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Kindle Where To Buy And How To Choose The Latest Kindle Version
OK, lets discuss Kindle, where to buy it and how to make sure that you are getting the right Kindle version for you.
Authors note: The Kindle specifications change over time so to get the latest kindle version click the links at the bottom. Regards Dave.
Kindle has become a twenty first century phenomenom, reading actual paper books is fast becoming a thing of the past and we will probably be the last generation to consider paperbacks as a reading material.
Just like any other purchase, when I decided to buy a Kindle I looked online for any information that I could get, wow! is that confusing?
There are tons of websites all extolling the virtues of the Kindle and they all seem to say something different.
This is made worse by the fact that there are several kinds of Kindle available to purchase. How do you know which one is the right one for you?
At the time of writing there are 3 types of the latest Kindle version which are worth considering and these are:
Kindle 3g
Kindle 3g plus WiFi
Kindle DX
So the two main differences between these three devices are size, the DX is a larger version of the other two, around 9.5 inches compared to 6 inches (viewing screen)
The other difference is WiFi, the Kindle 3g/WiFi model can be used pretty much all over the place to connect and download new books.
If you have a computer and don’t expect to be buying a new book while you are on the beach you may well decide you can live without it.
OK, there are three differences. Price, as in all things in life more features equal bigger price tag so before buying a Kindle decide on a budget.
Authors note: The prices of these things changes constantly so check the links at the bottom for up-to-date information.Regards Dave
Kindle Where To Buy
The Amazon Kindle is an ebook-reader specific to Amazon and so, funnily enough that is the best place to buy one. The inventory is always up to the minute and the Kindle prices are generally the best you will get.
Picking the right Kindle version is fairly straight forward if you have a budget. You buy the one you can afford.
Even if you have an unrestricted budget you will do well to read the latest Kindle version reviews as they can give you an unbiased customer experience to the product and even bring up questions that you may not have thought of before.
My way of working through the Kindle reviews is to check how many there are and what percentage is good to bad. Amazon make this fairly simple by awarding all its items an average score.
If the average score is above three I will look further at the actual reviews paying particular interest to the top rated and the bottom rated comments. I go on the basis that someone is twice as likely to comment if they have a negative experience than a good. I then adjust the ratings mentally taking this into account
I’m a self confessed gadget freak, I love any new technology and often find myself in camera shops, laptop stores or anywhere that sell gadgets of any kind. I write reviews and articles for a hobby and hope that some of you will find them helpful. If you do, please let me know by rating it below. Regards Dave
Find the latest Kindle version and specifications here
Denver, CO, and Mississauga, ON (PRWEB) August 6, 2007
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Kindled Lives by Sangeeta Shah, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5 x 8 paperback in the Romance – Contemporary category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $ 11.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/sangeeta was launched simultaneously with the book’s publication.
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
From present-day India comes a story of a prideful son, a spirited young orphan, and an ageing patriarch who seeks to fulfill a promise.
Aditya Maurya, the brilliant but arrogant son of business tycoon Vijayendra and Nicole Maurya, is the sole heir of vast ancestral wealth and the construction empire his father has built. Returning to his roots after more than a decade in the United States, Aditya is baffled and angered by his father’s choice of bride for him — Rhea, a waif of dubious parentage, taken in by his family, whom he considers to be nothing more than a conniving Cinderella.
“She hardly spoke to him or around him, but he had caught her a number of times, on his previous visits, staring at him from a distance. He wasn’t vain, but he was well aware that he possessed the lethal combination of good looks, wealth and the royal bloodline that women were drawn to. He enjoyed the attention most of the time. He worked hard and played hard too. However, he drew the line for the latter when it came to hired staff. She might be his family’s favorite charity, but if he caught her doing that this time, he was going to put her in her place.”
Sometimes it is not who you are that matters but what you are.
Read on to find how, as layers of prejudice and defenses come off, a love kindles between them. Though, will it prevail when the truth of Rhea’s birth is finally revealed?
Deftly constructed at 228 pages, Kindled Lives is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Romance – Contemporary category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Kindled Lives meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $ 11.95.
