Costly Kindle Could Save You Money

The latest Amazon Kindle e-book reader is, in my opinion at least, a dream come true. Of course, I can’t deny that, being someone who counts reading as one of my most enjoyable hobbies, I must be pretty much the Amazon marketing team’s ideal consumer. On average, I would expect to read an absolute minimum of one book a week – and it’s not so unusual for me to have one novel, one non-fiction and a fair number of reference books on the go at any one time.

I don’t think that’s so really uncommon, otherwise traditional print books wouldn’t sell so well, but it does mean that I can spend quite a bit of money on books. Apart from the monetary aspects, my collection of books quickly becomes untidy and space consuming. Every now and again I sort through the pile and, putting the reference books and my other favourites aside, have a bit of a clear out. Usually the books go to friends or charity shops.

I recently got rid of over fifty volumes in advance of moving house. It wasn’t until I saw them, boxed up and ready to go, that I realised I was looking at a spend of somewhere between $500 and $1000 which had built up in just under a year.

Now, whilst the Amazon Kindle is a fairly pricey item in itself, the downloadable e-books from the Kindle store are usually quite a bit cheaper than the printed equivalent. After all, the publisher will have no printing and distribution costs and there will be no postal charges for Amazon. Even with a saving of just a few dollars per book, quite achievable it seems, anyone who reads on a regular basis would pretty quickly recoup the cost of the device and then start saving money over time.

The potential benefits aren’t just financial. The Kindle 2 has a storage capacity for around 1500 e-books whereas the Kindle DX, which will start shipping on June 10 2009, can store 3500. That’s a fair amount of books – and it needs a lot of physical storage space that will no longer be taken up in your house or office.

Some users have suggested that the Kindle is a green, eco-friendly, device – based upon the fact that it will save on the usage of paper. It’s easy to see the logic, but obviously some consideration needs to be given to the materials used in production and also the manner in which the device will be disposed of when it reaches the end of its useful life.

The actual benefits achieved will vary from user to user and will probably depend chiefly on how many books are bought per annum. However, for keen readers, it does seem as if the Kindle can offer a number of different advantages which should justify the initial purchase price.

Electronic Book Reader Is A Great Gift

For a long time, there had been many failed attempts at making our reading become smoother and faster. That’s until online book retailer Amazon came along and again made the difference in enhancing the reading experience, with a reading device called the Kindle electronic book reader. Its extraordinary features for reading are complemented by its novel way of acquiring the very content.

The Amazon Kindle is a user-friendly and portable ebook reader. It has the capability of downloading blogs, books, newspapers, and magazines. Traditionally, heavy-duty reading meant turning thick pages of paper but nowadays, electronic reading is very different. It is not only portable but can also carry your entire library of books and is connected constantly to your bookshop through wireless network.

The Kindle does not require a personal computer to download its media. Furthermore, syncing is smart and automatic. This electronic book reader is equipped with internet capability through 3G technology on which the Amazon Whispernet service is rendered. This feature is part of the reader so users don’t have to concern themselves with the wireless service plan, contract, or bills thereafter.

The Amazon Whispernet wireless service is a one-of-a-kind delivery system which enables users to obtain any e-book on its library within a minute. This electronic book reader is currently not available outside of US but this is only a matter of time before it is also available to those outside. US users can download and sample the beginning pages of books for free before deciding whether to purchase the book or not.

In terms of appearance, this portable reader is as impressive as its capabilities. This black-and-white screen could easily be mistaken for some fine-grade printed paper. The high-tech virtual ink is intended to be just like real ink-on-paper in terms of appearance and readability so much so that there is no backlighting at all. Therefore, it would not be difficult to read in bright sunlight and the screen never heats up so you don’t have to limit how long you should be reading on that account.