Could Amazon’s next Kindle device be called the Kindle Scribe?
Or is Amazon going to release a powerful note-taking feature with the Kindle e-book reader?
There are plenty of rumors and speculation swirling around the possibility of Amazon launching a new Kindle device in the near future.
Now, we have another name to add to the rumor mill called the “Kindle Scribe”, after Amazon’s Legal Department registered the domain names KindleScribe.com and KindleScribes.com on August 20, 2011.
Domain: KINDLESCRIBE.COM
Date Registered: 08/20/11
Date Modified: 08/22/11
Expiry Date: 08/20/12
DNS1: NS-1.AMAZON.COM
DNS2: NS-2.AMAZON.COM
Registrant
Amazon.com Holdings, Inc.
General Counsel
P.O. Box 81226
Seattle, WA (US)
98108-1226
At the time of this story, neither domain resolves to a website.
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