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Many people ‘consume’ books everywhere. We read while waiting for a doctor, at the airport, or in bed. Having a book to read and bringing them everywhere in case we have time or stuck in a situation where we have nothing to do, reading favorite or informative books seems to be a good choice. This is what a Kindle for. Kindle is a reading device released by Amazon. The idea of using this device is you don’t need to carry a pile of books everywhere because all the books you want to read is stored in this Kindle. All you need to do is browsing and finding your favorite books, buy it and read. Buying book in Kindle version is much cheaper than the printed one.

Kindle also supported by the most top U.S newspapers like New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. Not only U.S newspaper, many top international newspapers now are already coming in kindle version. Also, magazines like TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes can be subscribed via Kindle. More than 5000 top blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, entertainment, and politics, including BoingBoing, Slashdot, TechCrunch, ESPN’s Bill Simmons, The Onion, Michelle Malkin, and The Huffington Post, all updated wirelessly throughout the day. More books and magazines will be coming in the future.

This is the first generation of Amazon’s Original Wireless Reading Device. It is the future gadget for reading books. It is a mater of time until this device is everywhere on this planet. This revolutionary e-paper display can bring a high resolution and sharp screen like a real paper. It is simple to use, no need computer or cable. It doesn’t need synchronizing either.

This first generation of kindle, the original, can hold over than 200 titles of books. The other good thing of kindle is the offer of free book samples. There are many free samples of book available. Download and read the first chapters before you decide to buy.

You will have the access to the most up to date encyclopedia on earth, Wikipedia. The access is available anytime, everywhere, wireless. Carry your thick and complete dictionary and thesaurus everywhere, in case you meet a word you don’t understand.

This is the latest generation of Kindle. Amazon’s 6” Wireless Reading Device. It is slim and thin, so makes it easy to handle just like reading a magazine. It was released by Amazon on February 9th, 2009. It is available for purchase on February 24th, and the first price when it was released was $359. When this article is written the price is already lowered to $299. It is including free shipping with Super Saver Shipping.

Kindle is a device that makes reading easier. With the weight only 10.2 ounces and the dimension only 8” x 5.3” and 0.36” by thickness, it is as easy to carry as you carry a book, and even more. I myself have never thought to become a kindle lover. I am a book reader and I used to carry around a hardcover novel with more than 300 pages everywhere. The books I used to read cost around $35. Now, I can get the same book for less than $10. What an amazing convert!

This new generation of kindle (Kindle 2) has so many improvements than the previous generation, kindle 1. It has new sharper 16 levels of e-ink display, faster page display by 20 percents, longer battery life, and more storage about seven times than the previous generation. It can hold over 1500 books. There is also a new feature called Read to Me Text to Speech that can make the reading experience more enjoyable.

This latest generation of Kindle is far more powerful than Kindle 1. If you want to convert from a book reader to PDF, this is the right time, with Kindle 2.

More info about Kindle 2 and how to get this Amazon Kindle 6 inch Display can be found here.