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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: Kindle is Amazon’s new product that lets you read books anywhere, at any time. I was sent a Kindle review unit before the holidays and have been using it ever since. The experience starts with the revolutionary display. The screen uses electronic pa...
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...
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...
A couple of weeks ago, Amazon made a huge media splash with the introduction of the Kindle, their entry into the field of e-book hardware. With bundled wireless access to its online store, a keyboard for searching, and Amazon’s clout in the pub...
is that the Kindle right now is too expensive and it is not worth its sales price. I’d expect at least PDF support, a sophisticated MP3 player, a color display, and some notch of decentralization. It would be great to have the ability to do somethin...
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Published: 2007-12-10, Author: Daniel , review by: appleinsider.com
Abstract: Amazons new Kindle ebook reader is billed as the iPod for digital reading. Will it inspire a new era of mainstream electronic reading, just service a dedicated niche of hard core readers, or simply fizzle out into failure? We put the new device throu...
Abstract: In a column called God Said The New York Times Is Dead, I wrote that the venerable newspaper had outlived its usefulness, and that the newspaper industry had become "a machine that converts forests into spam and pollution." The newspaper medium and bu...
Abstract: In a column called God Said The New York Times Is Dead, I wrote that the venerable newspaper had outlived its usefulness, and that the newspaper industry had become "a machine that converts forests into spam and pollution." The newspaper medium and bus...
Excellent E-Ink screen, Fast, free 3G data network, Large selection of books, newspapers, magazines, Books are cheaper than the Sony Reader’s
Expensive, Unattractive design, Poor button placement, Poor battery life when wireless is left on
The Amazon Kindle isnt the most attractive electronic book, but its definitely the most connected. One-upping Sonys new Reader PRS-505 the $399 Kindle costs $100 more, but it includes free integrated mobile broadband for buying books on the go, acce...
Abstract: Companies have failed for many years to produce a successful electronic reader, a dedicated device that would do for books what Apple’s iPod has done for music — allow you to carry around large numbers of titles and enjoy them in a convenient...
Abstract: Amazon Kindle Hands-On Posted on: November 28, 2007 Yesterday, I had a chance to play with the Amazon Kindle, a connected eBook that is generating a lot of buzz. Here are my impressions: Form factorThe general form factor is OK. It’s a little thick...
