Monday, January 17, 2011

Kindle Wireless Reading Device


The Kindle (Wi-Fi model) is the #1 bestselling item on Amazon.com for the last two years running. It's also the most-wished-for, most-gifted and has the most five star reviews for any product on Amazon.com. However, the latest 3G edition is better than ever. For one day only here on ZooBlu.com, you can have your own Kindle for $99.97 (usually retails at $139). This model doesn't come with 3G connection and therefore is most appropriate for those that already have a high-speed connection and wireless router set up in your home and do not need the added convenience of a 3G connection. 3G enables you to download books anytime, anywhere, while on the go. If you do not have Wi-Fi set up in your home, then Kindle 3G may be a better option. Check us out over the following weeks, for a possibility of a ridiculous discount on the Kindle 3G model. For now, let's focus our attention on this Kindle which is for sale RIGHT NOW:



All-New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen � 50% better contrast with latest E Ink Pearl technology


Read in Bright Sunlight � No glare


New and Improved Fonts � New crisper, darker fonts


New Sleek Design � 21% smaller body while keeping the same 6" size reading area


17% Lighter � Only 8.5 ounces, weighs less than a paperback


Battery Life of Up to One Month � A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off


Double the Storage � Up to 3,500 books


Built-In Wi-Fi � Shop and download books in less than 60 seconds


20% Faster Page Turns � Seamless reading


Enhanced PDF Reader � With dictionary lookup, notes, and highlights


New WebKit-Based Browser � Browse the web over Wi-Fi (experimental)



New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen with Pearl Technology

50% better contrast. The clearest text and sharpest images with latest E Ink Pearl display.



Read in Bright Sunlight

Unlike LCD screens, Kindle's screen reads like real paper, with no glare. Read as easily in bright sunlight as in your living room.



Lighter Than a Paperback

At only 8.5 ounces and 1/3 of an inch thin, Kindle is lighter than a paperback and thinner than a magazine.



Holds 3,500 Books

We doubled Kindle's storage so you can carry up to 3,500 books.



Battery Life of Up to One Month

A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off. Keep wireless always on and go for up to three weeks without recharging.



Built-In Wi-Fi

Connect to Wi-Fi hotspots at home or on the road. Includes free Wi-Fi access at AT&T hotspots across the U.S.



Quieter Page Turn Buttons

Quieter page turning means you won't disturb your partner when you want to read all night.



Share Meaningful Passages

Share meaningful passages with friends and family with built-in Twitter and Facebook integration.



Simple to Use

Kindle is ready to use right out of the box - no setup, no software to install, no computer required.



Improved PDF Reader

Now with new dictionary lookup, notes and highlights, and support for password protected PDFs. Easily carry all of your documents on the go.



Books in 60 Seconds

With fast, free wireless delivery, you can start reading books in less than 60 seconds. No computer required.



Massive Selection

Over 750,000 books, including 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers, plus audiobooks, periodicals and blogs. For non-U.S. customers, content availability varies. Check your country.



Free, Out-of-Copyright Books

Over 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are available such as Pride and Prejudice.



Low Book Prices

Over 610,000 books are $9.99 or less, including 79 current New York Times Best Sellers.



Free Book Samples

Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.



Book Lending - Coming this Year

Lend your Kindle books to other Kindle or Kindle app users for 14 days.



Read Everywhere with Whispersync

Your Kindle books can be read on your Kindle, iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac, Android device, and BlackBerry. Our Whispersync technology syncs your place across devices, so you can pick up where you left off.



Worry-Free Archive

Books you purchase from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online in your Kindle library on Amazon. Re-download books wirelessly for free, anytime.



Read-to-Me

With Text-to-Speech, Kindle can read English-language content out loud to you.



Lighter & Thinner - Only 8.5 Ounces

When reading for long periods of time, we know that weight matters. That�s why we worked hard to make our newest Kindle lighter than ever � only 8.5 ounces � so you can read comfortably for hours with just one hand. Kindle is lighter than a typical paperback, and thinner than a magazine. Just a third of an inch in profile, Kindle fits perfectly in your hands.



Ergonomic Design

Kindle is easy to hold and read. We designed it with long-form reading in mind. When reading for long periods of time, people naturally shift positions and often like to read with one hand. Kindle's page-turning buttons are located on both sides, allowing you to read and turn pages from any position. The new soft-touch, textured back is comfortable to hold and never gets hot in your hands.



