Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, U.S. Wireless) | 
| Brand: Amazon
Category: Amazon Devices
List Price: $259.00
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Seller: Warehouse Deals
Rating:  7776 reviews
Sales Rank: 3
Color: Bisque
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.4
Model: D00511
UPC: 892685001072
EAN: 0892685001072
ASIN: B00154JDAI
Release Date: February 23, 2009
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Product Description
At 10.2 ounces, Kindle is lighter than a typical paperback and as thin as most magazines. Barely a third of an inch in profile, you'll find Kindle fits perfectly in your hands. Kindle is as easy to hold and use as a book. We designed it with long-form reading in mind. When reading for long periods of time, people naturally shift positions and often like to read with one hand. Kindle's page-turning buttons are located on both sides, allowing you to read and turn pages comfortably with one hand from any position. The page-turn buttons now flex inward to prevent any accidental page turns when picking up or handling Kindle. Kindle has a new easy-to-use 5-way controller, enabling precise on-screen navigation for selecting text to highlight or looking up words. Kindle is completely wireless and ready to use right out of the box--no setup, no cables, no computer required. With Kindle's 25% longer battery life, you can read on a single charge for up to 4 days with wireless on. Turn wireless off and read for up to 2 weeks. Battery life will vary based on wireless usage, such as shopping the Kindle Store and downloading content. In low coverage areas or in 1xRTT only coverage, wireless usage will consume battery power more quickly. Whispernet utilizes Amazon's optimized technology plus Sprint's national high-speed (3G) data network to enable you to wirelessly search, discover, and download content on the go. Your books and periodicals are delivered via Whispernet in less than 60 seconds. And unlike WiFi, you never have to hunt for a hotspot.
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Brilliant but.... November 23, 2009
Cooper Peter Robert (Hong Kong)
I've just bought this for my Wife. She loves it and couldn't be happier. I think the screen could be a smidge bigger, the text when its small enough to get a decent amount of words per page is a tad small i think but its marginal. The other thing when she's reading in bed is the click from the page forward button. sounds like she's typing morse code and when you're tying to get to sleep it's VERY VERY ANNOYING. If anyone knows how to turn it off let me know as i can't find anything in the user guide. i dont think its a digital click, just sounds like the depression of the button spring
 I love my new Kindle November 23, 2009
Marian L. Kirk (Elkton MD)
I was a little worried at first since I always loved turning the pages of a book. I love my Kindle and I take it everywhere with me. It is my new friend. I have bookcases full of books and now I can save trees.The ease of downloading is great. When I first went to Amazon to research the Kindle I was very excited on the way they precented it. My employer has a Sony book reader but the Kindle has more to offer, and I will never go back to paperbacks and new releases when I can download them so quickly and at a reduced price from bookstores and retail stores.
 Useful for travel November 23, 2009
S. R. Schnur (ME USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was given a gift certificate to Amazon.com and decided, after a lot of consideration, to put it toward a Kindle. Apparently I should have done a little more consideration. At first I couldn't get any bars reception. I drove all over the island to hilltop after hilltop where the cell phone reception is fine, but found no reception. Next I took it to three different towns on the mainland, stopping at different spots in each town. Still no reception. That was when I wrote support telling them my Kindle did not work.
However, I have found that, if I plug it in, I can get one bar on my kitchen counter. One bar, while not enough to go to the Kindle Store, is enough to download a book. I go on line to buy the book and leave the Kindle on. The bar, which comes and goes, allows the book to eventually be downloaded. (If it says it is "archived," it is not on the Kindle, although I don't know where it is.) I have bought several things from the computer and, within hours, they are on my Kindle.
Apparently the antenna effect of the plug in wire gives the Kindle just enough "oomph" to download. So my first suggestion is some sort of antenna booster. (Turns out I should have known I couldn't get service in Maine. Not sure why I can't. I don't know how the transmission works, and the instructions don't say.)
The Kindle is small, light, and flat. Instead of packing a dozen books for a two week vacation, I can put a dozen works on the Kindle, and I will. So I will keep it, but it is a disappointment.
Another big disadvantage is that it virtually requires a $30 cover. So the price is not the price.
It is easy to read. One can adjust the type size and zoom on pictures. It will even read aloud, and the computer generated voice works better than, say, the NOAA radio voice. It will, I understand, in a place that actually receives, go to the Internet or receive mail. I suspect it will work better for a city dweller.
In Love!!!! November 23, 2009
Sandra Sentell (Cumming, Ga.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I absolutely love my Kindle. I have had it two weeks and I have found nothing wrong with it. I carry it in my purse and ever time I have to wait anywhere, I pull it out and start to read. People have seen me reading and have asked to look at it. Proudly, I show it to them and tell them they really need to get one. With what I use to spend on hardbacks, I'll have this paid for in no time!
Amazing! November 22, 2009
Lynda Brostrom (Cookeville,TN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Am totally amazed at my kindl. Books are dowloaded so fast. I am an avid reader and love having all the choices at my finger tips! Hasn't even been a month and have read quite a few already. Love not ever loosing my place.
Can't think of anything negative to say. It's wonderful and I love it!
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