Additionally, Kindled Lives can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of 10 or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781432704278 Format: 5 x 8 Paperback SRP: $ 11.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/sangeeta
About the Author
Born and brought up in India, Sangeeta Shah now lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and daughter. An avid reader of romance novels herself, Kindled Lives is her first step into the world of books as a writer. She has written a love story that she has always wanted to read.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers turn-key, custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
It’s no longer necessary to write about how desirable the Kindle is (or, for that matter, e-readers generally). Books and text and reading are with us to stay; only paper is becoming unnecessary. What we can discuss is how well a device performs its intended task(s), and how it compares to its competition on an absolute basis and for the price.
My wife and I share a last gen 6″ Kindle and just received a new 6″ display K3. I know, Amazon doesn’t call it that, but how else can users refer to it? In twenty words or less, it is an improvement over an already excellent product. Smaller, but not too small to be held comfortably. Same size display, but sharper and crisper, better contrast. Easy to use, somewhat smaller keyboard that takes a little, but very little, getting used to. It took me a few hours to stop accidentally pressing some neighboring keys, but now using the keyboard is second nature. And the page turning buttons are silent, but have sufficient tactile feedback, excellent feel.
I found it very easy to duplicate our library from our older Kindle to our new K3, and to activate our home wifi. I don’t like to say I “transferred” our books because that could be understood to mean they were taken from our old Kindle to our new one. I say “duplicate” because they reside on both Kindles. The instruction manual is detailed and somewhat lengthy, but very understandable. (It’s 200 pages, but don’t let that scare you; it’s easy to find the parts you need, and you will never need more than a few pages at one time.) The manual is published on the device, as in the past, and can also be downloaded to your computer as a pdf file so you can read the instructions from your computer as you apply them to the K3.
If you have wifi at home, which we do, when you are in range of a wifi that you have activated in your K3, it automatically uses that wifi, instead of connecting to the 3G AT&T network, assuming, of course, you have a 3G+wifi K3. It works faster on my home wifi than on the 3G network, so much so that if I had really thought it through before I bought it, or if I were to buy another, I would probably go wifi only and save . The only reasons to get the 3G+wifi model would seem to be if you don’t have reliable access to wifi or if you travel a good deal to places that don’t have a lot of wifi access, but do have AT&T connectivity AND you have need to download books or periodicals on a regular basis or without delay while you are away from home or office. If you can plan ahead and stock up on a few good books, and you have reliable access to wifi, such as at home/office, McDonalds or Starbucks, I suggest you think twice about whether you want the 3G+wifi K3, or the wifi only.
Each K3 has its own email address and you can send documents to it, including Word and pdf docs, and photos. Of course, the photos are B&W, but very detailed and clear. The K3 permits surfing the web, although I haven’t used it much for that purpose and, other than saying it works, I hesitate to pass judgment on how well I think someone who uses it for web browsing would like it.
I can’t compare it to other dedicated e-readers because I haven’t used them. People seem to be interested in how I think it compares to the iPad, which I don’t own but have “played with” somewhat extensively at the Apple Store. My assessment is that there is no comparison. The iPad will do much more, but as an e-reader I think the K3 is superior. I don’t need color for reading text, the K3 is a fraction of the cost, and its smaller size makes it much more convenient to tote around. However, what kills the iPad as an e-reader, as far as I am concerned, is its weight. I suspect most of us are the same in this regard, but I tend to read for an hour or two at a stretch. A pound and a half doesn’t sound too heavy, but I held an iPad for five minutes, literally, and my hands ached. It is simply too heavy to use as a book reading device, while the K3 is light as a feather. For reading, a cheaper and significantly lighter K3 as a dedicated e-reader is, IMHO, the way to go (compared to an iPad). BTW, a recent (in Aug. 2010) report from Taiwan said Apple in making a 6″ iPod, which, depending on size and weight, could change the equation. It will be interesting to see how the e-reader market develops. I said I can’t compare the K3 to other competitors, and I won’t, but I can say I am completely satisfied with Amazon as an e-book seller. I’ve only had a few occasions to need support (on my old Kindle), but that has also been entirely satisfactory.
