Buoyed by media attention and generally positive professional reviews, Amazon.com's electronic book reader, the Kindle, remains sold out more than a month after its launch.
But according to one measure of popularity -- Amazon's own star rating system -- the Kindle has had only lukewarm success. So far, more than 1,300 visitors have ranked the device and have awarded it with an average of 3 1/2 out of five stars
The mixed reviews demonstrate that the Kindle has a ways to go before it persuades buyers to turn in paper pages for an electronic screen -- a fact that has led some analysts to question whether Amazon might want to license its Kindle book-buying service, leaving the design of the book reader to others.
The Kindle allows users to read books, newspapers and blogs on a screen designed to replicate the crispness of a paper page. Kindle owners can also get access to an online store where they can wirelessly download media to read or save.
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