mean for publishing? For the future of the book? Feel free to speculate in the comments or in new posts.