There are a number of reviews that you can find online. Some are written by people who already own a Kindle while others are written by people yet to buy and use one for a long time themselves. Before I purchased my latest generation Kindle 3G I spent some time reading the customer reviews on Amazon as well as some internet sites devoted to electronic reading devices and how to use them. The Amazon technical specifications of this product are really impressive. However I was keen to find out if what was claimed about this product was in fact what people who had actually bought one had found.
I am quite glad that I did not even know what a Kindle was until the Kindle 2 was released. Then when I started to read about them and considered getting one earlier this year I discovered that if I waited then the newest model, the Kindle 3 would soon be released. So I decided to wait. Now I have to say that I have never seen an original Kindle or the second generation models myself. But from what others who have owned these eBook readers as well as the latest model, it seems that Amazon have been able to continually improve their device.
Example improvements include things like a better screen contrast; faster page turns; and reduced size and weight. These are just some of the immediately obvious improvements. Another very important one is that the cost of buying a Kindle 3 is actually cheaper than previous versions used to be. This simply amazing, the technology and styling continues to improve and at the same time the price is falling. It is no wonder Amazon have found that the Kindle has been their most popular product over the last couple of years.
The thing is, before I got my own Kindle I had never actually seen one in real life. I pre-ordered the latest generation 6" Kindle 3G as soon as it was released and actually had to wait a few weeks for deliver. But it was not as long as Amazon suggested I might have to wait which I thought was a good thing. Getting a Kindle cover seems a very popular option but I did not order one simply because I forgot. Looking back on it though, I think that unless you expect to drop your Kindle or know you will be putting it in your bag a lot then you probably do not really need to get one. That said, it is a safer place for it. Personally, I have found that my Kindle is a real tough guy. Touching the screen is not a problem. Unlike backlit screens, it does not seem to get covered in finger prints as noticeably at all.
As far as I am concerned, the best thing about the Kindle electronic book reading system is the ability to download books. The 3G function just makes this even easier as I can download new books from pretty much anywhere. I have not been anywhere and tried to download a book and found I was unable to. So for me, the coverage is really good. Since purchasing my Kindle a couple of months ago I have not bought one book. All I am doing is downloading classic out of copyright books for free. These are books that I have always wanted to read but just never got round to. Now that I can get them without paying a penny, it is the perfect opportunity.
There are other things that I like and don't like so much about this electronic reader but I do not regret buying it for a second.
I am quite glad that I did not even know what a Kindle was until the Kindle 2 was released. Then when I started to read about them and considered getting one earlier this year I discovered that if I waited then the newest model, the Kindle 3 would soon be released. So I decided to wait. Now I have to say that I have never seen an original Kindle or the second generation models myself. But from what others who have owned these eBook readers as well as the latest model, it seems that Amazon have been able to continually improve their device.
Example improvements include things like a better screen contrast; faster page turns; and reduced size and weight. These are just some of the immediately obvious improvements. Another very important one is that the cost of buying a Kindle 3 is actually cheaper than previous versions used to be. This simply amazing, the technology and styling continues to improve and at the same time the price is falling. It is no wonder Amazon have found that the Kindle has been their most popular product over the last couple of years.
The thing is, before I got my own Kindle I had never actually seen one in real life. I pre-ordered the latest generation 6" Kindle 3G as soon as it was released and actually had to wait a few weeks for deliver. But it was not as long as Amazon suggested I might have to wait which I thought was a good thing. Getting a Kindle cover seems a very popular option but I did not order one simply because I forgot. Looking back on it though, I think that unless you expect to drop your Kindle or know you will be putting it in your bag a lot then you probably do not really need to get one. That said, it is a safer place for it. Personally, I have found that my Kindle is a real tough guy. Touching the screen is not a problem. Unlike backlit screens, it does not seem to get covered in finger prints as noticeably at all.
As far as I am concerned, the best thing about the Kindle electronic book reading system is the ability to download books. The 3G function just makes this even easier as I can download new books from pretty much anywhere. I have not been anywhere and tried to download a book and found I was unable to. So for me, the coverage is really good. Since purchasing my Kindle a couple of months ago I have not bought one book. All I am doing is downloading classic out of copyright books for free. These are books that I have always wanted to read but just never got round to. Now that I can get them without paying a penny, it is the perfect opportunity.
There are other things that I like and don't like so much about this electronic reader but I do not regret buying it for a second.
