I don’t know about you, but the end is near for 2008, and I have decided to have a bit of fun on this blog. Can you tell me the most dreaded job interview question? How about the most important question a Venture Capitalist could ask an entrepreneur? If you agree what research has shown, “tell me a bit about yourself” and “tell me a bit about your idea” are the most dreaded questions that you can face in the above situations. These questions are not tough but most folks don’t know how to answer them properly. Most people can’t market themselves or their ideas properly, and that’s why answering the above question can turn into a car wreck.
Now, here is my question for you. Let’s say you are meeting someone who has no idea about the Kindle, and you are trying to explain in less than 50 words why they should get Kindle, what makes Kindle the best reader on the market, and what they can get out of it. What would you say? Simple question, isn’t it? 
Buy a
Kindle 
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Sony Reader Daily Edition
I always start out by saying that it’s like an iPod for books. Then the conversation goes from there, differing with different responses. But everyone always ends up loving it!
That’s cheating Sharyn.
What if they tell you they don’t know what an iPod is? I agree with you that most people do know what an iPod is but let’s just say for the sake of discussion.
I usually use buzz words like ’state of the art’, ‘revolutionary’ and ‘wireless’ or ‘computer-free’…and then, like Sharyn, the conversation goes from there based on the person and what their reading needs are…
I’ve even had a number of my friends who are big Manga fans looking at it and saying that the graphics display is good enough for most of their comics…others go on about how great it would be for other things they do…
I find it best for the other person to come to their own conclusions and determine their own uses for it…makes it more personal…