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February 2008
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The editors liked
Smallest Kindle ever (and it's really small)
Plenty of battery life
Special Offers are tasteful
Helpful
Slim
Light
Easytoread display
Large online bookstore
Digital ink display
Higher contrast than previous generation
Nationwide (USA) wireless access for online store
Magazine and newspaper subscriptions available with automatic delivery
No computer required
But works equally well with Mac and PC
Reads unenc...
Excellent screen yields zero eye strain
Comfortable size and lightweight design
Kindle Whispernet delivers a new book in seconds
Great battery life
Music listening and web browser are nice extras
The ability to redownload your library to a new Kindle...
The most affordable Kindle gets a subtle but worthwhile design upgrade (it's slimmer
Lighter and less angular) and adds Bluetooth audio for accessibility
So visually impaired readers can hear VoiceView audio
Excellent high-contrast screen does a great job of simulating a printed page
Large library of tens of thousands of e-books
Newspapers
Magazines
And blogs via Amazon's familiar online store
Built-in free wireless "Whispernet" data network--no PC neede
Sharp
Easy-to-read screen. QWERTY keyboard. Free integrated cellular modem. Buying titles is dead simple. Wide selection of books
Blogs
And magazines.
Excellent E-Ink screen
Fast
Free 3G data network
Large selection of books
Books are cheaper than the Sony Reader’s
Easy-to-read screen
Quick access to downloading books
Large internal and external memories
Easy to read display
Loads of reading material to choose from
Ability to wirelessly access
Via celluar technology
The online bookstore for direct downloads.
Great for reading
Portable
And easy to use
Text looks great
Plays audiobooks
MP3s
Incredibly simple download process
Cheap books. Great screen and impressive battery life
When not using wireless.
The editors didn't like
On-screen keyboard is a pain to use
Page controls are oddly-placed
No 3G option
Poor typing controls
Limited mostly to Amazon.com books
No screen lighting
Not available outside the USA due to wireless carrier issues
Native format support limited to Kindle books
Mobipocket and text
Other formats need conversion
Cannot read purchased/encrypted Mobipocket books despite support for unencryp...
Screen can be hard to read in low light
NEXT PAGE button is too stiff and too loud
The inability to loan a Kindle book to someone else
PREVIOUS PAGE button should be on both edges
Inconsistent and occasionally steep book pricing
Leather protective ca...
No integrated light
Price hasn't gotten any lower
Design is ergonomic
But not very elegant
Pricing for nearly all the content seems too high
Especially considering the periodicals and blogs are available for free online
Abstract: Readers know all about the Kindle. A mainstay of eReading for quite some time, the e-ink tablet may have lost some ground to others, but it still has bite. How much is left in the tank? We find out!There isn't much to the Kindle, to be quite honest. It's ...
Slim, light, Easytoread display, Large online bookstore
Poor typing controls, Limited mostly to Amazon.com books
The Amazon Kindle continues to outshine its competitors in performance and book selection while undercutting them on price thanks to cost-reducing and unobtrusive Special Offers lockscreen ads. Reviewers say if you're looking for a non-touch-screen ebook ...
The most affordable Kindle gets a subtle but worthwhile design upgrade (it's slimmer, lighter and less angular) and adds Bluetooth audio for accessibility, so visually impaired readers can hear VoiceView audio
No integrated light, price hasn't gotten any lower
The $69 Amazon Kindle is an excellent no-frills e-book reader for anyone who’s willing to forgo a built-in light or a touch screen.
The most affordable Kindle gets a subtle but worthwhile design upgrade (it's slimmer, lighter and less angular) and adds Bluetooth audio for accessibility, so visually impaired readers can hear VoiceView audio
No integrated light, price hasn't gotten any lower
The $69 Amazon Kindle is an excellent no-frills e-book reader for anyone who’s willing to forgo a built-in light or a touch screen.
Abstract: The latest generation has just launched, with it Amazon has created a smaller, sleeker and far more sexier device than the third-generation Kindle (or Kindle Keyboard). Itself Amazon's biggest selling item of all time, due in part to it's near £100 price ...
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Published: 2011-10-05, Author: Chris , review by: theverge.com
Smallest Kindle ever (and it's really small), Plenty of battery life, Special Offers are tasteful, helpful
On-screen keyboard is a pain to use, Page controls are oddly-placed, No 3G option
Excellent screen yields zero eye strain, Comfortable size and lightweight design, Kindle Whispernet delivers a new book in seconds, Great battery life, music listening and web browser are nice extras, The ability to redownload your library to a new Kindle...
Screen can be hard to read in low light, NEXT PAGE button is too stiff and too loud, The inability to loan a Kindle book to someone else, PREVIOUS PAGE button should be on both edges, Inconsistent and occasionally steep book pricing, Leather protective ca...
Before this review, I didn't own a Kindle nor did I know anyone who did, but I'd seen a few in my travels - usually at a book store or coffee shop. On those rare occasions of a Kindle sighting, I can recall a bit of loitering on my part, purposefu...
Abstract: First Thoughts:As an avid reader, I am a fan of both traditional and ebooks. For years I’ve enjoyed using the eReader software on my Palm devices, but the small screen and even smaller selection of ebooks available has always left a little some...
Abstract: Although Wilson tested the Kindle in bed, on the toilet, I had the chance to use it on vacation and found myself reading a great deal more than I usually do. Unlike regular books, which cause me to fall asleep pretty readily after less than 50 pages, ...
Easy to read display, Loads of reading material to choose from, Ability to wirelessly access, via celluar technology, the online bookstore for direct downloads.
Slight learning curve on controls, No backlight for night reading, Black and white screen not best for color photos.
Amazons Kindle ebook reader redefines the category of products it belongs to, opening up a more obscure field of portable electronics to mainstream consumers. The ability to hold hundreds of books, access an online Amazon bookstore through a cellular ...
