The Remarkable Kindle

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If you’ve heard about ‘The Kindle’ and wonder what the fuss is all about I can tell you it’s one of the best little Christmas stocking stuffers you can buy. If you’re not so familiar with the self important name, get used to it, ebook, or electronic book reading ,is here to stay. While originally named for its book loving inventor, fans, who include Oprah, have gone one further and elevated it to ‘The Kindle’. Here it is then, my review of The Kindle;


Ergonomic, a space age word for comfortable.

The Kindle is convenient, portable and fits in your hand just like your favorite Mills and Boon paperback . It is easy to hold and easy to read. When reading for long spells, we all squirm around and often like to hold a book with one hand. Page-turning buttons are positioned on both sides, letting you read and flip pages easily with one hand and from any position.

• Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as a magazine.
• Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than an average paperback.
• Books in Under 60 Seconds: Believe it or not, Kindle books are delivered wirelessly, in less than 60 seconds and with no PC required.
• Listen to Music. You can even save MP3 files so you have background music as you read.

A Breakthrough, Read it in Sunlight,

The Kindle’s screen eliminates the glare associated with other electronic displays by reflecting light and using no back lighting. Amazingly, the Kindle can be read as easily outside in bright sunlight as inside your home. Kindle’s screen has 16 shades of gray, so images and photos are crisp. Other great features are;

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• Long Battery Life: Read for 4-14 days without recharging
• Read-to-Me: With a Text-to-Speech feature, the Kindle can read to you, through headphones for privacy, or through twin stereo speakers.
• Free Book Samples: Download and read first chapters of interesting books for free before you decide to buy
• Large Selection of Kindle Books: Over 360,000 titles, including New York Times® Best Sellers, plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs.
  

Simple to Use

The Kindle uses wireless technology and is ready to go right out of the box–no software to install, no cables, no setup, no computer required.

• 3G Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle; no annual contracts, no monthly fees, and no hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots.
• Flexibility: Quickly and easily transfer MP3 files via USB by connecting Kindle to your computer
• International Coverage: 3G wireless coverage at home or abroad in over 100 countries.
• Paper-Like Display: Reads like real paper without glare, even in bright sunlight
• Carry Your Library: Holds up to 1,500 books

Do you Own an iPhone?

The iPhone is an excellent friend to your Kindle. If you want Kindle books on your iPhone or iPod touch, download the free Kindle for iPhone software. In sync technology maintains your reading location on both your Kindle(s) and your iPhone. Jump on the bus, read up on the way to work, and then pick up right where you left off when you get home. At the moment Kindle for iPhone is U.S based only.

Cutting Edge Features

These new tools enhance the Kindle even more, and now it’s your chance to get involved with improving the Kindle. We want you to try them out and then let us know what you think. Available in most countries.

Read-to-Me

The Kindle can read English out loud with the Text-to-Speech feature activated – newspapers, magazines, blogs, or books. You can flip quickly between reading and listening, and your spot is automatically maintained.

Pages automatically turn while being read, leaving you completely hands-free. Would you prefer a male or female voice? Faster ? Slower? Your preferences are no problem, the Kindle can do it all.

Find a great book or article but have errand to run? You can easily flip the Text-to-Speech, put on the head phones, and away you go.

Web Browsers

A movie, sports or concert listing is no problem, find the information you’re looking for right from your Kindle. The Kindle quickly and easily connects you to simple, predominantly text Web sites such as Google and Wikipedia.

PDF Document Conversion

Email your PDF files and other personal documents wirelessly to your Kindle .

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Customer Review

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

*****WE OWN THREE!, May 1st, 2009

By Peggy A. Hand

OK, here goes. I don’t usually write reviews for products. That being said, I do rely heavily on reviews when I make a purchase. Everything from my new car (2009 Honda Fit, which is the BEST economy car on the planet, but that’s for another web site), to a deep fryer…even movies and books.

I first learned of Kindle from who else but Oprah, (I’m Peggy’s husband writing this review)which I never do….I SWEAR!! She was talking about her favorite gadgets,and had the Amazon rep. there. They throughly reviewed the Kindle,and by the time they were thru,I knew it was perfect for my 13 y.o. daughter. See,she reads about 3-4 books a week,wears the library out,and her room walls are covered with more books! We own a small townhouse,and I finally had to tell her to only buy “special books,ones she really had to own. She’s an Honors Student,jumped two grades in school,and is now a freshman in high school,earning college credits.
OK,enough bragging! The cost of the kindle made me wait awhile before ordering it,but Oprah had an offer for two weeks after her show,you enter her name in the promotion code area and you got $50.00 off. So I ordered it and it came in time for Christmas. When she opened it on Christmas morning,she had no idea what it was.I had saved the Oprah show on my dvr,and just played it for her.As the explanation went on,she began to “get it” and held it tighter and tighter! I spoil my daughter,and she recieved dozens of things for Christmas,psp,rock band,etc…. I SWEAR,for the first 48 hours,she didn’t touch any other gift!

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