Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device

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Customer reviews

review by: mom date: 2008-08-21 rating:
Wow, we have been waiting for this....
I simply love my Kindle.
It has traveled with me to Sweden this past month and it was awesome to have all my books on it while there.
To all of you that are surprised you can't use it outside of US of A...it clearly states that, and shouldn't be a surprise. I simply downloaded a few extra books for my monthlong trip, so I wouldn't run out of reading material. I even downloaded a few kids books on it, so I could have reading material for them ( 8 and 3) as well, the selection of childrens books aren't great, but that is equal with all ereaders, not just Kindle.

It is easy to use, lovely to read and so very practical. I have only charged mine twice since I got it in june-08 and I have read it about 2-3 hours daily.
I have a lot of peeps in Sweden that are feverishly awaiting something like this over there, people in Sweden read a lot, so heads up Kindle folks, make it available there and it woulkd make a huge success.

Again, you can't go wrong buying this great piece of techie equipment.

Petra

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review by: Walker date: 2008-08-21 rating:
Be very, very wary of Kindle outside the US
What a disappointment! I bought a Kindle as a surprise birthday present for my wife. The surprise was on me. The Kindle books, available in 90 seconds via wireless, are not available if you are outside the US. We live in Canada. The website for ordering has State/province, but no provinces are listed. It has Zip/Postal code, but won't accept postal code format. So she has a lovely, useless bit of hardware and software, full of promises but no delivery.

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review by: MAGS date: 2008-08-21 rating:
Not too Happy
I've been holding for "support" for about 15 minutes. This is the second time I've had this problem. My Kindle has been freezing up on me (I can't even turn it off). I know now how to stick the paperclip in the back, but I lose my place in the book and its rather inconvenient to carry around a paperclip. When I talked to someone last at the support number, they said it was common for the Kindle to freeze up about once a week. I've only had it 2 weeks so it's right on schedule I guess.....

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review by: date: 2008-08-21 rating:
Me & my Kindle are the best of buddies.
With over 4,000 reviews written already - it's all been said. I just wanted to weigh in and let you all know that I've had my Kindle for about 4 months now and I LOVE it.

I'm a 54 year old, not too techie woman - but have been a big reader for all my life. The initial cost scared me a bit - it wasn't a purchase made lightly on my part. I can tell you - it's all good. No regrets. I'm reading even more that I ever did. I wouldn't have thought that possible. And not having to lug around all kind of books for all kinds of days.

It's wonderful. I could type all day and not be able to convey how much I appreciate this new wonder. If you're a serious reader Kindle will make you feel like a kid at Christmas again.

My only suggestions would be :) that in the next installment they make Kindle water proof so I can read in the bathtub (one of my favorite places to read) and they figure out how to sand proof it so we could take it to the beach.

Thank you Amazon for make reading even more pleasurable in my life.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Kindle.


review by: lumpOcoal date: 2008-08-21 rating:
In a word.....Wonderful.
My wife and I received our Kindle a few days ago. So far she's done the most reading using it and loves it. I've been 'allowed' to use it to do the book downloads and read a page or two. Loved it.

Being an avid reader, living in an area where we can and do get snowed in, riding in a vanpool (an hour each way) and not close to bookstores I can state with full enthusiasm that this is a wonderful device. The only drawback (if you can call it one) is that we'll likely need another one.

Hint: make sure you have "1-click" usage from amazon.com or you won't be able to utilize whispernet buying from the Kindle store using your Kindle.

I've read tons of the real reviews and the opinion reviews (don't own/use a Kindle) and find that the largest group of people who don't like it have issues that have nothing to do with it being and electronic digital reader and since this is it's foremost function I think they are missing the point.

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