Amazon Kindle Expert Reviews

One of the screensavers for Amazon's $400 Kindle electronic book reader has a picture of an old printing machine and above it a message that reads: "Kindle is a whole new class of device. Thank you for being an early adopter. We'd love to get your ...

With its free built-in wireless capabilities and PC-free operation, Amazon's Kindle holds a distinct advantage over Sony's Reader and is a promising evolution of the electronic book--but Amazon needs to bring down the pricing for both the device and ...

Steve Jobs once famously dismissed Amazon's original Kindle, bluntly saying, "People don't read anymore." Steve, we hate to say it, but we disagree. Despite the miracle of the iTunes Store, where pop-culture connoisseurs enjoy instant gratification ...

Great screen. Instant access to hundreds of thousands of books. Sexy small and light. Holds 1,500 books. No monthly fee

Expensive. No direct PDF support. Needs a protective case

We've long appreciated the concept of the eBook, but we've been disappointed in its execution. The old Franklin readers ate batteries, had small screens, and included only a meager selection of books. Sony's Reader has a better battery life, but the ...

Cheap books. Great screen and impressive battery life ; when not using wireless

Closed eBook format locks you into the Kindle forever. Expensive. Doesn't support PDF

Like the Sony Reader, the Kindle sports a 6-inch black-and-white E Ink screen. Unlike backlit LCD screens, E Ink draws power only when pixels are changing, which greatly improves battery life for this type of device. There are other benefits as well: ...

Consider the perfection that is a book, a product that has remained virtually unchanged in 600 years.

Kindle's biggest blunder is its price-$399-and you still have to buy books. That's the equivalent to buying around 30-40 books

Amazon is pushing e-books back into the limelight with the launch of its $399 Kindle e-book reader and corresponding service. The device isn't splashy--and it leaves some room for improvement--but it has succeeded in rekindling my interest in reading ...

No PC required EvDO wireless book transfers free

Flicker effect when changing pages Newspaper and blog content carries a fee

The Kindle's design won't wow anyone, but its usability touches alone are enough to make me consider using an e-book reader

Amazon's new Kindle ebook reader is billed as the iPod for digital reading. Will it inspire a new era of mainstream electronic reading, just service a dedicated niche of hard core readers, or simply fizzle out into failure? We put the new device ...

Highly legible text ; Long battery life ; Exceptional wireless store for content ; Fair prices for most content ; Good selection for an ebook store ; Experimental web features can be handy in a pinch ; No extra data plan required ; Roller wheel ...

Very slow E Ink display makes navigation clumsy and slow ; Cheaply designed keyboard makes text entry unpleasant ; Won't work with Amazon's own Mobipocket DRM ebooks ; Doesn't directly support PDF, AAC, rich text, or graphics without conversion ; ...

Amazon has a lot riding on the Kindle and is heavily marketing it on its website. Even if the new ebook reader doesn't burn down the house with an iPhone-like fervor among book readers, the Kindle plays into Amazon's retail business strategies in a ...

The purpose of this column is to update my previous advice with this: If you want to save newspapers, cancel your print subscription, buy a Kindle and subscribe to one of the Kindle-delivered newspapers. The Kindle is the best thing that ever happened ...

Digital ink display, higher contrast than previous generation, Nationwide (USA) wireless access for online store, Magazine and newspaper subscriptions available with automatic delivery, No computer required, but works equally well with Mac and PC, ...

No screen lighting, Not available outside the USA due to wireless carrier issues, Native format support limited to Kindle books, Mobipocket and text ; other formats need conversion, Cannot read purchased/encrypted Mobipocket books despite support for ...

Amazon Kindle lets you buy electronic books from Amazon, and read them on the device. You can also subscribe to newspapers, magazines and blogs, browse the Internet and do other things via its free, unlimited broadband wireless connection

Best of all, reading your newspaper on Kindle requires zero sacrifice