Archive for October, 2009
Kindle eBook readers make reading ‘cool’ again.
Teens love them for the technology, and moms love them because the teens are reading more, but where do you buy your ebook reader? What is the most convenient and most importantly…Whom do you trust?
Amazon is well know as an all-around-store to buy nearly anything online. People would rather shop at Amazon than go to malls or specialty stores and fight the traffic (especially around the crazy holiday season! Why endure the hassle when they can conveniently do it in the privacy and comfort of their office or homes. Amazon is also well known for their great customer service. Refunds are given with no questions asked.
Amazon Kindle was definitely an achievement when Kindle 2 was finally introduced. If you’re thinking about buying the Kindle 2, definitely read up on its features and capabilities. Of course, when you do decide to own your own Kindle 2 you are purchasing the latest and greatest of what technology offers as far as eBook readers go.
Buy Kindle 2 and the advantages become apparent. Right of the bat you have the ability to shop for newspapers, books, magazines, and even subscribe to your favorite blogs directly from the Amazon Kindle store. With Whispernet, Amazon’s private high speed wireless network, you have access to any reading materials desired, no matter where you are. World wide! No need to search for a hotspot anymore when you buy Kindle. If your cell phone works where you are, so will the Kindle!
Amazon Kindle Leather Cover (Fits 6 Display, Latest Generation Kindle)
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The cover clips on easily and securely. The Kindle has two small slots on the left side. Two clips on the cover latch into these slots. You can slide the top clip down to unlatch and release the Kindle. All the Kindle controls remain accessible with the cover on. (Unlike Kindle 1, the Kindle 2 on-off switch is on top.) It all seems well designed.
I bought the cover mostly to protect the Kindle when I'm traveling. And indeed, the cover front and back are both tough and well padded, with a soft felt lining, and look like they should provide good protection. The overall appearance is reasonably elegant.
The Kindle+cover total about 0.75" thickness. So the cover is roughly doubling the Kindle's natural 0.36" thickness. But since I want protective padding, this seems like a price I need to pay!
Overall this seems like an enormous improvement over the awkward Kindle 1 cover.
This is not SUMPTUOUS leather-- but it is leather and who expected more for 30-bucks. I love the nice Amazon Kindle metal badge on the cover. I give it FIVE stars and I'm picky about KINDLE STUFF.
Good job Amazon.
Features:
1)Nice, leather, book-like appearence. I have never owned a reader before and I know that some are saying 'oh, it's too basic, or simple, or cheap-looking'. I guess I don't really know what that means, I don't really want to make a fashion statement, I just want something that I can carry around comfortably that still has the look and feel of a book.
2) Straps? What straps? I am not sure why a strap would be necessary. Again, this is my first reader, so I have nothing to compare to, but apparently the old Kindle cover had straps and some are disappointed that this one does not. I find this cover is perfect. It closes like a book (my books don't come with straps), and doesn't open until I tell it to. I've already dropped it twice, and it protected it both times, never coming open, or even partially open.
3)Nice, protective padding. While this will about double the size of your K2, you will feel comfort in knowing it is protected. The additional thickness doesn't bother me at all. Its thickness is comparable to that of an average paperback (instead of a magazine, as it is without the cover).
4)The fold back cover is my favorite feature. I like the option of opening my reader and just reading it like a regular book, or folding back the cover to read(akin to folding back a paperback book cover - which I never did, for fear of damage it). When reading with the cover folded back you will find it fits very comfortable in your hand and does not require any additional adjustments when changing pages. When it is time to close it easily closes back without any resistance.
5) The 'Kindle Hooks'. I am unsure why some here have posted that it will scratch your Kindle. I guess I can see that happening if not inserted correctly, or forced (if I could give half stars, I would deduct a half star for lack of enclosed instructions, but not worth deducting a full star). There are two hooks: the top one slides up and down, while the bottom one is stationary. You hook the bottom one first and then gently slide the top one down and into your Kindle. There should be no force necessary when doing this and should not cause any damage at all to your Kindle. If you feel as if you are having to force it or like you will injure your Kindle, you may not be being inserting it correctly and you should start again. This should be a smooth process that takes mere seconds. Upon completion, your Kindle is very secure. Again, when dropped my Kindle did not budge.
I take my K2 everywhere. If you are looking for a nice, basic, cover that you can take everywhere with the look and feel of a simple book, this is a perfect cover. I know there are fancier, more expensive ones out there, but this is the only cover I can see myself ever needing.