What Is a Kindle?
The lightweight, wireless reading device is completely portable and requires no computer, cables, or syncing to use. Over 120,000 book titles, blogs, magazines, and newspapers can be "auto-delivered" to the device in less than one minute, at a reduced price.
You can connect wirelessly to the Kindle store from anywhere you happen to be at any time with no need to locate a "hotspot". You can even email your own pictures and word documents to Kindle for easy viewing while you are on the go.
Kindle is thinner and lighter than a standard paperback and weighs only 10.3 ounces. The reader stores up to 200 titles and has a revolutionary high definition "electronic paper display" that is so sharp, it looks and reads just like traditional paper.
There is no eyestrain or glare from the display such as with a conventional computer screen. If you are unsure of whether you want to purchase a book to download, you can download and read just the first chapters before having to pay.
In addition to all the other wonderful features, the Kindle also offers a long battery life. You can read for at least a week before having to recharge the device and you can achieve a full recharge is as little as two hours. If you are an avid reader or gadget junkie, the Kindle is definitely worth checking out.
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Kindle: Amazon's Original Wireless Reading Device (1st generation)
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List Price: $359.00
"In my opinion, the Amazon Kindle E-Book Reader is the future of the reading industry. You can download books, newspapers, and magazines for a fraction of the cost of you would pay to physically buy them."
Release Date: 12/31/1969
Portable, Paper-Like Screens Are Our Future
This display virtually eliminates eyestrain and has no glare. Over 120,000 book titles, including 98 of the 112 current titles on the New York Times bestseller list, are available for immediate download, as well as more than 300 top blogs, all the top U.S. newspapers, and many top international newspapers.
Most new releases and best sellers are available for just $9.99 and there are no contracts, wireless bills, or service plans to buy. The device is extremely easy to use and there is no need for a computer, no cables, and no syncing required.
Using "Whispernet," Amazon's optimized technology and Sprint's high-speed data network, you can download anything from the Kindle store directly to the wireless reader at anytime, no matter where you happen to be.
You even get free wireless access to Wikipedia.org and you can email your own pictures and documents to Kindle for easy, on the go viewing. Not sure you want to buy the book?
Kindle lets you download and read the first chapters for free before you buy. You even get access to all the other great amazon.com features you love, like customer reviews, personalized recommendations, and 1-click purchasing.
Store up to 200 titles in your personal library with Kindle. With all of these great features, it is no wonder this device is quickly becoming so popular.
What Have You Downloaded to Your Kindle?
Click the response before or after you take the poll and you can see the myriad of Kindle downloads available for your wireless reader!
Kindle Magazines and Newspapers:
The New York Times
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 07/06/2009) ![]()
List Price: $1.00
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The Wall Street Journal
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List Price: $1.00
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Interesting Features of the Amazon Kindle
Kindle has a keyboard for quick searches, and allows you to change text size with just one click of a button. The device is thinner than a paperback and weighs only 10.3 ounces.
The ergonomic design fits easily in one hand and allows the reader to hold it comfortably for hours. Kindle is ambidextrous and can easily be used by right handed or left handed readers.
Using the built in keyboard you can quickly add notations to the text, just like writing in the margins of a traditional book. There is never a need to locate a bookmark, because the device always remembers exactly where you left off and opens to the last page you read.
The standard memory allows you to store up to 200 titles in your personal library, and the optional SD memory card increases the storage space even more. All of these features coupled with a unique "electronic paper display" which reads as easily as regular paper, causing no eyestrain from glare make the Kindle an exceptional product.
Instant wireless downloads from just about any location with no need to locate a hotspot, make this reader a great investment. With downloads taking less than one minute and entire books costing a fraction of the price you just can't go wrong with Kindle.
What Is Your Favorite Thing to Download to Your Kindle?
The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle (Join 40,000 Kindle owners who've downloaded this guide, or get the paperback as a gift or research aid for prospective buyers!) by Stephen Windwalker
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Mighty Bright XtraFlex2 Clip-On Light (Black, Kindle Compatible)
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M-edge Genuine Leather Executive Jacket for Amazon Kindle (Marbled Red)--New design compatible with e-Luminator booklight!
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The Kindle Cookbook: How To Do Everything the Manual Doesn't Tell You by David Emberson
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Subscribe to and Read These Kindle Blogs:
The New York Times - Latest News
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List Price: $0.01
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All Things Digital
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Here Are Some Kindle Book Bestsellers:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Release Date: 03/01/1999
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Serial
Release Date: 05/07/2009
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Release Date: 01/03/2008
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List Price: $0.99
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Frankenstein
Release Date: 10/01/1993
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List Price: $0.00
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The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci Complete
Release Date: 01/01/2004
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