Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)
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Say Hello to the Newest Kindle Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered wirelessly in less than 60 seconds; no PC 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 International Coverage: Enjoy 3G wireless... » full description
Say Hello to the Newest Kindle Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered wirelessly in less than 60 seconds; no PC 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 International Coverage: Enjoy 3G wireless coverage at home or abroad in over 100 countries. Paper-like Display: Reads like real paper with no glare, even in bright sunlight Carry Your Library: Holds up to 1,500 books Long Battery Life: Read for days without recharging Read-to-Me: With the experimental Text-to-Speech feature, Kindle can read newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud to you, unless the book's rights holder made the feature unavailable Free Book Samples: Download and read the beginning of books for free bfore you decide to buy Large Selection: Over 350,000 books, including 104 of 112 New York Times® Best Sellers, plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99, unless marked otherwise « short desciption
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Review Date: 2009-11-24
I have not actually used or even seen this Kindle purchased for my goddaughter, but she has written me rave reviews and has been using it constantly since she received it. It was supposed to be for Christmas but neither of us could wait. She is delighted with it and a most enthusiast user.
User: Martha B. Blake-adams
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Summary: KINDLE GIFT
Helpful Votes: 1
Total Votes: 1
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Review Date: 2009-11-24
I bought a Kindle for my wife and she love's it. We just took it with us on a 3 week trip to Thailand, Viet Nam and Cambodia. She read 3 books on the trip.
Her only complaint and that of others: No way to read the Kindle at night without an external light source illuminating it. Kindle needs a built in light source to enable night reading without exterior lighting.
Again, what a great device!
User: Robert A. Levinson
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Summary: Great Instrument But Missing a Needed Feature
Helpful Votes: 1
Total Votes: 2
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Review Date: 2009-11-23
The first Kindle that I recieved did not work properly in spite of some time on the phone with customer service. The next day, I recieved an e mail from Amazon stating that a new Kindle had been shipped and I would have it within 24 hours. It arrived as promised, was registered to me and I have had no trouble whatsoever with it. Returning the defective Kindle was a snap. 1 book and 2 magazines later, I am very pleased with the product and support that I have recieved.
User: David J. Zimmer
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Summary: Very pleased
Helpful Votes: 1
Total Votes: 1
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Review Date: 2009-11-23
Have had my Kindle for a few weeks now and confirm that it's love at first sight! SIGHT...I'm 56 and can't read a thing without my cheaters so reading in bed at night was a treat I gave up quite a few years ago. The Kindle has adjustable type so every book can be in large print! Very easy to download books, nice long battery life. I bought a few accessories (on ebay - sorry Amazon , ebay was much cheaper) reading light, travel case, ear buds, chargers, screen protector and cover. Recently spent a week in Mexico with the Kindle, I downloaded 5 books before I went - it was fabulous not taking up a lot of space with books although it felt weird to not browse in the airport bookstore for books. I only have two concerns with the Kindle - I should have bought the international version. Didn't realize the Kindle could Google and email so I could not use those features in Mexico. My other concern is that I usually pass on books to my friends....what do I do now?
User: M. J. Brown
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Summary: Love it! Love it! Love it!
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 1
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Review Date: 2009-11-23
One thing's for sure, once this delightful gadget arrives it's very hard to keep your hands off it. The Kindle is a slick device with the matte white finish made fashionable by Apple. The 6" size fits in your hands easily, though one could imagine a somewhat more generous screen to frame ratio for a next version. The screen itself is fascinating in its un-computerlikeness. Reading, even at the smallest font settings, is easy and untiring (though glare, contrary to Amazon's advertising, can be a problem, as much as it can be when reading a book printed on high gloss paper). And while of course reading from it is its main purpose, the device packs a surprising amount of additional features. It's annotation function is one big plus it scores over e-reader competition. An even bigger one is the direct, wireless access to new content, which appears to work flawlessly. The text to voice option may be worthwhile in some situations (though I find it hard to think of one), but is more of a gimmick - in any case, the Stephan Hawking-like synthetic e-voice did very little for Pride and Prejudice, I found. The user can even load MP3 files into an audio folder and listen to background music while reading. All these functions are quite easy to perform, the buttons are all straightforward, and menus are intuitive. However, moving the cursor around doesn't go anyway near as smoothly as on a PC, and if you're too impatient you will frequently hit the wrong item.
There are other downsides too. This is in some ways still palpably a work in progress. It's a mystery to me how Amazon could come up with a second generation Kindle and forget to give it a touchscreen. As it is, navigating through long lists of chapters or collected works, or even highlighting a particular word on the page is rather cumbersome and slow. Furthermore, the selection of books is (at least where I am, in Europe) rather limited. I tried quite a number of my favourite authors only to find the Kindle Store drawing a blank. The strange, regionalized availability of items is difficult to comprehend, and one would wish Amazon would not just sell the device world-wide, but the content as well - that's what it's all about after all. I also noticed that it is worthwhile to check samples before buying, as the typesetting of some e-books is simply disgraceful. By the way, I was surprised to find that according to the Kindle store Brideshead Revisited was written by one Marcia Wendorf, not Evelyn Waugh. Obviously, such errors can make it difficult to find what you're looking for, but I trust things will improve.
Ironically, I would first and foremost recommend this very up-to-date device to lovers of very old-fashioned novels. My Kindle now contains the complete works by Austen, Thackeray, Dickens, Trollope, Shakespeare and Woodhouse, and I paid less than thirty five dollars for the lot. Now I can read Little Dorrit from the magnificent Nonesuch Edition at home, and then continue reading it while I travel without having to lug that bulky tome about. More contemporary work is rather less easy to find (my Kindle Store doesn't know anything about Philip Roth or A.S. Byatt, for instance) and rather more expensive; indeed, I find the price tag often somewhat prohibitive when compared to print editions. Be warned, too, that the one-click buying system makes spending more than you intended rather too easy.
I'm not going to throw out printed books. Book-making is an art, and as far as I've now seen standards of lay-out and typesetting for Kindle material are a few notches below what you'd expect to see in a printed book. Nothing beats a well produced bound version of a great literary work, and a Kindle on my bedside table will never say `home' in the same way a real book does. But any avid reader will find there are many situations when the Kindle offers a very useful alternative, particularly when travelling. It's also excellent for reading in cramped spaces, or when lying down. Moreover, it allows you to own many more works than you would probably ever consider buying in print. Recommended. (And do get the leather cover as well, it's lovely).
User: MartinP
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Summary: A wonderful invention that needs a bit more work
Helpful Votes: 1
Total Votes: 1
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- Slim and Lightweight: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines. At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback
- Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots
- Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required
- Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images
- Longer Battery Life: 25% longer battery life; read for days without recharging
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