Kindle 2 from Amazon

Amazon Kindle 2 was released on Tuesday February 24^th 2009. Below is a brief summary of some of the features of Kindle 2, but remember there are other choices as seen to the right as a selection of eBook readers and accessories from other leading electronics manufacturers.

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This kindle review attempts to show the best features of the New Kindle are:

Slim: At just over 1/3 of an inch thick, it is just half the thickness of kindle 1.

Extra Storage: Now with 2GB of internal storage, allowing you to hold over 1,500 books, each of which can be downloaded within a minute from a choice of over 230,000, and most for the low price of $9:99 or cheaper.

Free Book Samples: No need to judge a book by its cover. Kindle lets you download and read first chapters of kindle books for free. Sample a new author or book--if you like what you read, simply buy and download the whole book with 1-Click, right from your Kindle, and continue reading.

3G Wireless: Download books direct without paying monthly fees or service plans.

Pages can turn 20% faster, and you can read for days between re-charges with an extra 25% of battery life, up to 2 weeks with wireless off or 4 days with wireless on.

Improved Display: Even crisper imageing now with a 6 inches diagonal display of 600 x 800 pixels, and a choice from 16 shades for clearer text.

Text to Speech: Kindle can now read books aloud to you with the new text –to –speech feature. Choose from male or female voices at a speed of your choice.

New Controller: Precise 5-way controller for on-screen navigation. Very handy to quickly browse through the morning newspaper.

Fast Recharging: Charge with the Kindle power adapter or the USB 2.0 cable in about 4 hours.

Expanded National Coverage: All 50 states are now covered. Check wireless coverage map for availability.

Ready out of the box: No set up necessary, no wireless bills, no monthly fees, just shop, purchase and begin reading.

No Screen Glare: Kindle 2 uses no backlighting so the screen can be read equally easy in bright sunlight or indoors.

Text Size Adjustable: Text adjustable to 6 sizes to your preference.

Qwerty Keyboard: Edit, highlight or delete your annotations with full image zoom.

Customizable e-mail address: For 10c per document you can e-mail Word, PDF documents, and pictures wirelessly to your Kindle. To avoid this fee, you can send attachments to name"@free.kindle.com to be converted and e-mailed to your computer at the e-mail address associated with your Amazon.com account login. You can then transfer the document to your Kindle using your USB connection. For example, if your Kindle email address is Jay@Kindle.com, send your attachments to Jay@free.kindle.com.

Listen to Music & Podcasts: Transfer MP3 files to Kindle to play as background music while you read. You can quickly and easily transfer MP3 files via USB by connecting Kindle to your computer.

Other Options: Subscribe and download magazines, U.S and international newspapers and blogs, as well as New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases from the Kindle Store.

This is just a summary of the features of Amazon’s Kindle 2.