Kindle eBook Reader
Kindle Specs | Kindle Links | Kindle Books
Ebooks have become popular and common. Kindle takes you away from your computer so you can read ebooks in the same way you would read print books--away from the computer, wherever you happen to be and wherever you happen to enjoy reading. Inside or outside, in a waiting room, or in bed. The Kindle book reader is the best way to read Kindle books and it also works for many popular ebook formats, such as PDF and unprotected MOBI books. You can take your ebooks with you anywhere on the Kindle and keep your entire library at hand.
The Kindle from Amazon is hugely popular with ebook readers for the simple reason that it's well supported and most new and popular books are available as Kindle books at Amazon.
Links
- Link to Kindle: Kindle at Amazon
- Link to Kindle covers: Kindle Covers
- Link to Kindle accessories: Kindle Accessories
Kindle Specs & Features
There are 3 models of Kindle available in the new generation device. Kindle Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi, 6"), Kindle 3G (Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 6"), and Kindle DX (Free 3G, 9.7").
As of early 2011, Kindle Wi-Fi sells for $139, Kindle 3G sells for $189, and Kindle DX sells for $379. You can use this link to check current prices for the Kindle at Amazon.
Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology
Kindle Out of the Box
When you purchase the Kindle, you get the Kindle, a power adapter for your USB cable, a USB 2.0 cable, a quick start guide, and a rechargeable battery that's already installed in your Kindle. The battery charges in about 4.5 hours using a wall outlet. The Kindle will also charge through the USB cable while attached to your computer.
Kindle Connections
The Kindle uses Wi-Fi and/or 3G to download content, browse the store, and for the experimental web browser that's included. Kindle Wi-Fi can connect to public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots, and the Kindle 3G uses a 3G wireless connection.
Kindle Size
The latest generation Kindle, or what some people are calling the Kindle 3, is 7.5 inches x 4.8 inches by .335 inches and weighs 8.5 ounces. That's less than a paperbook and considerably slimmer.
The Kindle DX is a lot bigger at 10.4 inches x 7.2 inches x 0.38 inches and weighs 18.9 ounces.
Kindle Displays
Kindle displays content on an E-ink screen. The look is similar to that of real paper, having a non-glaring screen and a crisp clear display of text in gray scale. Reading in sunlight is easy, as is reading in normal room lighting. You need a light if you want to read in the dark because the Kindle screen isn't backlit. There are lots of Kindle book lights and Kindle covers with lights available at Amazon though, so you're sure to find something you'll like.
The Kindle has a display area of 6 inches, while a Kindle DX has a display area of 9.7 inches.
Kindle Memory
The Kindle ebook reader has internal memory storage of 4GB, with approximately 3GB of that available for your content, books, and music. There's no expandable storage with the Kindle, unlike with the NOOK ebook reader.
Kindle File Support
Kindle supports many different file types including AZW (the proprietary Kindle book format), TXT, PDF, AA & AAX (Audible's audio book format), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC. The following can be converted to work on Kindle: HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP.
Other Kindle Specs / Features
A single charge of Kindle's battery is expected to last for up to a month when wireless is off. If you keep wireless on all the time, the battery charge should last for up to 3 weeks.
Kindle has a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack and rear-mounted stereo speakers on the device.
Check current prices for the Kindle at Amazon
Kindle books for your Kindle book reader!
- Explosive Eighteen (Kindle ebook) by Janet Evanovich
- U is for Undertow (Kindle ebook) by Sue Grafton
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Kindle ebook) by Stieg Larsson