Best Portable Reading Device
Best Ebook Reader March 4th, 2009Amazon Kindle Reading Device – 2009 Review
Do you love to read books but find them cumbersome to carry around? The Amazon Kindle Reading Device is the answer to this problem. It holds hundreds of books, is easy to use, and at the same time is very lightweight and easy to carry around. This reading device is ideal for any avid reader, it is a truly innovative product.
The Amazon Kindle is a unique wireless reading device that holds about 200 titles of books. But it can also be used read newspapers, magazines, and blogs. It is totally portable too because it does not need a computer. You can now read anywhere and at anytime without lugging around heavy books!
Features
Works on its Own Wireless Network:
Amazon with the help of Sprint’s EVDO provides you to download and read material when you are in all sorts of places. This network is called Whispernet. You do not even have to find a hot spot with this. Amazon also picks up the tab so you do not have any setup to do! You just take it out of the box, plug it in, and start using it.
A Screen That Reads Like Paper:
Through the use of a new innovative technology, this screen is a high-resolution display that has been deemed electronic paper. This is as easy to read as a newspaper since it has a paper like appearance.
Designed Ergonomically:
Kindle has been designed to be very easy to hold and to operate. It has control buttons on both sides of the screen so left and right handers feel equally comfortable using it. It being lighter than a paperback at 10.3 ounces also makes it ergonomically friendly.
Transport Your Collection of Books in Just 10.3 Ounces:
Most paperbacks even weight more than the Kindle does! You can download and keep over a hundred titles in the Kindle’s built in memory and add a SD card and you can store even more! Also, if you happen to be traveling somewhere that does not offer Whispernet you can download your books into your computer. Then hook the Kindle up using the USB cable and transfer the books from your computer.
A Great Search Function:
This allows you to search for phrases or specific words within you library.
Easily Access the Kindle Store by Using Your Kindle:
You can browse the Kindle Store through your device. This allows you to wirelessly shop for you reading desires in just minutes. You just search for the author or title of your choice or you may find something new to read too. In other words, you just click, purchase and you are ready to read it.
Change Text Size:
The Kindle offers a variety of text sizes you can use for your convenience.
QWERTY Keyboard:
Allows you to fully utilize all the functions of the Kindle to your full advantage. From shopping the Kindle store to annotating text to using the dictionary, just to mention a few.
These are just a few of the features there are more.
The definite advantage to this product is its portability and storage capacity!
In my opinion, this is one of the most innovative products for readers that have come along in years. Evidently, others feel the same way because it is sold out at the moment. Although Amazon are allowing you to pre-order and normally give an estimated delivery date
By: Amanda Isbitt
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