The Pea Fund and the Kindle Pipedream

The new Kindle looks cute in pink - but not cute enough for me to want just because it's a nifty color. And the fact that along with lots of cancer patients I can't afford one now doesn't mean I don't want the first generation kindle as is, whatever color.

But when I hear about the new technology in the model coming later this year I might have to hold that thought of voracious "wanting" in the here and now. Should I in fact be thankful that there's not the money in the cookie jar for this extra?

Maybe. because allegedly the new one is even better. The last issue is will the price stay the same or might it drop as did the iphone? That could make all the difference.

On the other hand Amazin' Amazon could come up with a pea green model and donate some to the Frozen Pea Fund for patient use. I'd have to try it out wouldn't I?

Or so what if it wasn't green. What if it was just a Kindle with a sticker to show that we have friends helping us stand up against cancer.

Ah, now THAT would be a brilliant use of web 2.0 and the social media space inside all our heads. Patients do sit around at doctors' appointments and have a lot of down time in general. What could be better than having a kindle to keep us company and in touch?

And what could be better for Amazon than to have a Kindle in hundreds of hands in hospitals and doctors' offices and cafes and - well spread across the country? Which all goes to show that I may be sick but my brain's not dead yet.

More important however is this question. Who's going to pitch this at Amazon?

Comments

[Carol]

It sounds like a perfectly logical idea to me Susan!

[GHBrett]

I just won a Kindle a couple weeks ago in a raffle. I would never have bought one on my own. But, I'm converted. It's great.

Susan, I like your idea. Tell Amazon they should work with a couple different groups to get the prices down to almost zero. Like Pharma's and Medical Insurance Co.'s and the Hospitals & Clinics. Load the Kindle with Patient Educational Materials as well as let the patient pick their own reading too.

Great Idea! Go for it!

[Susan Reynolds]

Thanks for the support Carol. And George, maybe this could be a co-op project that the Pea Fund could seed with the help of Amazon.

We've got some donations to work with and although this isn't curing cancer, knowledge can sure go a long way towards helping us deal with the everyday of it.

Be careful or you might find yourself in charge :) I'm betting you know people who know people who could get something like this rolling.

[Eden Spodek]

Susan, what a wonderful and logical idea. Hopefully Amazon is monitoring their brand on the blogosphere and they'll catch without anyone having to pitch them. I'll be watching closely to see what happens.