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I've gotta get one of these!
Lighter than a paperback, more powerful than WiFi, able to leap the library in a single, uh, click? - it's Kindle, the brand new wireless reading device by Amazon
Launched almost a year ago, just in time for the busy 2007 Christmas shopping season, Kindle is simple to use, no computer required. Read your favorite books, newspapers, blogs, or even your own personal documents with Kindle - anywhere! What's more, there's no monthly fee!
What IS this world coming to? Looks like it's coming to Kindle. Read on. . .
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What's So Special About the Amazon Kindle?
Here's my non-technical take on this nifty new device.
You can read all about it and buy a Kindle here. In the meantime, here are some highlights and observations that struck me from the video presentations and reading about the Amazon Kindle at amazon.com.- The screen is not backlit, so the display is easy to read, even outdoors in the sun. The display, in fact, gives the illusion of reading from paper. No glare like you get from a computer screen.
- It's small, compact, and lightweight, about the size of a paperback book. The controls are set up for both right and left-handed users and appear to be very simple and convenient.
- You can do everything, searches, purchases, and downloads, without a computer or even a hotspot - and without a service plan or monthly fee. Now, that's quite a selling point!
- The battery charge lasts for days. "Read War and Peace on a single charge," or so they say.
- I like the cute little dog-ear bookmark feature. I like the adjustable text size, perfect for those of us who need reading glasses.
- It's interesting that everything you buy or download to your Kindle is backed up at amazon.com, so you can access it in the event that something happens to your reader.
- You can subscribe to newspapers or magazines with the new editions updated and delivered automatically. There's a built-in dictionary, as well as a word search feature, and a subscription to Wikipedia is included.
- It holds 200 books or more with a memory card available to hold even more.
- The Amazon Kindle really does look handy and non-cumbersome, light and easy to use, perfect for anyone on the go - or even just for convenience at home. For me, trying to handle a book comfortably while reading in bed can be difficult. The size, shape, and weight of the Kindle makes it a perfect solution.
page. Here it is - the Kindle Wireless Reading Device
from Amazon.com
You don't have to take my word for it.Read all about it, watch video testimonials, find out more about the "electronic paper" display, learn all about the wireless delivery system called Whispernet and everything else you want to know about Kindle, Amazon's brand new wireless reading device
.Ready to buy? You can get one here
.Want to see one before you buy? Find out how you can meet a Kindle owner
in your city to see a Kindle up close and personal. Jeff Bezos talks about the Kindle
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos is excited about the Kindle, can you tell?
Watch How the Kindle Works, See a User Review
Why Would a Non-Techie Person Like Me Want a Kindle?
(or, Hey, how do you turn this thing on?)
I'll admit it, I can barely work my prepaid cell phone. So, why would a non-techie person like me want an Amazon Kindle? I can think of a few reasons . . . (Sweetie, are you listening?)- It's easier to handle than a big, cumbersome best-selling hardcover book.
- There's no monthly fee, no commitments.
- I can take it on a trip or vacation with reading material all loaded up and ready to go. Then I can load it up with the book that my new friend on the plane was reading - and convinced me I should read, too.
- There's no computer required, no searching for a wifi "hotspot." That truly is portability.
- It's actually simple to use, to turn pages, to bookmark my spot or make notes or highlight selected text.
- The font size is adjustable. It'll adapt to whichever pair of glasses I'm wearing. (So, my eyes are middle aged. Yours will be, too, someday.)
- When traveling, I can have access to a daily newspaper without having to find a newsstand. For that matter, I can read my daily newspaper before I even get up out of bed. Now, that's convenience!
Here's my favorite link:
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(Watch this space, which is updated often.)
) or learn more about the other vice presidential candidate by choosing this title.Download it instantly to your Kindle.
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
Remember, Kindle Books include free wireless delivery - read your book on your Kindle within a minute of placing your order.
Ready, Set, Read!
Bestselling Kindle edition books, magazines, and blogs - over 100,000 to choose from and growing daily.
You can order reading material for your Kindle directly from the reader itself or online - and download your book, magazine, blog, or newspaper in less than a minute. Wow! You're ready to read!So, which of the over 91,000 books are you going to choose first?
No, make that 173,548 - and still climbing!
See the selection of Kindle books here.
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It's Not another tiny user guide, but a big, very fun read, over 45,000 words and 100 pages, yet fully up-to-date as of August 2008 and covering everything you'll really want to do, read and listen to in comfort: buy security cases, newest lights, covers, and accessories. Cope with and Fix all the Kindle's little quirks, how to read in bed or on the beach, where and how to get a thousand e-books into your free library, use RSS and subscriptions for free, where to check scores and stocks, get web resources and conversion software, or completely personalize Kindle to be totally tech-chic and make it Yours... Oh, sure, and how to show it off with a killer demo as well.
