AT&T mulling taking on Kindle, going after

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Perhaps. In a statement e-mailed to the DBJ, Dallas-basesd AT&T confirms that it is “interested” in that but doesn’t give details. “Naturally, we are very interested in the (e-reader) space, but we do not have a product agreementto announce,” according to the statement from spokeswoman Sara Andreani. “Our emerging device organization has been meetingf with a numberof (equipment manufacturers) about a wholre range of wirelessly embedded consumed products.
” A would-be rival to Kindle, whose wireless servicde is provided by , would be one of a relativelt small but growing number of consumert electronics that AT&T is starting to On April 1, the company announced that it will sell netbook computers in two markets, Atlantaa — where the devices will cost about $50 and Philadelphia, where they’ll run closer to $100. Netbookas typically run Linux or Windows XP operating systems and allow users to wirelessly surf the Internegt and link upwith Internet-based software programs, which typicallyy run on other computers. The Kindle sells for $359 and allowws books, magazines and newspapers to bedownloaded wirelessly.
Contengt can be purchased fromthe Amazon.com Kindlew store. “The wireless industry is growing, expandingg and changing. It’s not just aboutf phones,” says Jeff Kagan, a telecom analyst in the Atlantas area. “There’s an opportunit there.” But Barbara president of the Richardson telecomconsultanc , says there are both opportunities and challenges for AT&TT in doing a Kindle-like device. “You can get more contentg out to people. Demand is continuing to rise even as the economhis tight,” she says.
But AT&T would need to examine what mechanicz would need to be in place to get and distribute content that is interesting toits customers, she “It’s not trivial. Given that we have content creatorss popping up every how do you stay on topof that?”