Author Bryan Alaspa Releases Latest Thriller Exclusively for Amazon’s Kindle: Chicago Author Has been Advocate of eBooks for Years
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 25, 2009
Chicago author Bryan W. Alaspa is releasing his latest suspense thriller, “After the Snowfall,” just in time for Christmas, but with a twist. This book will be published exclusively for Amazon Kindle users and available only as an eBook from Amazon.com. Mr. Alaspa has been at the forefront of electronic publishing for years and wanted to do something special for those who are now embracing the format.
“I think electronic publishing is the wave of the future,” said Mr. Alaspa. “While I always hope that print books will be around, there is something to this eBook phenomenon. I think it opens up doors not only to the readers, but to writers as well. I know that my eBook versions of my various novels have always sold better than the print versions.”
“After the Snowfall” is Mr. Alaspa’s seventh novel. He is also the author of several non-fiction books. However, he has become known in the fiction world for his thrillers, mysteries, suspense and horror novels. Of his fiction work the novels “The Vanished Child” and “Dust” are available in print and Kindle versions. Earlier in 2009 he released the horror novel “Gone” as a free eBook for smartphone users with eReader apps.
“After the Snowfall” tells the story of the fictional down of Darrick, Illinois. The town has been buried in snow following a terrible blizzard. The next morning, as the town awakens and tries to dig out, several townspeople notice three men, dressed in black, walking down the middle of the only road in town. For some reason, these men instill fear in everyone who sees them. What happens next and how the town is forever changed is told throughout the course of a single day.
“I wrote the novel during National Novel Writing Month in 2008,” continued Mr. Alaspa. “I like to think the novel hits the ground running and doesn’t let up. It was a story that just flowed out of me and I had to finish it. It was fun to write, so I think it will be fun to read.”
The Amazon Kindle is a digital book reader that allows users to carry multiple books on a single device. According to Amazon.com, the Kindle is the number one holiday present on Amazon.com for 2009. In recent months, large publishers have reacted to the rising popularity of eReaders by stating they will limit when books by their biggest authors will be made available for eReader customers.
“I think that just opens the door for other independent authors who may not have big publishing contracts,” added Mr. Alaspa. “It’s a great chance to get your work out there to an rapidly growing audience. I look forward to doing more with Amazon and the various eReaders coming on the market in the future.”
“After the Snowfall” will be published on or around Christmas of 2009. It will be available exclusively for Kindle users at Amazon.com.
About Bryan W. Alaspa:
Bryan W. Alaspa is a writer born and raised in Chicago. He wanted to be a writer from the moment he sat down in front of his mother’s electric typewriter in the third grade and wrote his first short story. Since 2006 he has been writing full-time as a freelancer, author and novelist. His works of fiction include “Ballad of the Blue Denim Gang,” “The Vanished Child,” “Dust,” “Rig,” “Sin-Eater: Part One” and “Gone.” He is also the author of works of non-fiction including “Ghosts of St. Louis: the Lemp Mansion and Other Eerie Tales,” “Chicago Crime Stories: Rich Gone Wrong,” and “Forgotten Tales of Illinois.”
If you’re trying to choose between a nook and a kindle, perhaps I can help. My wife and I bought a nook, a kindle 2, and a kindle DX last month, just days before the kindle 3 was announced. After using them intensively for a few weeks, we returned them and pre-ordered two kindle 3′s, which we have in our hands now. We’ve each read a few chapters and a few newspaper articles on our kindle 3′s and are very happy with them, so far.
First, reasons why we prefer the kindle over nook:
* Page refresh speed Kindle 2 was twice as fast as nook, Kindle 3 is slightly faster yet. However, I read a whole book on the nook and didn’t find page refresh to be so slow as to be annoying. You get used to it, and automatically develop the habit of pressing the page turn button a second before you need it.
* Navigation speed Here is where the kindle has a huge advantage. Moving the cursor around the screen (e.g. to select things) is way, way, way better on kindle than nook. When you use the rocker button (on kindle 3, or the joystick on kindle 2), the cursor moves almost immediately. In contrast, when you use the “virtual rocker button” on nook’s color touch screen, there’s a noticeable lag before the cursor moves. Plus, just to get to the cursor control on the nook, you have to turn on its color touch screen (which is normally off when not in use, to save battery power). This adds to the lag time.
