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Kindle 2: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device
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Written by Candy Beauchamp
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Candy Beauchamp is the owner of OffAssist Virtual Bookkeeping, founder of Texas Virtual Assistance League and chief question answerer at 2 Minutes With A VA.
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Thanks a lot Candy. Now I want a Kindle 2…but it’s not available in Canada yet. Waaaaah! You’ve got me looking on ebay and I’ve found a cool looking Sony in a flashy red color but 350 bones…ouch!
I travel A LOT, and the Kindle has been the best addition to my travel bag in years! Not only do I get to carry an assortment of books to suit whatever mood I’m in on a plane/train ride, but all the manuals for the equipment my team uses are all loaded into one little Kindle.
In addition to electronic books, the Kindle 2 reads PDFs and (simple# Word documents. I simply send 100 page manuals to my Kindle email address and voila! They are at my disposal on the road, without my having to lug around pounds of paper.
The business applications for anyone who has to read large documents are great. I’ve recommended the Kindle to the attorney’s on our staff. You can’t really ‘red line’ a doc on a Kindle, but you can certainly read through a contract on a plane/beach/etc, make notes, and then easily email those comments and notes to yourself #or someone who works for you# when you are near a wifi connection once again.
Plus the Kindle starts up in 2 seconds so documents can be retrieved quickly – and straight to the page upon which you left off – or quickly to any bookmarks or notes you’ve already made. It’s become much faster for me to get right to what I need on my Kindle, than a doc on any laptop or smart phone.
This is an incredibly handy device if you have a love for, or work extensively with, the written word.
Oh and one more thing – I’ve discovered that if you turn of “wifi” (easy navigation) until you know you need to send or retrieve something, the battery lasts for many many more hours.
First time Kindle owner, got it last night and couldn’t put it down. I can see the points of the other reviews that say how the Kindle has changed the way they read in that they read more, more often and different genres than they would have with real books.
The ability to download samples of books and essentially browse through a bookstore from your sofa is pretty damn cool. It’s slightly weird to hold on to at first but within an hour it’s incredibly comfortable and natural.
This was a Christmas gift (Christmas in February wahoo!!) and now ranks as one of the most perfect and appropriate gifts I’ve ever received. It is a must for any avid reader.
Nice review, it is a bit pricy though.