| Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation) | 
| Brand: Amazon
Category: Amazon Devices
Buy New: $259.00
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  12943 reviews
Sales Rank: 1
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.4
Model: D00701
UPC: 892685001218
EAN: 0892685001218
ASIN: B0015T963C
Release Date: October 19, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 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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Product 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 before 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
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 I love my Kindle! March 13, 2010
Big Al (Oceanside, CA USA)
I love my Kindle!
It has turned out to be much better than I imagined it to be! You really do lose yourself in the book. I like that you don't have to fight with the book to keep it open like you often do with paperbacks. Also, the page turns faster than you could turn a page by hand. We went to Barnes and Noble to try the 'Nook' before buying the Kindle and the Nook is slow to turn pages. You have to wait while it thinks about your request.
Before ordering the Kindle I was waiting for the big unveiling of the iPad tablet to see what that would be like. After reading reviews all that day, I was not impressed with it, so I ordered the Kindle that same night. The Kindle has Internet access with no monthly fee! Cool!
I love the dictionary feature. With paper books I have often been too lazy to go get a dictionary to look up an unfamiliar word. Now I don't have to get up!
Also, the changeable type size is a great advantage. With a paper book you are just stuck with whatever type size the book comes with.
I really like how we can highlight important sections and then easily find them in 'My Notes & Marks' and I can even download that to my computer if I want to copy a quote from the book into an email!
All in all, I feel like I got so much more than I expected!
 If only the display contrast were more like an actual book March 13, 2010
Chapps (Los Angeles, CA, USA (by way of the world))
For what it is, I basically like the Kindle. The convenience of having multiple books on the device and instantly being able to purchase and download a book, even while on vacation, is great. Can't beat it.
The basic navigation is OK - although as an iPhone user, I wanted it to have a touchscreen, so that I could flip the pages with my fingers on the screen. With the K2, it's still too easy to accidentally turn a page by pushing a button. And it makes no sense to have this gigantor keyboard taking up space where more screen could go ... when the keyboard is rarely used.
No, you won't use the insanely awful web browser, which will remind you of the first generation mobile phones with data access. Awful.
I could ignore the rest if only the screen better replicated an actual book. But the screen background is gray (don't look at the pretty photos on this site - that's not how the background looks - it's much darker in reality), and the text is a dark gray. Add the wispy font smoothing and you get a screen that's really hard to read unless you have perfect lighting. Yes, you can mitigate this somewhat by knowing how to not only increase the font size by use a special combination of keys to increase the spacing between the lines of text. Amazon doesn't tell you about this - you have to stumble across it on the web (why isn't it in the menu?).
I've enjoyed the convenience of my Kindle, but I can't really recommend it. The e-ink technology is abysmal - it'll remind you of old CRT monochrome computer screens from the 1980s. So I have to confess that today I went ahead and ordered an iPad. I mean, it's the same price as the Kindle DX, same screen size, but a *color* screen, with access to thousands of apps, a full web browser, full video, iPod functions, and *four times* the memory of the DX. For the same price. Oh, and the iPad is a touchscreen (I won't mention the other apps that it comes with, but you get the idea).
C'mon, Amazon, you really have to pull up your game. Competition is very healthy, and the iPad just blew you out of the water. Bring it on and give consumers far more awesome tools. But the Kindle 2 isn't something I'd recommend.
Kindle Did It to Me! March 13, 2010
Ed (Wilson, NC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All the good things said about the Kindle - - I agree!
Hmm, with the Kindle, a real page turner would be more accurately described as a real "button pusher"?
Having been an "avid" reader in short spurts, in about a month I've consumed nine books. Kindle did it to me! And this spurt probably won't sputter.
To repeat a popular phrase, "I love my Kindle!" Can't help it...
And my wife is starting to aggravate me (not really). Take the dog for a walk, come home, and now she's reading a book - - with MY Kindle! Does it maybe seem like another two Kindle home is in the offing? Yup.
Great Product. Thanks Amazon.
New releases March 13, 2010
Joseph D. Hollis (Franklin, IN)
I love my Kindle. We have had ours for over a year now. I am a huge Jodi Picoult fan and am disappointed that her new release will not be on Kindle for another 4 months. The beauty of Kindle is having the books at my fingertips. If new releases are not available when they come out in print, this will be a waste of $300. This seems to be the trend, making new releases available later on Kindle or other electronic devices. I hope Amazon and publishers can meet in the middle where pricing is concerned. This is a HUGE disappointment for me. I think most Kindle users would pay a higher price for new releases. We just want our books.
Call a truce!
kindle ------delight!!! March 13, 2010
J. M. Hayes (Kingston, TN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love reading with the kindle, it is easier to navigate than I had been led to believe, i have read 4 books since I received my kindle... also it is great to my have my USA Today when I awake each morning,, I am a satisfied customer,, i dont know why i waited so long to buy one....
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