The Wi-Fi can only download books over wireless internet. Īccording to an early review by website iFixIt, the new Kindle 2 features a 532 MHz 90 nm processor, 2GB main memory, and 1530 mAh lithium polymer battery. To promote the new Kindle, author Stephen King has made his new book named 'UR' only available through Kindle. Unlike the original Kindle, Kindle 2 does not have a slot for memory cards. Amazon estimates that the Kindle 2 will hold about 1500 books. The Kindle 2 has 2 GB of internal memory.

The new Kindle features improved battery life, 20 percent faster page-refreshing, a text-to-speech option to read the text out loud, and overall thickness reduced from 0.8 to 0.36 inches (9.1 millimetres). On February 9, 2009, Amazon announced the Kindle 2, which became available for purchase on Februfor the price of $359, and lowered on Jfor $299. The Kindle 1 is exactly the same color as the Kindle 2 pictured in the upper right-hand corner of this page. In point of fact, both Kindle versions are a matte bright white with all button labels and text colored gray. The picture to the left displays a distinctly beige colored device. Ī reviewer from CNET expressed concern with the presentation of the device despite its comfortable design. The internal memory of the Amazon Kindle can hold approximately 200 books without pictures, and the memory is expandable with a memory card. The CDMA technology in the Kindle does not allow for its use in the UK due to the lack of a CDMA network operator in the UK. Plans for a launch in the UK and other European countries are being delayed by problems with signing up suitable Wi-Fi operators. Amazon does not sell the Kindle outside the United States as Whispernet only works in the U.S. The Kindle retailed for $399 Amazon subsequently lowered the price to $359. Amazon's first offering of Kindle sold out in five and a half hours and the device remained out of stock until late April 2008. Upon the initial launch of the Kindle, Amazon's Kindle Store had more than 88,000 digital books available for download, with the number of books increasing. These devices also provide free internet access to Wikipedia. Kindles can be used without a computer, and Whispernet is accessible without any fee. The hardware Kindles (except for the Kindle Fire) use an electronic paper display and download books and websites over Amazon Whispernet using the Sprint Nextel EVDO network. There are also software versions of Kindle than can be used on smartphones and computers. Six hardware devices, known as 'Kindle', 'Kindle 2', 'Kindle 3', 'Kindle 4', 'Kindle Touch', and ' Kindle Fire' support this platform. The first Kindles were sold in the United States on November 19, 2007. The Kindle is designed by Lab126, a part of the company.

Amazon Kindle is a machine for reading electronic books ( e-books).

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