According to the recent survey(Associated Press-Ipsos), conventional book reading is on decline as 25 %( 1 out of 4) of American adults don’t read books at all. Now people are more connected to the world of internet to fulfill their informational needs, they prefer e-books and other digital media over conventional paper books. So book reading trend is not on decline but there is a paradigm shift from paper books to e-books. Amazon Kindle is a wireless book reading device that was introduced to protect the literary work of quality authors over unprofessional ebook writers. Not only books, this device is also for reading magazines, newspapers and blogs.
Pros And Cons Of Kindle
For some people this device is a complete library as it is connected with the world’s largest book store (Amazon) but for others it’s a colorless and ugly device. Let’s consider its pros and cons in detail.
Why Kindle Is My Favorite Device (Pros)?
- Any book purchased from Amazon Kindle Store
is delivered directly to the device through whispernet(wireless connectivity)
- Due to E link technology, display of kindle is quite similar to a printed paper (no eye strain)
- User can subscribe to news papers and magazines
- Retail price includes wireless connectivity(whispernet)
- Any document (Ms Word, Excel, and Html) can be converted into AZW (Kindle format) by AZW converter or through Amazon’s email service
- Books purchased through kindle are less expensive than paper books
- Amazon keeps the backup of all purchases made through kindle
- The built in memory storage of this device is 256MB;SD memory expansion slot is also present
- This device can be connected to the computer with a USB cable
Why Kindle Is Not My Favorite Device
- Amazon’s wireless connectivity works only in United States. So users of other countries can not buy books directly from their kindle. Although they can transfer them from computer through USB
- Display of kindle is not exactly like a printed paper (a little bit gray like a newspaper)
- Extra fee is charged, if users want to transfer their own documents to the kindle through Amazon’s email service
- Some people are not happy with its black and white colorless screen
- The design of kindle is not much appealing
- Kindle books are not transferable to anyone(Amazon’s terms and conditions)
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July 7th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Thank you for this review.I think Kindle should have a touch screen,I don’t like scroll buttons
July 16th, 2008 at 7:46 am
Great review fasi, Continue good work