The Kindle Ebook Reader Now in the UK

The Kindle Ebook Reader has enjoyed enormous popularity in the United States and now, at last is also available to UK consumers.  So if you love reading but hate carrying around an armful of books, or have simply run out of space on your bookshelves why not consider the new Kindle International Ebook Reader?

With the capacity to store 1500 books the Kindle electronic book reader really is a space saver for your home.  No more worries about which reading material to take on holiday with you as you can now take your entire library.  And, if that does not keep you busy enough you can simply download more books, magazines or newspapers whenever and wherever you like.  No need to find a computer as the portable reader is completely wireless.

Download Ebooks on the Move with the Kindle UK Edition

When you purchase The Kindle UK edition there are no monthly bills or contracts.  Open up the box and your portable ebooks reader will work immediately.  Wherever there is a 3G signal in over 100 countries you can connect free of charge to the Kindle Ebooks Store and order new material.  An astounding, sixty seconds later, your new purchases are downloaded to your personal reader.

Of course, you can do things the slightly more traditional way (if traditional is the right word when talking about such a modern gadget), and order new ebooks via your PC or laptop.  Then transfer them via the USB cable that is included, to your reader.  But how much easier to download direct the the machine as and when you feel like something new to read?

Kindle UK Great for Traveling

Now obviously, with a huge library all contained in one tiny machine, and new material available on demand the UK Kindle is pretty attractive to take on your travels.  But there are even more reasons why this portable reader is so ideally suited to trips away from home.

Firstly the battery life is very long.  If you use your Kindle Reader connected to the local 3G signal, for downloading new content and backing up your work, this little gadget will happily keep working for four days.  Turn the wireless off and it will keep you entertained for up to two weeks between charging.

The electronic reader can be charged in two ways; either with a USB cable plugged in to any pc or laptop or via the US power adaptor, so you can take more or less baggage with you depending on your computer access once away.

The reader is light enough to make no dent at all in your baggage allowance at only 10.2 oz making it lighter than your average paperback.  Plus it is even thinner than the average magazine, so really will fit comfortably in even the smallest on-board luggage.

Working away from home is helped with the Kindle Reader too.  A full QWERTY keypad allows you to make notes and annotations as you read.  If you use the machine with the wireless on, amazon will automatically back up your last page read, and your annotations in your online library.

In fact, all ebooks bought are backed up and held in your own personal online library.  So for avid readers you can always make more room on your electronic book reader for new titles, safe in the knowledge that all your purchases are held securely for you to download whenever and wherever you like in the future.

The Kindle UK – Designed for Pleasure

The whole point about the new generation of Kindle available to the UK, is that it is designed to be used like a book, not as a techno gadget.  It has the light, slim feel of a book, with smooth lines and ergonomic handling making it comfortable to hold for even the longest reading session.

The controllers for turning pages and so on are situated on both sides.  This takes into account the fact many of us read one handed, and that hand swaps depending on whether we’re enjoying a cuppa, or cigarette at the same time as the latest novel.

The Kindle screen is based on paper.  It is not back-lit, so there is no hint of a computer screen when using the portable reading device.  Even the text is designed to look like ink.  All in all, this leaves new users surprised at how much like reading a book, using the Kindle Reader feels.  No tired eyes like you have in work after spending too much time at a computer, just the pleasure of reading a good book, that is light, and that will never lose your page.

Orders can be placed for the Kindle UK Edition immediately at UK Kindle Store.  The portable readers will be dispatched from 19th Oct 2009.

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October 15th, 2009

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Derek P. Claxton

The Kindle 2 – Amazon’s update for their electronic book reader came out today. I ordered mine early and got it yesterday. The new design has a lot of improvements including a thinner profile, better battery life (although the old one was never a problem) and a software update that I think will bring the device even further. (The update is available on all models and is a great improvement.) In exchange for that the new model does not allow use of SD cards to add memory and has a sealed (iPod like) battery. Neither of those changes should be a problem.

The best innovation on the Kindle 2 is the software update. It has a new feature which allows you to update your position on all your Kindle devices. That may sound like a small feature not applicable to many users but I think it is an important change.

I bought our first Kindle for my wife who is an avid novel reader. She seemed to enjoy it so I bought a second one for my use. The one problem I had with the device was its cover, which the new version fixes. But she and I, as we did in the print versions of literature, often read the same book. Kindle has always allowed you to shift content among devices. That recreates the metaphor of sharing a hard cover book (RIAA take notice about an appropriate version of fair use). But the new feature works like a book mark. So for example, if I have read a particular book at the office and left my device there, I can now use my wife’s device at home and begin at the same spot in the book.

Walt Mossberg argued in his review that the device is pricey. I disagree. Part of the cost is the capitalization of the wireless connection used to download books. This morning my wife and I were preparing for a trip and she said she did not have any books. In just a few minutes, we downloaded her a couple to keep her occupied for our travel. That instant ordering is worth a lot.

December 13, 2009 9:05 pm

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