All About Kindle

AMAZON'S ELECTRONIC MEDIA READER
WHAT IT IS -An electronic paper media reader weighing in at 10.3 ounces, the size of unopened DVD with an
ergonomic wedge design, Amazon's Kindle is not much thicker than a pencil
-It has a 6" screen with a resolution of 800 x 600, and electronic ink display
-Kindle's computer type keyboard has buttons on both sides for easy page forward/backward
-The battery lasts more than a week with Wi-Fi off, has an indicator light, and charges fully in 2 hrs
-On the outside there is a reset hole(for freezing) and a wireless on/off button
-It's covered by a soft case with an elastic strap, and can be held in the case with a clip during use

WHAT IT DOES
-Kindle can hold up to 200 books including audio books, magazines, newspapers, and blogs from over
180,000 items, downloaded in less than 4 seconds, with 24/7 access to the Amazon store
-It's electronic ink display can be adjusted to 6 type sizes for easy reading, even in bright outdoor light -Kindle's EVDO hi speed data network connection(as in cell phone) is free, so no Wi-Fi is needed
-The book title, author, and position(or page) locator is listed on each page of text
-There's a scroll selection wheel on the right side, which wheels up and down through the text to select passages and to locate any word in a sentence
-Other Kindle features include auto bookmarking, dictionary, highlighting and note making
-A search button on the bottom searches the reader's own library, the Kindle store, Google or Wikipedia for any topic or author
-A USB cable allows transfer of files from PC to Kindle or vice versa
-There's an SD card for extra storage and listening to music
-Kindle's 14 day newspaper trials(must be cancelled) are free
-Kindle's Best seller features include a $9.95 cost(compared to $24.95 for book), free book samples up to 3 chapters, and customer book reviews
-With Kindle Now you can ask a question, hit submit, and within a few minutes, you get several
responses for free sent to your Kindle

MOST FREQUENTLY MENTIONED DRAWBACKS
-Cost - $359.00
-Slow page turning and easy to accidentally turn page
-There's no security or content blocking
-Incomplete footnoting
-Not all of Amazon is available to Kindle, but material is continually being added

OVERALL
Responses were much more favorable than not, with about 80% rating 4 or 5 stars(out of 5). Speed and ease of use were cited by most as definite positives, as well as many other user friendly features. By virtue of its instant portable fingertip access to Amazon's vast library, Kindle is highly recommended for any avid reader, college student, professional or frequent traveler.