Oprah Winfrey has been raving about the new Amazon Kindle. She says it’s her favorite thing. Getting a rave review from Oprah isn’t the easiest thing to do, but this device deserves every word of praise she’s had to offer. This wireless reader is the best device of its kind available today, and it is the future of reading. Avid readers will love it and wonder how they ever got along without it.
Bookworms know that books take up a lot of space. Most book lovers have hundreds of them all over the house- in bookcases, on tables- any flat surface that can hold a book is probably holding one. Sometimes the need to clean house arises, and then decisions must be made. Which books to keep, which to take to the used bookstore. With the Kindle, there will be no more decision making. You can keep every book you’ve ever read in the amount of space taken up by one paperback book. The Kindle’s internal memory can hold up to 200 books, and with the SD memory card slot, you can fill up card after card with books and never, ever run out of storage space. Imagine owning a library of ten thousand books and being able to carry your whole library in one hand! It’s a book lover’s dream.
One of the features most talked about in Amazon Kindle reviews is the fact that it is a wireless device but you don’t have to pay for wireless service. Instead of WiFi, Kindle utilizes Whispernet, a signal like the one used in the fanciest mobile phones, so you never have to search for a hotspot. Whispernet will work just about anywhere, and Amazon provides this access free of charge. You don’t have to pay a monthly fee for wireless service because Amazon has taken care of that for you.
According to one Amazon Kindle review, this device is likely to make printed books a thing of the past. You don’t even have to hook up to your computer to order more books. With the Whispernet feature, you can access the Kindle store right from your Kindle, no matter where you are. Order books, magazines and daily or weekly newspapers and have them delivered to your Kindle. You can also subscribe to blogs. And any book you order is stored in your personal media library, so if you ever need to download a book again for any reason, you can just go to Amazon’s store and click on your media library. This way, you always have a backup of your entire library and you’ll never have to pay for the same book twice.
One review came from a man who was pretty skeptical at first, thinking that reading on a Kindle would be like reading a computer screen. He was pleasantly surprised though, and said that reading on a Kindle was like reading print on paper. He said that he actually forgot he was reading on an electronic device because the display looks just like paper. This is great for people who tend to get “computer headaches” from looking at a screen. That is not a concern for Kindle users.
Reviews are pouring in from everywhere around the country. People really seem to love the Kindle. It comes with everything you need to get started. All you have to do is “go” to the Kindle store and order books. Then you’re ready to start reading. The Amazon Kindle comes with a charger, and the unit fully recharges in about two hours. Then it only needs to be recharged every other day if you leave the wireless part on, or turn the wireless off when you’re not using it and only recharge the unit once a week.
The only thing holding some people back from buying the Kindle is the price tag. It’s a brand new product, so it is still pretty pricey. One idea is to hold a book sale at your house and get rid of all those hard copy books you won’t need anymore, and then use the money to order a Kindle or to order Kindle books for your new device. Some book lovers are hoping that the price will come down soon so that they too can enjoy all the benefits of a great new electronic reader.
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