The Amazon Kindle 2: Casting a Brighter Light
Editor’s Update Oct. 2009: The Amazon Kindle 2 is now available at a reduced price of $259. In addition, there is already a Kindle with U.S. and International Wireless that can be shipped to over 100 other countries. Priced at $279, the international Kindle version is available for preorder before shipping starts on Oct. 19, 2009. Visit Amazon.com for more details on the Kindle international version.
Just when you thought that wireless reading couldn’t get any more exciting, Amazon comes and launches the Amazon Kindle 2, a sleeker, thinner, and lighter version of the hugely successful and much-raved about Amazon Kindle.
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Amazon Kindle 2: Everything You Loved About The Original – Except Better!
The eBook technology just got on a whole new level with the enhanced features of the Amazon Kindle 2. As slim as your typical magazine at just over 1/3 of an inch, and weighing less than most paperbacks at 10.2 ounces, that’s what I would call light reading. But there is definitely nothing light about this Kindle’s capacity to give you hours of reading pleasure. It now has seven times storage capability, allowing you to keep over 1,500 books, each of which you can be delivered in under 60 seconds.
Maybe your eyes would want to quit on you, but the Amazon Kindle 2 just goes on practically forever. With 25% longer battery life and 20% faster page turns, you can read for days without needing to recharge. Plus, it now has 16 shades of gray for sharper images and text, so it doesn’t only read like real paper but reads well in any lighting condition.
The Cool New Feature of the Amazon Kindle 2
Tired of reading but you just can’t put that book down? No worries. Try out the “Read to Me” feature of the Kindle 2. This new Text-to-Speech feature lets the device just read out loud any book or magazine to you!
Pricing of the Kindle 2
The Amazon Kindle 2 is available for only $359 (now at $259, see note on top of page. -Editor). Better pre-order one now before they run fresh of stock as this has the makings of another runaway hit just like its predecessor.
While the device itself may cost a pretty penny, book prices including New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases are available for just $9.99 each. You can choose from a wide range of over 230,000 US and international books, magazines, blogs, and newspapers, with no need for wireless bills and plans.
While all these features sound great, I’ll be comparing the Amazon Kindle 2 to the new Sony Reader to see how it stacks up.