The Kindle Ebook Reader – Amazon’s Wireless
Reading Device

Another Ebook Reader, Kindle Ebook Reader from Amazon has come on the market.

The Kindle Ebook Reader is the device which will let you read newspapers, books, magazines and blogs off line. The Reader uses E Ink technology and has wireless internet connectivity.

You can be anywhere, but you can have a book, magazine or newspaper delivered to your Kindle, wirelessly.

The device weighs 10.3 ounces and holds 200 books.

At the moment, the Kindle is only available to customers living in the U.S.

The Kindle Ebook Reader will give you an exceptional reading experience. Using electronic paper reading, Kindle’s screen is as sharp and natural as reading ink on paper. The Kindle is designed for ambidextrous use, so both left and right handed people can read comfortably.

It reflects light like ordinary paper and uses no backlighting, eliminating the glare associated with other electronic displays. You can read Kindle in bright sunlight as well as in your living room. You can read as long as you like as the screen never gets hot.

Shop from your device

You can shop your Kindle store wirelessly right from your device. You just have to click and buy and within minutes you will be reading your ebook.

Search facility

You will be able to search across your library. Simply type in whatever you are looking for and the Kindle will find it.

Bookmarks

By using the keyboard, you can add annotations to text, just like you might write in the margins of a book. You can edit, delete, and export your notes, highlight and clip key passages, and bookmark pages for future use. Kindle always opens the last page you read.

Dictionary

Kindle includes the New Oxford American Dictionary. You can look up the meanings of words without interrupting your reading.

Access to Wikipedia

Kindle has a free built-in access to Wikipedia.org encyclopedia.

Overview

According to Amazon, the following describes the product overview of the Kindle ebook Reader:

Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing.

Wireless connectivity enables you to shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle— whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed.

Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.

More than 88,000 books available, including 100 of 112 current New York Times® Best Sellers.

New York Times® Best Sellers and all New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise.

Free book samples. Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.

Top U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post; top magazines including TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes—all auto-delivered wirelessly.

Top international newspapers from France, Germany, and Ireland; Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and The Irish Times—all auto-delivered wirelessly.

More than 250 top blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, entertainment, and politics, including BoingBoing, Slashdot, TechCrunch, ESPN's Bill Simmons, The Onion, Michelle Malkin, and The Huffington Post—all updated wirelessly throughout the day.

Long battery life. Leave wireless on and recharge approximately every other day. Turn wireless off and read for a week or more before recharging. Fully recharges in 2 hours.

Unlike WiFi, Kindle utilizes the same high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phones—so you never have to locate a hotspot.

No monthly wireless bills, service plans, or commitments—we take care of the wireless delivery so you can simply click, buy, and read.

Email your Word documents and pictures (.JPG, .GIF, .BMP, .PNG) to Kindle for easy on-the-go viewing.

For more information please visit Amazon.com.

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