Portable Reader Amazon Hits the Jackpot

Kindle is a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, newspapers, magazines and blogs to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight. Kindle customers, no matter where they are in the U.S., can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store and download new content — all without a PC or a WiFi hot spot. Amazon pays for Kindle’s wireless connectivity so there are no monthly wireless bills and no service commitments for customers. The Kindle Store contains over 90,000 books that can be purchased and delivered wirelessly to Kindle, each in less than a minute. Customers can choose from hundreds of top newspapers, magazines and blogs and have their subscriptions auto-delivered wirelessly. All New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99, unless marked otherwise. At 10.3 ounces, Kindle is lighter and thinner than a paperback book, carries two hundred books, and includes built-in access to The New Oxford American Dictionary and wireless access to the Earth’s biggest encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org.

Some highlights:

Downsides: Many hard cover titles are not listed right away. This time lag may possibly be due to authors having to submit their books electronically.

Please note, this reader is selling like hotcakes and is sold out but will be available again on December 6th. Get in line for yours NOW and save some trees too!

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5 Responses to “Portable Reader Amazon Hits the Jackpot”

  1. perros Says:
    December 1st, 2007 at 10:58 pm

    I wont lie.. it is a cool concept, and saves our beloved trees too. The only thing I don’t like about it is the $400 price tag. They certainly aren’t willing to take a loss on the sale so they can make up for it on the book sales.

  2. admin Says:
    December 1st, 2007 at 11:27 pm

    I like the tree saving idea. Hefty price tag yep but it’s selling well so it’s fulfilling a need it seems. I guess Amazon is also covering the wireless costs so they need to recoup somewhere and because the downloads don’t cost as much as the book, they may have to pay the publishers the difference.

  3. Alfred Says:
    December 2nd, 2007 at 6:43 pm

    Just what my friend needs, mailing this page to him :D

  4. puttputt Says:
    December 3rd, 2007 at 4:18 am

    The screen is still too small!

  5. RobG Says:
    December 4th, 2007 at 6:39 pm

    I’m digging it. I like the delivery system…seems well thought out.

    Rob

 

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