Comments on: Amazon Kindle eBook Reader

By: Helga

Helga — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:00:01 +0000

This ebook reader is amazing. It is very easy to get it run out of the box, it only has to be charged and it is ready to go. It charges up pretty fast. It is better than the others I have tried, like the Sony Reader, the iRex iLiad, and Bookeen Gen3. It has a great feature – wireless access. The battery is replaceable. It is easy to use it for surfing the internet. It makes possible to search for books on the unit. You can get a lot of free content through mobipocket software using a PC. I would highly recommend this device.

Pros:
wi-fi, batery life, keyboard, internet, usability

Cons:
thickness, screen small

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:19:11 +0000

I don’t like using the PC screen for reading ebooks, that’s why I bought the Kindle Reader.

It’s size is optimal, it can take a lot of abuse without going anything wrong. It has integrated wireless support and the ebooks can be purchased directly from the unit and downloading automatically. The free wikipedia access is also an excellent feature. Another great thing is that it supports SD memory cards for extending storage space.

The number of purchaseable ebooks is huge, the screen is very readable in almost any lighting conditions, it is not like the screen on the flat monitors or cell phones. The font size can be adjusted to your liking. What I don’t like about it that it has no support for Adobe Pdf files.

The ebooks are stored in Amazons library, so you don’t have to make backups or to be afraid of losing them if the device breaks or gets stollen.

Overally I think it is a great device which really makes reading ebooks enjoyable

Pros:
free wireless, size, battery life, wide selection, cheap ebooks

Cons:
a bit expensive, no PDF support

By: Lois

Lois — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:25:12 +0000

The Amazon Kendle is a great product. I have had mine since Oprah showed it on TV. The only problems I have now are that they have raised the price of their books, new releases and best sellers from $9.99 to $15.99. The main reason I paid $359.00 was the cost of the books would come down, then it was worth it.

Best seller and new releases are mostly available, although sometimes they tell you the publishers won’t allow them on the Kendle and they also blame that on the publishers.

I would have given this a 5 until these two problems happened.