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Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, U.S. Wireless) | 
| Brand: Amazon
Category: Amazon Devices
List Price: $259.00
Buy Used: $245.00
as of 3/12/2010 19:25 CST details
You Save: $14.00 (5%)
Used (16) from $245.00
Seller: Xavier Web Store
Rating:  12940 reviews
Sales Rank: 121
Color: Bisque
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.4
Model: D00511
UPC: 892685001072
EAN: 0892685001072
ASIN: B00154JDAI
Release Date: February 23, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Includes Cyncronix Kindle Stand
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 25
 kindle ------delight!!! March 13, 2010
J. M. Hayes (Kingston, TN)
I love reading with the kindle, it is easier to navigate than I had been led to believe, i have read 4 books since I received my kindle... also it is great to my have my USA Today when I awake each morning,, I am a satisfied customer,, i dont know why i waited so long to buy one....
L-O-V-E It!!!! March 12, 2010
Dianna I. Powrie
I got the Kindle for my Birthday and I love it. So nice to be able to get a book right away and also have it available in a typeface that is easy to read. Each birthday, the eyes get worse.
Would recommend that anyone who loves to read, will love this.
Good, but could be better March 12, 2010
Ben H. (Middle of Nowhere)
well I bought this for my mom for her birthday but she has found a few things she didn't quite like.
When your shopping and looking at a certain item it doesn't take you back to the place you were previously looking at.
One time it forgot where I was at and was a pain to get back to where I was.
Overall it is a very nice convenience then lugging around a bunch of books, but can be too convenient for me at times.
Love to read then you NEED a Kindle March 12, 2010
J. L. Plue (Sinking Spring, PA)
I have had my Kindle since before Christmas and I love it. Before getting my Kindle I would read 1 to 2 books per week. With the Kindle I am able to read more quickly because I am unburdened with the weight of a physical book. I now read 2 to 3 books a week, at least. During the recent blizzard in the Northeast I read 6 books in a week and didn't need to worry about ever running out of material since I can instantly search and receive almost any book I want. Recently I downloaded a few of the books that Amazon was offering free for the Knidle and they were very good. I highly recommend Operation Sheba by Misty Evans. It was excellent and it was FREE.
Features I Love:
1. All my books are with me all the time- so if I want to re-read a particular chapter or reference something I can.
2. Share library with my family- my husband and children all have the i-touch. Since we like to read a lot of the same things, with the Kindle app they can access our Amazon library and read any of those books from their i-touch. My son was even able to download some of the books he needed for school to the i-touch which lighten his backpack. Some of those were free as well i.e. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Select works of Edgar Allen Poe.
3. Bookmarks, highlights and word lookup- Kindle can add as many bookmarks as you want in a book for future reference or to easily locate your favorite part or poem. Highlight and add notes is great for school projects. Instantly get the meaning of any word you don't know, excellent feature for kids.
Things to improve:
1. Kindle needs some kind of file organization tool. I would really like to be able to put books from a Series in a folder or all the classics together in a folder. Just some way to organize them rather than one long list that can be sorted by author or title. With all the books I read that list can get pretty out of control and I have only had it 3 months. Can't imagine what it is going to look like in 1 year.
2. Purchasing books from Kindle device not a great shopping experience. I still prefer to browse the Amazon sight purchase from there then turn the wireless on and watch the books appear on my device. Maybe it's all the pretty colors of the website or it just seems easier to navigate. If I know what I want then purchasing from the Kindle is fine. If your just looking for ideas and suggestions the website is a better experience to me.
If your thinking of an e-reader this is the one to get; easy on your eyes, holds a charge with wireless off for 2 weeks (and I use mine for at least 6 hours or more per day), lightweight and easily fits in your purse or bri
Good size, not within whispernet access March 12, 2010
Mark Daniels (Longview, WA)
I am just adressing the size and whispernet connection issues.
I was afraid that the smaller kindle would not handle newspapers and magazines well, but due to how these periodicals are formatted, that is no problem. Graphs are a problem. They often appear embedded within the text, too small to read, but the solution isn't the larger kindle, it is either publishing them in larger format or allowing them to be expanded to full size screen, and rotated when appropriate. For school work and professional publications, the larger kindle would be well worth the cost, but only if the charts and graphs can be expanded. The moderate expansion due only to a larger screen probably won't meet strigent analysis of graphics.
I do not receive whispernet at my home, which is a frequent problem in mountainous states. ((P.S., their coverage maps lie. If you live in hilly terrain, you know what I mean. Supposedly I have top coverage around my home. Actual service is much less than mapped. I need to be nearly 7 miles from home before I receive spotty connection.) This is not a problem when I travel into town, but I don't do that frequently, so I have to download through the computer. I can't emphasize how convenient whispernet is, if it works, or how cumbersome it is to update the kindle without. Currently you have to manually synch and update each item separately, which is terribly cumbersome compared to whispernet. The auto archive and disposal features of outdated periodicals also doesn't work through the internet connection. Amazon needs a one-click button on the internet to synch and update. It would really be great if I didn't have to formally log onto "my kindle", just select "update and synch" on the kindle menu once the kindle is plugged into the computer. You might want to reconsider subscriptions unless you have access to whispernet. My newspaper subscription is semi-useless. I find I just don't bother going through the download process on a daily basis. Actually, come to think about it, I have a home network. I would dearly love a wireless device to plug into my kindle that would update automatically. I could just plug the wireless device in and have my kindle automatically updated. That would be very cool. Are you listening Amazon? Wifi would be a great alternative when whispernet is not available.
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