Kindle 2.0 Review, Amazon’s Book Reader

Kindle 2

I picked up the Kindle 2.0 for myself and also think it would make a great Mother’s Day gift, Birthday gift or Graduation gift. I wanted the Kindle both for the ease of carrying multiple books for travel and for the green aspects.  I really hate to pay money for books that I will read once and discard.  Ok, I do take my used books to Goodwill so I do think they are probably read at least a second time. Well, the Kindle is impressive! It can hold hundreds of books and if the local storage is not enough, copies of your books with your own notes are forever availabe at Amazon.  That works if you loose your Kindle as well.  The books are easy to read. The Previous and Next keys are easy to manipulate.  The font size can be changed to your own preferred size.

The battery life is really impressive. The Kindle can go for 2 weeks without being re-charged. Amazon provides free access to the Internet through WhisperNet.  This is, of course, to purchase books but also can be used to search Google and access any Internet site.  Last week I was sitting with a family member in a doctor’s waiting room, we spent the time on the Kindle googling different medical terms in her test results, preparing ourselves with questions for the visit. It was very cool.  Whenever I am reading in public, I always get curious questions about my device.

The Kindle also has a read to me feature. I haven’t used it much as I like quiet time but it could be used for listening in the car or on an airplane with headphones.

Is there anything I don’t like about the Kindle. Well yes, it does seem inconvenient to flip through as you would a book. If a book has pictures in the center, I like to sometimes look at them more then once.  It’s not easy to find them with the Kindle. You would have to remember to bookmark them as you read to be able to get back to them.  Maybe there is an easier way but I haven’t found it yet.

Overall, I love my Kindle and highly recommend it.  Here’s the link to read reviews or purchase at amazon:
Kindle 2: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation)