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| Brand: Amazon.com
Category: Amazon Devices
Buy New: $359.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  5535 reviews
Sales Rank: 1
Color: Bisque
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: D00111
Model: D00111
UPC: 892685001003
EAN: 0892685001003
ASIN: B000FI73MA
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 3 to 4 weeks
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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 4990 more reviews...
Very good, but a few kinks November 21, 2008
overall, i love the Kindle. i love reading it and how wonderful it is to get what i want to read in under a minute. however, it does have a few minor flaws. the ergonomics are a little off.....you almost always have to hold it from the bottom, which is annoying at first, but it gets to be a second nature. its just that you tend to hold actual books at the sides. the case it comes with is very impractical. other than that i would recommend it to anyone.
Features need improvement November 21, 2008
I have had my new "Christmas" (early) Kindle 3 days; the following are my experiences with it:
1) it froze up without the wireless "on" causing the need to reset it, which involved removing the back to depress the reset. Customer service advises this "very unusual".
2) need better information about the books total pages and number of "pages" read. The explanation about the "locations" is very strange and does not clearly display the number of "pages" or "locations" read. The dots are not very helpful.
3) It is VERY difficult to remove the battery and reset button cover; you need two healthy hands, and I have arthritis.
4) the "wheel" or curser is difficult to control when trying to depress it to make a choice ... it rolls too easily.
5) very small places to hold it without advancing pages.
6) when I tried to find titles such as John Grisham's "The Firm" or "The Pelican Brief" was disappointed to see not available. Also, Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove" not available, Carl Hiaasen had only 3 titles, James A. Michener, only one title.
Amazon has extended the return policy for the Christmas holiday; I have until January 2009 to decide if I'll keep it or return it. I'm leaning toward returning because of the poor title selections.
Note: The new and improved version is to be released next year.
 Efficient Kindle Review November 21, 2008
I am an avid reader. I never thought I would switch from paper to an electronic reader. After a few days with the Kindle, I never want to go back to paper. I read on my way to work on a commuter train. I didn't have a problem with glare or flickering text. Thank goodness, the screen isn't like a laptop monitor! And I can store multiple books.....I am truly in book Heaven!
I have a couple of bones to pick with the Kindle Designers though. The holder isn't so great. The Kindle almost fell out a couple of times. I would buy a different case if it were available. Also, the Kindle is a very ugly battleship grey color. On the plus side, no one would want to steal it. Yes, people it is that ugly.
Kindle is wonderful but you are not getting cute.
Kindle Review November 21, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a great product! I have used it for sometime before writing this review. The books are great, the size of the Kindle is perfect. I have read where other customers would like to have the Kindle be an all in one device and I think this is a ridicules thought. The Kindle was made for readers. It was made to function and look like the pages of a book and that is exactly what it does. It is for readers and should remain that way. The only problem that I have with the device is that it has a large "page turning" button on the right hand side. This button is very easy to push and needs to be smaller. Some older books could be placed on the Kindle as well and I hope they will be soon. All around this is a great item and I would definitely order one again! What a great idea. If oyu do wish to get a Kindle make sure you order the extra leather holder that seats the Kindle on all four corners the case that comes with it does not hold the Kindle well. 5 star item for reading and carrying a large number of books.
Love my Kindle November 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've had my Kindle for about a month and LOVE it. I can't imagine reading without it now.
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