Never Gets Hot

Unlike a laptop or tablet, Kindle never gets hot so you can read comfortably as long as you like.



Simple to Use, No Computer Required

Unlike most electronic devices, we wanted to keep Kindle simple. Kindle is wireless and ready to use right out of the box � no setup, no software to install, no computer required.



Battery Life of Up to One Month

A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off. Keep wireless always on and it lasts for up to 3 weeks. Battery life will vary based on wireless usage, such as shopping the Kindle Store, web browsing, and downloading content.



Charge Via USB

Kindle ships with a U.S. power adapter and a micro-USB cable for charging your Kindle from a computer USB port. The U.S. power adapter supports voltages 100V-240V.



Get Books in 60 Seconds

Whispernet utilizes Amazon's optimized technology plus Wi-Fi networks to enable you to wirelessly search, discover, and download content on the go. Your books and periodicals are delivered over Wi-Fi via Whispernet in less than 60 seconds. Wireless download speeds can vary based on file size.



New, Built-In Wi-Fi

Kindle automatically detects nearby Wi-Fi networks at school, home, or your favorite caf�. At a hotel or caf� that requires a password? Simply enter the password and connect to the network. Once you have added a Wi-Fi network, Kindle will automatically connect to that network the next time you�re near the hotspot. Kindle does not currently connect to enterprise or peer-to-peer networks.



Free Access at AT&T Hotspots

Enjoy free Wi-Fi access at AT&T hotspots across the U.S. for shopping and downloading Kindle content � no AT&T registration, sign-in, or password required.



Holds Over 3,500 Books

The ultimate travel companion, Kindle weighs 8.5 ounces and holds up to 3,500 books. No longer pick and choose which books fit in your carry-on. You can always have your entire Kindle library with you.



Worry-Free Archive

Delete with abandon. We automatically keep an archival copy of your Kindle books-�re-download for free, anytime. We even back up your last page read and annotations, so when you re-download to the device you can pick up where you left off with all of your notes still in place. Please see more information about your library content.



Collections

Organize your Kindle library into collections, or categories, to easily access any book you are looking for. You can add an item to multiple collections to make organizing and finding titles even easier. For example, you can add the same book to your "History" and "My Favorite Authors" collections.




Lose Yourself in Your Reading

The most elegant feature of a physical book is that it disappears while you're reading. Immersed in the author's world and ideas, you don't notice a book's glue, the stitching, or ink. Our top design objective is to make Kindle disappear � just like a physical book � so you can get lost in your reading, not the technology.



Paper-Like Screen with New E Ink Pearl Display for 50% Improved Contrast

Our latest Kindle uses Amazon's new, high-contrast E Ink Pearl display with 50% better contrast, for the clearest text and sharpest images. With Pearl, the most-advanced E Ink display on the market, text "pops" from the page creating a reading experience most similar to reading on printed paper. Sharp and natural with no glare or backlight, reading on Kindle is nothing like reading on a computer screen. Those who see it for the first time always do a double-take.



New Proprietary Screen Technology - Faster Page Turns, New and Improved Fonts

Kindle�s new, high-contrast display is further optimized with Amazon�s proprietary waveform and font technology to make pages turn faster and fonts sharper. Waveform is a series of electronic pulses that move black and white electronic ink particles to achieve a final gray level for an image or text. We have tuned Kindle's waveform and controller mechanism to make page turning 20% faster. This waveform tuning, combined with new hand-built, custom fonts and font-hinting, make words and letters more crisp, clear, and natural-looking. Font hints are instructions, written as code, that control points on a font character's line and improve legibility at small font sizes where few pixels are available. Hinting is a mix of aesthetic judgments and complicated technical strategies. We've designed our proprietary font-hinting to optimize specifically for the special characteristics of electronic ink.



Read in Sunlight with No Glare

Kindle's screen reflects light like ordinary paper and uses no backlighting, eliminating the glare associated with other electronic displays. As a result, Kindle can be read as easily in bright sunlight as in your living room.



Adjustable Text Size

Kindle has eight adjustable font sizes to suit your reading preference. You can increase the text size of your favorite book or periodical with the push of a button. If your eyes tire, simply increase the font size and continue reading comfortably. Now every book in your library can be large print.



New Font Choices

Kindle now has three font styles to choose from - our standard Caecilia font, a condensed version of Caecilia, and a sans serif option - so you can change your font style along with the font size.



Screen Rotation

Manually rotate the display from portrait to landscape to view maps, graphs, tables and Web pages.



