Amazon Kindle 2 Expert Reviews

The Amazon Kindle has been the standard when it comes to e-book readers but one of the major complaints is that you aren't based in the US, it can be a real hassle to get your books. This new version of the Kindle 2 will come with an ATT international ...

By Simon Barber* I have just spent a week with a Kindle 2 Amazon lent me to review. Tomorrow I have to send it back and will be sorry to see it go. I am fairly certain that I will not be able to resist the temptation to buy one of my own although I ...

Normally, we lead off reviews with the relevant speeds and feeds, but in the case of an eBook reader, like the Kindle, that’s not necessary. The Kindle 2 is about the same thickness as this magazine and the size of a trade paperback, but packs ...

Great screen for reading ; tiny size ; hundreds of thousands of books instantly available

Too expensive ; screen is black and white ; proprietary book format

Our second-favorite thing about the Kindle 2 is its wireless connection to Amazon’s Kindle store. By pairing the hardware with a no-monthly-charge cellular data connection, the Kindle effectively puts Amazon’s entire library of digital books just ...

At this point many gallons of ink has been spilled over Amazon's Kindle 2 e-book reader. Our full review posted back in March, but there was a lot of coverage before that point, so some people might have reached their saturation point. For those that ...

Amazon's Kindle 2 eBook reader is better than its predecessor but is far too expensive...

I absolutely adore my Kindle 2, and as with the first generation device, I continue--and will continue--to use it every single day. I subscribe to two daily newspapers and a handful of weekly magazines on the device. And I always look for a Kindle ...

Reading a book online is like cooking a hotdog with your bare hands at a campfire: it doesn't really work, and the longer you try, the more it hurts. Even if you find a really...

Easy access to new content ; converts many different document types ; free 3G access ; wide selection of books ; supports audiobooks

Hard to use at times ; not as stylish as the Sony reader ; limited support for free books

By now you've probably read all of the reviews of the Kindle 2. We also posted our own first look, video unboxing, and commentary on the state of e-books in general. Now that we've had a week with the Kindle 2, we thought it was about time that we ...

. This sounds like faint praise, but anyone using the original Kindle quickly found the oversized buttons covering both sides of the device made grasping it a delicate, stressful task -- kind of like picking up a sea urchin. Anything less than perfect ...

The best e-reading system on the market. Welcome improvements to aesthetics, more functional industrial design, better graphics and longer battery life. Sleeker than the original: A third of an inch thick and 10 ounces

Quite expensive. Book content shackled with DRM. Interface is improved, sure, but it could be even better

Slimmer design with improved display, Excellent battery life, Expanded storage, Convenient built-in dictionary, Fast wireless downloads

Expensive, Some popular books not available, Battery not user-replaceable

A new QWERTY keyboard with rounded keys is a pleasant addition to the new Kindle, which you can use to create notes, search, enter Web addresses, and more. The space bar is comfortably front and center instead of off to the left like before