best ebook reader

Amazon.com is one of the most popular web sites in the World Wide Web.  It started in 1994 and since then, it has come up a long way. One of the most important landmarks in the fabulous journey of Amazon has been that of Amazon Kindle, which is a software-cum-hardware platform. It was developed by Lab126, which is a subsidiary of Amazon.com for reading e-books along with other digital media. The first equipment got released in the year 2007 in the United States. This platform is supported by three main hardware devices, i.e. Kindle, Kindle 2 and Kindle DX. Apart from that, it is also supported by Kindle for iPhone, which is an iphone application released in March 2009.

The Amazon Kindle has come up as one of the most impressive devices of the current times. It popularity can be judged from the fact, that, the first Kindle device, when released in November 2007 got sold out within five and a half hours flat. In subsequent months, the equipment remained out of stock and was available only after five months, i.e. late April 2008.

This amazon kindle equipment featured a 6 inch 4-level display and was offered at a retail price of $399. However, the price got lowered to $359 and today; you may get one for as low as $299. This ebook reading device had an internal memory of 250 MB which was enough for holding up 200 non-illustrated titles. This memory could however be expanded with the help of an SD memory card.

The first amazon kindle device was followed by the amazon kindle 2, which was launched in February this year. This equipment was available for sale at a retail price of $359, which was lowered to $299 in July 2009. This new portable ebook reader featured a 6-level grayscale display, apart from faster page refreshing as well as improved battery life. The Kindle 2 comes with 2 GB of internal memory and can hold around 1500 non-illustrated titles. It however, does not feature an SD memory card slot, unlike the earlier model.

The stride of the kindle did not stop with the kindle 2 and May 2009, was marked by an announcement of the arrival of amazon kindle dx, which was stated at a retail price of $489 and was released in June. A sleeker design with 4 GB internal memory, to hold 3500 non-illustrated titles, 9.7 inch display, built-in stereo speakers, as well as 1xRTT wireless technology are some major feature, which makes it the best ebook reader on the market today.

As it is, the kindle will be available with a lot of new models in future, each one carrying forward the legacy of perfection, with which amazon is often associated with.

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What is the Kindle?

The Kindle is Amazon’s compact lightweight, wireless reading device, for reading books onscreen – and more. Its gray screen is advertised as ‘reading like paper’. Two models are currently available. The slim, small format (6 inch screen) Kindle 2 weighs just over ten ounces. The Kindle DX has a 9.7 inch screen and is suitable for reading newspapers or viewing larger format documents.

The Kindle uses wireless 3G networks (you don’t pay anything) so that you can download reading material from the Internet. An accelerometer means that the DX automatically changes from portrait to landscape format when you re-orient it. You can store 1500 books on the Kindle 2 and more than double that on the DX – ideal for travellers.

Bells and Whistles

The Kindle is a gadget lover’s dream, with loads of fun features. Audio capacity mean that it can ‘read’ your book out loud to you, or you can listen to music while relaxing with your newspaper. There’s also a basic web browser (suitable for accessing text-based web pages), access to Wikipedia and a built-in dictionary.

Users can conduct limited searches within books or documents, bookmark and annotate documents, save clippings and read PDF files (the functionality of this feature is upgraded on the DX). It all sounds like a lot of fun.

Kindle Content

There are about three hundred thousand titles available for download, including current bestsellers that retail at about ten dollars. A huge number of titles, especially classic works, is available from free sources such as the Gutenberg Project, amongst other sites. You can also subscribe to a variety of online journals, magazines and blogs.

The Downside of the Kindle

• It’s only available in the US at present – so that’s a big negative for the rest of us.

• You can’t share what you download.

• Though the screen is more user-friendly for reading than some older, similar devices some people find the screen leads to eye strain.

• Given the rate of change in hardware, there are bound to be improved models available in the near future.

Criticism has been leveled at the removal of the memory card slot on newer Kindle models.  Users were also very unimpressed when Amazon remotely deleted material (including George Orwell’s ‘1984’ and ‘Animal Farm’) from devices (due to problems with publication rights).

For many book lovers the ins and outs of hardware and software will be irrelevant. For traditional bibliophiles there’s nothing like a book that you can hold in your hand, read in the bath or swap with friends and the Kindle just won’t cut it. But the Kindle no doubt fills a gap in the market and will give pleasure to many.

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Ebook readers have become popular since the introduction of Amazon’s Kindle. Amazon’s Kindle 2 will be released next week. There are however other ebook readers that might make more sense for some users. One of the major points of criticism that Amazon’s Kindle has to face is its digital rights management. Ebooks that are purchased to be read on the Kindle come with DRM that makes it impossible to read them on other devices. That also means that you cannot sell the ebook or give or lend it to a friend. Another problem that arises is that Kindle 2 can only read pdf or doc files after they have been converted to another format. Not very practical for users who want to use the ebook reader mainly for reading pdf or doc files.

A viable alternative was announced some time ago in 2008 in the form of the Txtr Ebook Reader. The reader does not use DRM, supports a much broader format spectrum including pdf, html, Office and ePub formats, provides an Open Software architecture and uses a Linux kernel. It offers the same screen resolution as the Amazon Kindle 2 which is 600×800 pixels. The device makes use of an integrated accelerometer to automatically detect the orientation of the device and display the text accordingly.

read more http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/19/txtr-ebook-reader/

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The past few years portable ebook readers have been increasing in popularity.  You seem to see people using them where ever you go.  So what is the best ebook reader on the market?  It is by far the Amazon Kindle.  If you travel a lot and would like to have instant access to thousands of books right from the device itself, then the kindle will work out great for you.  With the kindle you will enjoy wireless connectivity that will allow you to purchase and download books right to the device!  The Amazon Kindle 2 and DX will connect right to Sprints 3G wireless network and will give you access to the Kindle store right on the device.  There is no monthly fee to use Sprints 3g network on your Amazon Kindle, and you can get a new book where ever there is cell phone service.

So what if you want to read blogs or your favorite news paper? With the Kindle you can subscribe to your favorite and blogs.  Another great reason why the Amazon Kindle is the best ebook reader on the market is the price of the books.  You will find them much cheaper than buying a hard copy.  Also being able to store 3500 books on your Kindle is pretty damn awesome also.

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