One of the most-looked-for announcements for this Christmas is not related to Shrek, Harry Potter, or Spiderman, but is the Amazon “Kindle” ebook reader.

The specifications appear to be:  base price $399, 6-inch screen, WiFi, and a touch screen.  It stores 200 books on internal memory, and runs a version of Linux.

Amazon will be announcing special pricing and distribution of major books in the ebook format in time for the holidays.