Recent Bestselling Kindle Books
For your reading pleasure.
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations . . . One School at a Time
Amazon Price: $9.00 (as of 10/07/2008)
The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle (Take advantage of this terrific price to get the most out of your Kindle now!)
These bestselling excerpts from Stephen Windwalker's forthcoming book are a Kindle owner's dream, now over 40,000 words in length and newly packed with great tips such as Using Google Reader to Read Blogs on the Kindle, How to Use the Kindle for Email, Optimizing Your Use of Kindle Search, Projecting a Kindle Future, Writing and Note Taking on Your Kindle, Using "Locations" to Figure Out How Close You Are to the End of a Kindle Edition, Making the Most of Your Kindle Connections Overseas or in a Sprint Wireless Dead Zone, Using the Kindle as a Travel Guide, Using the Kindle to Translate Foreign or Technical Words and Phrases, Refresh Revised Content At No Charge, Kindle Accessories, and Care and Feeding of Your Kindle Battery. Readers may update this content at any time through Amazon's "Your Media Library" feature. The forthcoming book will be available **at no additional charge** as an upgrade to readers who have already purchased these excerpts when published in its entirety later in 2008.
Amazon Price: $1.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
The Obama Nation
Soon after Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate, author Jerome Corsi began researching Obama's personal and political background.Scrupulously sourced with more than 600 footnotes, The Obama Nation is the result of that research. By tracing Obama's career and influences from his early years in Hawaii and Indonesia, the beginnings of his political career in Chicago, his voting record in the Illinois legislature, his religious training and his adoption of Christianity through to his recent involvement in Kenyan politics, his political advisors and fundraising associates and his meteoric campaign for president, Jerome Corsi shows that an Obama presidency would, in his words, be "a repeat of the failed extremist politics that have characterized and plagued Democratic Party politics since the late 1960s. . .
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
The Power of Now
Ekhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who's ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means. Foremost, Tolle is a world-class teacher, able to explain complicated concepts in concrete language. More importantly, within a chapter of reading this book . . .
Amazon Price: $8.40 (as of 10/07/2008)
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
Get Your Favorite Newspaper - Kindle Style
Subscribe to the world's bestselling newspapers, get them instantly on Kindle!
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The New York Times
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The Wall Street Journal
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The Washington Post
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The International Herald Tribune
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Best-selling Kindle Edition Magazines
Subscribe today and save over the print version!
Newsweek
Amazon Price: $1.49 (as of 10/07/2008)
Time
Amazon Price: $1.49 (as of 10/07/2008)
The Atlantic
Amazon Price: $1.25 (as of 10/07/2008)
Reader's Digest
Amazon Price: $1.25 (as of 10/07/2008)
U.S.News & World Report
Amazon Price: $1.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
Find the Best Blogs for Your Kindle
Browse by category in this great lens on Squidoo.
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Find the Best Blogs for Your Kindle Wireless Reader
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You've come to the right place! Here you can find feeds and samples from some of the best-selling and most popular blogs being downloaded to Amazon Kindle wireless readers nationwide. Check them out by category (see the Table of Contents below) or j...
Take your Kindle anywhere!
Where's your favorite reading room?
You never know where you might be when the mood strikes to read a good book. Kindle goes anywhere and everywhere.
Mama always said there would be days like this ! (ready for a long one?)
Seth Godin - Random Thoughts About the Kindle
from Seth's blog
Many, many thanks to Seth Godin for linking to this lens in his blog post of June 19, 2008.Read Seth's "Random Thoughts About the Kindle."
Seth Godin's books - Kindle Style
Seth Godin is the esteemed founder of Squidoo, best-selling author, and internet marketer extraordinaire.
Enjoy Seth's books anywhere, auto-delivered via Amazon Whispernet to your Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device.Meatball Sundae (Kindle Edition)
Small is the New Big (Kindle Edition)
All Marketers are Liars (Kindle Edition)
The Dip (Kindle Edition)
The Big Moo: Stop Trying to Be Perfect and Start Being Remarkable (Kindle Edition)
Purple Cow (Kindle Edition)
Free Prize Inside!: The Next Big Marketing Idea (Kindle Edition)
Permission Marketing (Kindle Edition)
Andy Ihnatko Talks About his Kindle Reader
(Hint: He likes it!)
I (Heart) My Kindle
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