Amazon Kindle in the News

In an article titled Amazon: Kindle Is Most Gifted Item Ever.

According to the article;

Amazon's Kindle e-book reader hit a watershed moment on Christmas Day, when, for the first time ever, customers purchased more Kindle books than physical books. The company also claims the Kindle is the most gifted item in Amazon's history. These two facts were part of the online retailer's recently announced holiday sales activity.

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Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device

Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device

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Product Overview

• Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper.


• Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing.


• Wireless connectivity enables you to shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle—whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed.


• Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.


• More than 200,000 books available, including more than 100 of 112 current New York Times® Best Sellers.


• New York Times® Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise.


• Free book samples. Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.


• Top U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post; top magazines including TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes—all auto-delivered wirelessly.


• Top international newspapers from France, Germany, and Ireland; Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and The Irish Times—all auto-delivered wirelessly.
  
• More than 1000 top blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, entertainment, and politics, including BoingBoing, Slashdot, TechCrunch, ESPN's Bill Simmons, The Onion, Michelle Malkin, and The Huffington Post—all updated wirelessly throughout the day.


• Lighter and thinner than a typical paperback; weighs only 10.3 ounces.
  Holds over 200 titles.


• Long battery life. Leave wireless on and recharge approximately every other day.
• Turn wireless off and read for a week or more before recharging. Fully recharges in 2 hours.


• Unlike WiFi, Kindle utilizes the same high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phones—so you never have to locate a hotspot.


• No monthly wireless bills, service plans, or commitments—we take care of the wireless delivery so you can simply click, buy, and read.


• Includes free wireless access to the planet's most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia—Wikipedia.org.


• Email your Word documents and pictures (.JPG, .GIF, .BMP, .PNG) to Kindle for easy on-the-go viewing.


• Included in the box: Kindle wireless reader, Book cover, Power adapter, USB 2.0 cable

Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device

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Kindle answers from the Kindle Team at Amazon.com

In an effort to make finding information about Kindle as easy as possible, the Kindle team has created a forum for you to post Kindle-related questions. Due to the volume of responses, they will not be able to reply to each individual one, but every effort will be made to address the most commonly asked questions and get answers.

If you need a more immediate response, please email customer service at kindle-cs-support@amazon.com or use the "Contact Us" feature to speak directly to a Kindle representative located here: Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device

You can also get infor at the Kindle Support page, where you can find frequently asked questions (FAQs) and guides on using Kindle: Kindle Support.

Here are some answers to a few common questions they have found across the forums.
Kindle FAQ.