Kindle News Roundup – March 29, 2009

Here’s the week in Kindle-related news:

• Newsweek – “In Defense of the Kindle” – Newsweek writer Jacob Weisberg examines the question, “Why should a civilization that reads electronically be any less literate than one that harvests trees to do so?”
• Engadget – “Samsung Papyrus e-book reader on track for Korean launch this summer – Samsung’s new e-reader is set to hit Korea this summer, and the U.S. “eventually” – they’re also looking to keep it under $300.
• Publishers Weekly – “Workman Gives Away Kindles, Lands Book in Amazon’s Top Spot – Ramit Sethi gave away Kindles this week to people that bought his book, which landed him in Amazon’s best-seller’s list.