Kindle 1 Review The Ebook Reader that Built E-Reading
The Amazon Kindle 1 is the revolutionary ebook reader that took the literary world by storm. It was the ereader that popularized ereaders and the advanced electronic paper display technology that looks like real paper.
Even though practically all readers nowadays use the E-ink technology from Vizplex, it was the Kindle one that brought such a technology to the fore of the industry.
The success of the Kindle one can be attributed to many factors: its unique and highly advanced wireless technology, its abundant collection of ebooks in its ebook store, and the excellent set of specs of this monumental device.
The Kindle 1 became even more popular, not just due to its highly effective advertising and teaser campaigns, but also because of its innovative wireless technology. The device is simply completely wireless, so you can enjoy your ebooks on your device without having to keep cables and sync the device to your computer.
You can avail of new ebooks and download them into your Kindle even without a computer. This is made possible by Kindle’s very own 3G Whispernet wireless service. Amazon already pays for your access, so you don’t have to pay additional monthly fees anymore.
The service allows you to access the Kindle ebook library anytime and anywhere to grab a book. This does not work like ordinary WiFi which requires you to be within a hotspot. The entire book shopping experience also happens within your device, so you don’t need anything else but your Kindle one.
Giving You Options
The Kindle 1 also offers you all the options you could ever want when it comes to shopping for books. After all, what good is the ability to shop for books anytime and anywhere when you don’t have that much to choose from? Amazon sure have thought of this, which is why it offers an ebook library boasting of more than 360,000 documents, ranging from ebooks, magazines, newspapers, and blogs.
The collection of ebooks also includes 101 out of the current list of 112 New York Times Bestsellers. With the Kindle ebook store, there is no book that’s out of your reach, and you can enjoy them all with your Kindle.
The newspapers include U.S. newspapers such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. International newspapers are also available such as Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and the Irish Times, all delivered wirelessly from France, Germany, and Ireland.
The device itself
Kindle 1, as a device that enables all these great features, certainly lives up to what is expected of it. The Kindle offers a paper-like screen with absolutely no glare and a body that’s ergonomically designed to feel like a paperback when nestled comfortably in your hands.
The white body looks clean and the device is light at only 10.3 ounces. It offers storage enough for more than 200 ebooks, which means you can bring that much with you at a time. The keyboard also allows you to search and make notes as you read, and as a bonus, you get a built-in dictionary as well.
The Verdict
No other device has made such a huge impact on the literary world the way the Kindle one did. Although it has been replaced by the thinner Amazon Kindle 2, the 1st generation Kindle holds a soft spot in the hearts of book lovers who have made the transition towards digital book reading.
, the 1st generation Kindle holds a soft spot in the hearts of book lovers who have made the transition towards digital book reading.