* Screen contrast You’ve seen Amazon’s claims that the Kindle 3 e-ink has 50% better contrast. I can tell you, it makes a difference, particularly in low light conditions, when you have to strain a little to make out the not quite as dark characters on Kindle 2 and Nook. When lighting is not ideal, it’s much easier and more pleasant to read on Kindle 3 and Kindle DX than on Nook or Kindle 2.
* Battery life The nook’s color LCD touch screen drains its battery quickly – I could never get more than 5 days out of a charge. We got at least 7 days or more on the Kindle 2, and supposedly the Kindle 3′s battery lasts slightly longer between charges than Kindle 2.
* Weight Nook weighs about 3 ounces more than the new Kindle, and you can really feel the difference. Without a case, Nook is still light enough to hold in one hand for long reading sessions without fatigue. But in a case, Nook is a heavy sucker and wears you out after a while. I found myself taking Nook out of its case when I was reading Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest. The new Kindle 3 is so light, even in a case, my wife and I read on our new kindles until quite last last night, each holding them in their lighted leather case with one hand (we are such an old married couple!).
* In-store experience If you need help with your nook, you can take it to any barnes and noble and get a real human to help. You can take your nook into the coffee shop section of your local B&N store and read any book for free for up to one hour per day. When you take your nook to B&N, some in-store special deals and the occasional free book pop up on your screen.
* User-replaceable battery After a year or two of moderate use, the battery will start to lose its ability to hold a charge. Nook’s battery is user-replaceable and relatively inexpensive. To replace Kindle’s battery, you must ship your Kindle to Amazon. Amazon’s customer service told me that they ship you back a DIFFERENT kindle (though the same model as yours) with a new battery inside. I really don’t like this, at all.
* ePub and loaning e-books Nook uses the ePub format, a widely used open format. Amazon uses a proprietary ebook format. Many libraries will “lend” ebooks in the ePub format, which works with nook but not kindle. Nook owners can “loan” ebooks they purchased to other nook owners for up to two weeks. You can’t do this with kindle.
* Nook’s color LCD touchscreen This could be a pro or con, depending on your preferences. It makes nook hipper and less drab than kindle. Some people enjoy using the color LCD to view their library or navigate. I did, at first. But after two weeks of use, and comparisons with my wife’s kindle, I found the dedicated buttons of the kindle easier and far quicker to use than the nook’s color touchscreen. I also found the bright light from the color screen distracting when I was trying to read a book or newspaper (though when not in use, it shuts off after a minute or so to conserve battery).
A few other notes:
* MP3 player I’ve used it on the Kindle 3, and it has less features than a first-generation ipod shuffle (no way to select a specific track to hear, let alone see the name of the currently playing track).
* Web browser The browser on Kindle 3 is easier to use than Nook’s browser, particularly when navigating. But neither is really very good, most people will probably use their e-reader’s browser only in a pinch.
* PDF support Viewing PDFs is better on Kindle 3 than on Kindle 2 or nook, but still not that great. You have to zoom in on part of the page and pan around to read the page, which is slightly cumbersome; this is less an issue on Kindle DX, because of the DX’s much bigger display. Graphics in my PDF documents don’t usually display correctly on Kindle, and sometimes Kindle can’t even open the PDF file if it has certain kinds of graphics. I imagine the only worthwhile use of Kindle’s PDF compatibility would be if you’re trying to read an e-book that comes in PDF format, provided it was pre-formatted for reading on a device with a 6″ display. Of course, you can convert many PDF documents to Kindle’s native format (you do this by attaching the PDF document to an email that you send to a certain address).
This is our 3rd aired Amazon Kindle Commercial starring Paula Miranda and Melissa L. Written and Directed by Ithyle Griffiths and Angela Kohler (www.angelaandithyle.com) The song is called C’mon Let’s Go by Annie Little and Marcus Ashley. Props – Sara Kugelmass, Wardrobe – Sarah Schaub & Sunshine Wright, Hair – Nikki Providence, Make Up – Gia Harris, Lighting – Andrew Hamlin, Digital Tech – Brandon Kalpin.
The all-new Kindle has a new lectronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast than any other e-reader, a new sleek design with a 21 percent smaller body while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, and a 17 percent lighter weight at just 8.5 ounces. The new Kindle also offers 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, double the storage to 3,500 books, built-in Wi-Fi, a graphite color option and moreâall for only $139.
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