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| Brand: Amazon
Category: Amazon Devices
Buy New: $399.00
Rating:  2606 reviews
Sales Rank: 1
Color: Bisque
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7
UPC: 892685001003
EAN: 0892685001003
ASIN: B000FI73MA
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper. | | • | Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing. | | • | Wireless connectivity enables you to find, buy, and read instantly—whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed. | | • | Shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle. | | • | Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2601 more reviews...
 My Kindle is Going to Iraq May 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a US Sailor who is going to Iraq. My personal space to store things will be extremely limited, and the Kindle is great because it lets me bring lots of books without having to worry about where to store them. In my downtime I will always have reading material. Amazon has done what I once thought was impossible, making reading on a tablet as easy as reading a book itself.
Love it! May 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the Kindle in the first week, so I've had it for nearly 6 months. Why I love it: 1) No more boxes of paperbacks clogging up my house while I figure out what to do with them. 2) Instant gratification - I thought buying a book on amazon was fast at two days. Well, these download an entire book within a minute. (Downside is you have to watch your impulse buying a bit closer.) 3) As easy to curl up and read as a paperback. 4) It's worked flawlessly in the six months I've had it, and I read it daily. 5) Most books are much cheaper. I haven't paid for my kindle with the savings yet, but I've certainly off-set the price. I'm not a particularly fast reader, but I bet my net kindle price is now around $300 or so. 6) No trees died and no gasoline was used for me to get my Kindle library.
So, what could improve? 1) The shape could be more comfortable. I've come to use it without the cover (it's lighter). I rest the points in my palm and it's a tad uncomfortable after an hour or two. (more rounded or spongy would be perfect) 2)Graphics are very limited. I'm sure this is the limiting factor behind the magazine, newspaper, and the few books not available.
Bottom line, it's a great product and has been every bit worth the price.
just got my kindle last week and love May 16, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just love the fact I can find a book I am intrested in and be reading it in a matter of minutes. The device is easy to navigate. The only negative is you can't purchase more than one book at a time.
Kindle a good product but could improve May 16, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Kindle is very useful, especially for traveling. You can bring a library of choices with you with little weight or space. The screen is easily readable. I would wish for a larger screen, they are trying to reproduce the page size of a small paperback but I would prefer more words on a page to reduce the number of page turns. The display of diagrams and charts is more difficult to read than text for some reason, and for some books I have read they are almost illegible. The lack of color pictures is a drawback if they ever expect to get much response to the magazine subscriptions. This is a good first step. I am looking forward to improvements as this product catagory develops.
The greatest electronic gadget ever!!! May 16, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Amazon's Kindle has returned the joy of reading novels to my life. Due to failing eyesight I have been unable to read for any length of time for several years. The Kindle has solved that as well as having to carry an awkward hard backed book around. In addition, it helps the environment by not creating all of that paper waste. It is by far the bast electronic assistant of my lifetime. I am so grateful that Amazon created it. I will never be without several books at a time again. Thanks again.
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