Review e-Book Readers

How do you improve on the design of a book?  Paperback, Hardcover, Leather Bound; There's not much that you can do with the design of a book to improve upon it, but there is a way to completely revolutionize the way that you read a book.  Some publishers offer their books for sale in PDF form, but who wants to read a book on a big, clumsy laptop?  Amazon, one of the world largest online stores and booksellers developed a revolutionary device back in 2007 that would change the way that we read books.  They designed a device called the Amazon Kindle, which is an electronic reading device that looks similar to a tablet computer.

You might be thinking: “Who wants to stare at a computer screen and read a book”, and that's exactly what I was thinking at first as well.  After hours spent in front of a computer screen at work, why would anyone want to read a book on an LCD display?  Amazon has addressed this with the Amazon Kindle, using 16 level grayscale electronic paper which is easy to look at.

The 6 inch screen allows a reader to comfortably read a book that can be downloaded through it's free connection to WhisperNet, which is a cell connection operated by Sprint.  It's free to use for Kindle users and allows for downloading new books and also provides access to Wikipedia.  Users can easily download up to 200 books which are stored on its 2GB internal memory or add an SD card for even more storage capacity.  With large SD cards becoming quite inexpensive, a Kindle user can have access to hundreds or even thousands of titles stored on their Kindle.  The Kindle is based on a Linux operating system and comes complete with a USB port and a headphone jack.

After the success of the first 6 inch Amazon Kindle, a newer version, the Kindle 2 was introduced.  It offered a longer battery life, faster page loading and even a feature that allowed the text to be read aloud, through attached headphones.  With great storage capacity, Amazon has said that they new Kindle 2 will hold up to 1500 books, which is plenty for even the most avid reader.  In order to make the new Kindle thinner, the SD slot was removed, and the extra storage capacity was added instead.  At only .36 inches thick, it's nice and light and can easily be carried everywhere you would want to take a regular book.

The Amazon Kindle has revolutionized the way that avid readers now read their books.  No longer do you have to have an entire library taking up space in your home when you can have a Kindle with over 1000 books loaded onto it.  Carry it in your purse, briefcase, glovebox or anywhere you want to take a book and enjoy the convenience of electronic books.  If you haven't yet tried out one of these exceptional electronic reading devices, don't you think it's about time you checked out an Amazon Kindle?