With wireless connectivity,
Amazon Whispernet and weighing 10.3 ounces, Kindle can be used to store 200 titles
and hundreds more with an optional SD memory card. Amazon pays for the wireless
connectivity for Kindle so there are no monthly wireless bills, data plan, so
you can just read your book peacefully.
According to Amazon, Kindle is based on the high-resolution
display technology called electronic paper, developed by E-Ink, which means
that its sharp black and white screen that is as easy to read as printed paper.
The screen works using ink, just like books and newspapers, but displays the
ink particles electronically. It reflects light like ordinary paper and uses no
backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other electronic
displays such as computer monitors or PDA screens.
With Kindle, Amazon tried to go beyond electronic books and
the device has built-in access to The New Oxford American Dictionary and to the
world’s most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org, and its
collection of over 2,000,000 articles.
The device is priced at $399 and you can buy it online, of
course, from Amazon.
The Kindle Store will “feed” your device with more than
90,000 books and Amazon included in its offer newspapers and blogs. Monthly
Kindle newspaper subscriptions are $5.99 to $14.99 per month, and Kindle
magazines are $1.25 to $3.49 per month.
Kindle includes other useful features. For example if you
like taking notes during reading, then you can use the Kindle’s keyboard. Additionally,
Kindle automatically bookmarks the last page a customer reads of any content on
their Kindle. Kindle has six adjustable font sizes to suit customers’ varying
reading preferences.
Amazon claims its device’s battery can last as long as 30
hours and Kindle fully recharges in two hours.
Also Kindle can be used for carrying your personal documents
and it supports wireless delivery of unprotected Microsoft Word, HTML, TXT,
JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP files.
