Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle DX

Prepare to alter the process of reading forever!  With the release of the Amazon Kindle and Amazon Kindle DX electronic book readers, Amazon.Com is doing just that.

Amazon.Com released the first model Kindle in November, 2007 and it was instantly loved by the book-reading public.  The second model Amazon Kindle was released in February, 2009 and the eagerly anticipated Amazon Kindle DX in June, 2009.

So, what’s the difference concerning the two models?  The Amazon Kindle is the tinier model with a six inch display screen.  The Kindle light weight at an impressive 10.2 ounces, has 2GB internal storage space letting it hold 1,500 books, and is just about the size of a paperback and the thickness of a magazine.  The Amazon Kindle DX is the Kindle’s larger sibling with a 9.7 inch display screen, 4GB internal storage space letting it hold 3,500 books, with the dimensions of a magazine, and an internal PDF reader that the Kindle does not have.

What is similar in both Kindles is the underlying notion that Amazon.Com hoped for when crafting them.  To have the reader lose them self in the novel and not notice what they heald in their hands while reading it.  Amazon.Com has succeeded well in accomplishing this.  Likely the most noteworthy area is the display itself.  Both Kindles utilize an E Ink� electronic paper display with high resolution and 16-level gray scale to provide the appearance of printed paper.  The display lacks glare or backlight to give strain to the reader’s eyes.   This along with the ergonomic design, easy to use buttons, and low weight combine to make the reading experience more enjoyable.

An additional great feature shared by the Amazon Kindle and Amazon Kindle DX is the free Whispernet wireless technology that is a from the Sprint 3G high-speed network that is used for downloading.  Therefore the Kindle does not requires a computer or internet connection to get into the Kindle Store.  Because of the quickness of the 3G network, books also download in less than 60 seconds.  This technology also grants automatic downloads of magazines, newspapers, and blogs on the run do to the extended nationwide coverage of the Sprint 3G network.  The best thing about this is that this is entirely free when you buy the Amazon Kindle or Amazon Kindle DX.

New extras that Amazon.Com has installed in both the Kindle and Kindle DX include a read-to-me function which allows you to have your Kindle read out loud your favorite book, magazine, newspaper, or blog to you; capability to bookmark and place annotations using the complete QWERTY keyboard, a preinstalled dictionary, preinstalled free access to Wikipedia.Org, access to Audible.Com to download audio books, a basic web browser for searching the web, a library back-up of all owned books at Amazon.Com, and a mp3 player inside letting you to hear your music while reading.

Is the Amazon Kindle and Amazon Kindle DX suitable for everyone?  No, with a just lowered cost of $299 for the Kindle and a robust $489 for the Kindle DX, the Kindle family is really only for the dedicated reader that is weary of making multiple journeys to the library or having a library of their own at their house.  With top-sellers and new releases only $9.99 per download, for these people the Kindle is well worth the money.  For the infrequent reader however, the cost may not be justifiable.

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Just expect not all textbooks can be found on the Kindle. So for the missing books I’ll suggest you to try looking for used or new textbooks on Amazon. I got all of my textbooks there every year and it has saved me quite a lot. They often give good discounts for many textbooks. There are more protection and money back guarantee there too. Here you can look for any textbook you want and check the price on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=465600&tag=elec-m-20

I bought some back to school things from Amazon as well, you can see if they are right for you:

http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node=1065840&tag=elec-m-20

One of the reasons I love my Kindle is that it has helped me improve a lot on my efficiency and utilize my time. Before I have the Kindle, waiting time like when I’m waiting for friends or waiting for shuttle bus or some thing like that is simply wasted. Now I just need to bring the Kindle along with me, and all my favorite books are inside it. Another thing I like the most is the text-to-speech function, which means I can "read" books without even holding or looking at the Kindle. Now I like to use this function when I’ve myself busy on some boring things, say when I’m on the step machine or doing some housework…

I like reading and at the beginning I did miss a bit on the feeling of reading books. But now I love to hold the Kindle, the e-ink seems to work very well, it is really like reading books… Now I often read with the Kindle for several hours but I don’t feel tired… And I now prefer to manage all books inside the Kindle rather than my never big enough bookshelf… And like to do bookmarking, annotation, dictionary lookup without any additional thing but a Kindle.

There are quite a lot of free books, and many Kindle books, magazines and newspapers are cheaper than the actual paper version. I remember I read these reviews about the benefits of the Kindle when I decided to buy it:

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And below are the millions of free books and full list of bestselling books for the Kindle, that you can check from time to time:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/b/?node=2245146011&tag=elec-m-20

http://www.amazon.com/b?node=1286228011&tag=elec-m-20

Last but not least, Amazon just announced new models of the Kindle reader (mine is Kindle 2, and now it upgrades to the Kindle 3 and sold at the same price). I’ve mentioned quite a lot about the new Kindle and which model to choose, in another answer here:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100730192050AAMa0pH

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Let’s go straight to the point :

When you open the box, the first thing that calls your attention is Kindle DX’s size. For those among you who want a comparison between a cheaper Kindle 2 and an (also cheap, read on) Kindle DX, here it is: even though the new Kindle DX is extremely thin (just one third of an inch), its screen is as big as the whole Kindle 2nd generation. This means, of course, much better readability, but it also means you will probably have some problems carrying it with just one hand, unless you have pretty big hands. One more piece of advice for you on Kindle DX’s weight: it’s almost twice as heavy as Kindle 2. Truth be told, I do not find it to be a problem at all as neither one is really that heavy, but again it might be something to take into account depending on usage.

Now, these are Kindle DX’s most important features and improvements over past Kindle models:

- Native PDF support. This is really important, since many documents now come in this format. You can now download and carry around with you these documents with ease and safety.

- Bigger screen: Amazon Kindle DX’s screen is 9.7”, which allows for much better readability, even when it comes to PDFs and image-rich documents.

- Better text definition: Even though it’s e-link technology remains pretty much the same, text looks much better on DX than on any previous models.

- Auto rotation feature: This one is not only cool, but very useful. Just by rotating the device, you can have a full landscape view, which in fact serves as a mild zoom feature. As mentioned before, this is a most appreciated feature, particularly when viewing large images or small PDFs, whose size you can’t directly alter.

- Huge storage: At 3.5 GB, it allows the Kindle DX wireless reader to store almost 3,500 books. This is more than twice the storage capacity of Kindle 2.

- Easy 5 way controller : No problem with key disposition, like in version 1, particularly.

- Wireless connectivity: No surprises here.

- Great design: Looks both modern and elegant. Minimalistic aesthetics; perfectly conceived.

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Although the new Kindle DX is said to target the textbook and newspaper markets, Amazon has achieved much more with their new model. The latest version of this wireless reader addresses common problems of earlier versions ( like screen size, PDF support, design, key disposition, etc ) and improves on them considerably. The new Kindle reader is not only practical, but elegant and more convenient to use for most readers. Do all these developments justify its price ? That’s for each of us to answer, particularly when the Kindle 2nd generation is still a great reading device, and it’s now being sold for a fraction of its price ( check links on posts above and below ).

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