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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
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Abstract: As an unabashed bookworm I have to admit I was initially dismissive of e-book readers, from the Amazon Kindle to the Sony Reader. There's something about a library full of books that says something about the man, or so I thought.Well, (A) I hardly read...
Abstract: The Kindle has built-in 3G, providing wireless access to Amazon’s extensive – 330,000 titles and counting – book, newspaper and magazine store. Order a book and it downloads within a minute, billing your Amazon account. Text is clear..
The Kindle is one of the best eBook readers in terms of functionality – the eInk screen has amazing clarity, the controls are simple and intuitive and its unique 3G download service means that you can have a new novel in your hands in less than a mi...
The “International Edition” offers a disappointing service to anyone outside the USA. There’s still a two-point US plug, so you’ll have to shell out for an adapter and pay import fees on top of the $259 price tag. The Amazon store...
The Amazon Kindle International delivers excellent promise for the future of eBook readers, but the service and pricing need to improve to make UK readers happy. Amazon Kindle is tagged with Amazon Kindle and International. Select a tag (Amazon Kindle,...
Abstract: Consider the perfection that is a book, a product that has remained virtually unchanged in 600 years. Amazon is the latest to attempt the reinvention of this perfection with its Kindle e-book. As a device, Kindle is as clever and as carefully plotted ...
Abstract: The inclusion of wireless and the integration with the Amazon store make this the first really viable eBook reader. After years of attempts by myriad different companies, Amazon may finally have cracked the eBook market with the release of its much-hy...
Abstract: Amazon's new "unlimited" e-book service lets you read 600,000 books. That sounds like more than you'll ever read, but I found myself struggling to find the books I wanted.It turns out that the library of 600,000 is bit like a small bookstore with a few cu...
