The Kindle Experience
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All the Books You Love
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Kindle Owners' Lending Library
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Features
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Featured Accessories
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Technical Details
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| Kindle | Kindle Paperwhite | Kindle Paperwhite 3G |
| Shop now | Shop now | Shop now |
| Price | ||
| £69 | £109 | £169 |
| Screen Size | ||
| 6" | 6" | 6" |
| Glare-Free Screen | ||
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in Light | ||
| No | Yes | Yes |
| Resolution | ||
| 167 ppi | 212 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi + 3G |
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Up to 1,400 books Plus free cloud storage for all Amazon content |
Up to 1,100 books Plus free cloud storage for all Amazon content |
Up to 1,100 books Plus free cloud storage for all Amazon content |
| Dimensions | ||
| 16.5 cm x 11.4 cm x 0.87 cm | 16.9 cm x 11.68 cm x 0.91 cm | 16.9 cm x 11.68 cm x 0.91 cm |
| Weight | ||
| 170 g | 206 g | 215 g |
| Battery Life | ||
| 4 weeks wireless off | 8 weeks wireless off | 8 weeks wireless off |
Customer Reviews
My reason is simple. I have an ipad but for reading, the glass screen tended to glare after a while. Don't get me wrong i adore the ipad but I wanted a book reader that does that and that alone.
The screen is built for no glare and reads just like a book.
The keyboard has been removed and put 'on-screen' to make for lighter reading. And if you just want to read this a big plus.
The buttons on the side to move forward or backwards a page are so subtle that it will become second nature and not interfere with your attention to the story. (Buttons are on both sides for lefties and righties too. God I love this product)
There is no backlight so there is absolutely no artificial leanings to the reading experience. It reads like a book should and buying a case with light feels like a book with a lamp on when you're in bed snuggled up.
For some, what I have said above may seem like they have 'left out' certain perks so they can reach the budget buyers but for me all the above confirms (and will to the readers who love a proper book and are unsure whether to change), is that everything that is unnecessary when all you want to do is read a book isn't there.
The best way to sum it up is.........
This Kindle is bog standard. It does nothing more than 'be' a reader. There's no fancy asides. It is what it is. And it does it perfectly.
There are two current types of Kindle ereader: the £69 basic Kindle (this one) and the All New Kindle Paperwhite (the "All New" denotes that this is the 2nd generation Paperwhite). I now own both the £69 basic Kindle and the All New Kindle Paperwhite. Please read my review on the Paperwhite for further comparisons between the two models.
If you would like a touch screen device that you can read in the dark, flip around the book a bit and read footnote or character heavy books much more easily, you may wish to consider the Paperwhite. If you would like a budget device and don't need these features, consider this Kindle.
Personally, I find it worth forking out an extra £40 for all the extra features on the Paperwhite.
The Kindle has about 2 gigabytes of storage and can hold about 1,400 eBooks. The main formats it can read are the Kindle formats (AZW3, AZW and MOBI), PDF, TXT, DOC and DOCX. It also has an "experimental" web browser, but does not support audio.
INTRODUCTION TO E-INK:
It features an E-Ink display, which is unlike any other, such as the most common (LCD), which is used in tablets, mobile phones and televisions, etc. An E-Ink pixel is a tiny capsule that carries black and white particles suspended in a fluid. The particles are moved around by charges. Natural light then reflects off the particles on the surface, making the pixel visible. So, if the white particles are moved to the top of the capsule, it will appear as white.
E-Ink only uses up battery power when changing the contents of the display. Read more ›
I bought myself the black one as a treat. I have had the graphite one since last February and just purchased a Paperwhite recently but decided I could not live with the backlighting so have sold it on. I thought as I had saved £109 I would get a nice new black Kindle at only £69 . Well I am pleased with it . The black is matt and slick. I do like it. But what surprises me is that the display is so much better than my graphite. Not only are the letters blacker, but the background is nearer to a paper colour- a sort of sepia. Comparing the two the black one looks "newer" and better quality. Well either Amazon have upgraded the display on the black one (it was produced later) or the ink display on a Kindle wears with time (oh! I hope not). I have set the old one to refresh the ink every page which I had not done at all before, and hope this helps. Anyway I am certainly pleased with my new Kindle, but wondering why it is so much better on the display. I hope Kindles do not wear out; time will tell.
