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Kindle Book - What exactly is a Kindle Book?

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The 100% Wireless Reading Device

 

Kindle is a portable wireless reading device capable of downloading books, blogs, newspapers, magazines, and more. The Kindle book is completely mobile & extremely simple to use. No PC or synchronizing is needed to use the Kindle. In fact with the Kindle Book you don't need a wireless connection or bothersome contract. That's right no monthly bill, or yearly contracts, Amazon takes care of everything for you.

When you buy a Kindle, your newspaper subscription is delivered every morning and some magazines will even be sent before they are available on the newsstand. Amazon also allows all Kindle Book users to download and read the beginning of any book for Free. If you like the book you can download it instantly from your Kindle and continue your reading.


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Kindle Book - For Purchase 

The Kindle Book Reader By Amazon

With Kindle You Can: Read Books Anywhere.
With Kindle You Can: Store over 200 books in your reader.
With Kindle You Can: Download new books in less than a minute.
With Kindle You Can: Access the network from anywhere.
With Kindle You Can: Receive Free Book Samples
With Kindle You Can: Receive Most Books For $9.99
With Kindle You Can: Receive over 250 Blogs
With Kindle You Can: Access over 90,000 Books

Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device

Amazon Price: $359.00 (as of 10/13/2008)

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Kindle Book Accessories 

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Amazon Price: $14.13 (as of 10/13/2008)

Kindle Book - Wireless eBook Reader History 

Tech Specifications

Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader?an embedded system for reading electronic books (e-books)?launched in the United States by prominent online bookseller Amazon.com in November 2007. It uses an electronic paper display, reads the proprietary Kindle (AZW) format, and downloads content over Amazon Whispernet, which uses the Sprint EVDO network. The Kindle can be used standalone without a computer. Whispernet is accessible through Kindle without any fee.What is the Amazon Whispernet wireless feature and how does it work?, Amazon.com Amazon does not sell the Kindle outside the United States as Whispernet only works in the U.S. On the release day, the Kindle Store had more than 88,000 digital titles available for download, but that number has steadily increased.Electronic Device Stirs Unease at BookExpo - NYTimes.com Amazon's first offering of the Kindle sold out in five and a half hours and the device remained out of stock until late April 2008. At launch, the device retailed for $399; Amazon subsequently lowered the price to $359.

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