Amazon Kindle Review - Great ebook Reader

Amazon Kindle, a review

I've had my amazon kindle a week now and really love it. I have read a couple of books, downloaded magazines and newspapers and even emailed myself a couple of long documents that I wanted to read. All in all this thing works great. It is of most benefit to folks who read a lot and who travel. Never again will I travel with a brief case full of books and magazines. I will take it all in my amazon kindle.

I am a little surprised at the review comments about the $399 price of the Amazon Kindle. When you look at what you get, this thing is cheap. From what I understand, the publishers are not offering books for the Amazon Kindle at reduced prices (though they should), so Amazon is underwriting our purchases. Second, to have access to all that content in minutes from where ever we are at no cost is a real bargain. When you look at what t-mobile charges for internet access at starbucks, not having to pay for a cellular internet subscription or rely on wi-fi is a big plus. I just hope Amazon doesn't buckle under the price complaints and offer a cheaper version where you have to pay for cellular access.

I have only two complaints about the Amazon Kindle. The first is the ipod white color. Even the charger is ipod white. I would rather have had any other color than ipod white. Second, the design looks right out of 60's star trek episode. The angular design isn't so bad but the hard corners are a problem. A rounder design would be easier on the hand. (But then again, books have hard corners don't they.) Regardless, these aesthetic short comings are a small price to pay for the phenomenal functionality.

What I hope for next is greatly expanded content and some enhanced graphics. This is a product I plan to get a lot of use out of.

I just learned that Amazon Kindle items cannot be put on a wish list. Also others cannot make Kindle purchases for you and send them to your Amazon Kindle. These are two serious shortcomings, particularly at this time of year.

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