The Amazon Kindle may be on its way to mass acceptance by the general public thanks to Oprah Winfrey.

Ms. Winfrey has shown in the past that she can make a hit out of just about any product imaginable by naming it one of her “favorite things”.  Well, the latest recipient of this much sought after praise is the Amazon Kindle e-reader.  To back this up, anyone who orders a Kindle through November 1st and enters the coupon code OPRAHWINFREY will see the price reduced from $359 to $309.

While the Kindle has reportedly sold a few hundred thousand units, it is still a long way from being as ubiquitous as say an iPod.  Seeing one out in public is still considered a noteworthy moment, but obviously someone is buying them as Amazon is quite often sold out of them.

While I have yet to hold one myself, I think part of the problem is the odd angles on the device.  It lacks the “sexiness” people like from devices such as iPods and iPhones, it just looks cumbersome, even though it may not be.