Newspaper Reading

Using Kindle's 5-way controller, you can quickly flip between articles, making it faster and easier to browse and read the morning paper. Want to remember the newspaper or magazine article you just read? Clip and save entire articles for later reading with a single click. Newspapers are auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle before they hit newsstands.



Sharp Display of Images and Photos

Kindle's high-resolution screen boasts 16 shades of gray and 50% improved contrast, for the sharpest text and images.



Support for Non-Latin Characters

Kindle can now display Cyrillic (such as Russian), Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean characters in addition to Latin and Greek scripts for certain file types. To view your personal documents with non-Latin characters on your Kindle, send your file as a Microsoft Word document (DOC) attachment to your Kindle's e-mail address ("name"@free.kindle.com). The file will be converted to Kindle format and sent to your Kindle via the Wi-Fi connection and also to the e-mail address associated with your Amazon.com account at no charge. See more details about Kindle�s Personal Document Service via Whispernet here. Loading TXT files containing non-Latin characters over USB is currently not supported as some characters may not display properly.



Full Image Zoom

Images and photos display crisply on Kindle and can be zoomed to the full size of the screen.



Precise 5-Way Controller

Kindle has an easy-to-use 5-way controller, enabling precise on-screen navigation for selecting text to highlight or looking up words. No on-screen fingerprints.




Search

Kindle's keyboard makes it easy to search within a book, across your library, in the Kindle Store, or even the Web. To use the Search feature, simply type in a word or phrase you're looking for, and Kindle finds every instance in your book or across your Kindle library. Looking for the first reference of a character in your book? Simply type in the name and search. You can extend your search to the Kindle Store to find related titles you may be interested in. Explore even further by searching Wikipedia and the Web. Web access is not currently available for some customers outside the U.S. Check Your Country



Bookmarks and Annotations

By using the QWERTY keyboard, you can add annotations to text, just like you might write in the margins of a book. And because it is digital, you can edit, delete, and export your notes. You can highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use. You'll never need to bookmark your last place in the book, because Kindle remembers for you and always opens to the last page you read.



Share Meaningful Passages

Share your passion for books and reading with friends, family, and other readers around the world by posting meaningful passages to social networks like Facebook and Twitter directly from Kindle, without leaving the page. Want to post or tweet about a great new novel or newspaper article? When you highlight or create a note in your book or periodical, you can easily share it with your social network. Help your network of family and friends discover new authors and books.



Popular Highlights

See what our community of millions of Kindle readers think are the most interesting passages in your books. If several other readers have highlighted a particular passage, then that passage will be highlighted in your book along with the total number of people who have highlighted it. Now it�s easier to review, remember, and learn more from the books you read.



Built-In Dictionary with Instant Lookup

Never get caught without a dictionary. Kindle includes The New Oxford American Dictionary with over 250,000 entries and definitions, so you can seamlessly look up the definitions of English words without interrupting your reading. Come across a word you don't know? Simply move the cursor to it and the definition will automatically display at the bottom of the screen. Never fear a sesquipedalian word again - simply look it up and keep reading.



Wireless Access to Wikipedia

Kindle also includes free built-in access to the world's most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org. With Kindle in hand, looking up people, places, events, and more has never been easier. It gives whole new meaning to the phrase walking encyclopedia.



Improved, Built-In PDF Reader

Native PDF support allows you to carry and read all of your personal and professional documents on the go. With Amazon's Whispernet service, you can send your documents directly to your Kindle and read them anytime, anywhere. Now you can add notes and highlights, use the dictionary look-up, and read password-protected PDFs. You can also magnify PDFs by viewing them in landscape mode, and zoom into any area of a PDF up to 300% and pan to easily view small print and detailed tables and graphics. You also have the option to have your PDF document converted to the Kindle format so that it reflows.



Personal Document Service Via Whispernet

Kindle makes it easy to take your personal documents with you, eliminating the need to print. Each Kindle has a unique and customizable e-mail address. You can set your unique e-mail address on your Manage Your Kindle page. This allows you and your approved contacts to send Word, PDF documents, and pictures to your Kindle via Whispernet for a small fee�see details. Kindle supports wireless delivery of unprotected Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX), PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC and MOBI files. Some complex PDF and DOCX files might not format correctly on your Kindle.



You can transfer personal documents to your Kindle via USB or using a Wi-Fi connection for free at any time.

Password Protection

With new password protection functionality, you can choose to lock your Kindle automatically when you�re not using it.





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