The Kindle is an electronic eReader that was developed and is now distributed globally by Amazon. Much like the way Apple has a closed eco-system in the form of the App Store, Amazon developed a proprietary eBook format which they use to sell eBooks through their Kindle Store. Fortunately, unlike Apple, the eBook format and [...]
One of the unexpected benefits of owning a Kindle is that I have been exposed to a range of books that I would not have otherwise read. I usually select my books based on the type of work that I am involved in, problems that I am trying to resolve and recommendations from blogs that [...]
It has been just over 3 months since I took ownership of my Kindle 3. I ordered it from the Amazon Store in April 2011 and after waiting just 3 days it was sitting on my doorstep in Australia ready for me to get back into reading again. As a youngster I was an avid reader – [...]
The cheapest Kindle available for the Australian market offers the exact same features as the other two models – Kindle Wi-Fi+3G and DX – with one notable exception: it does not include the 3G internet capability. With the other two Kindle devices Amazon include, and pay for, your internet connection to the Amazon Store (and [...]
The Kindle DX offers exactly the same book storage capacity as the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi & 3G models, but offers a bigger reading screen with a higher resolution (1200×824 pixels). Note that the DX model does not come fitted with Wi-Fi connectivity. This is not an issue because it does come fitted with Amazon’s free [...]
The Kindle Wi-Fi & 3G model presents the exact same specifications as the Wi-Fi model but includes free 3G internet connection to the Amazon Book Store. Why Would I Choose the Kindle Wi-Fi & 3G? This model presents the easiest solution – just take the Kindle out of its box, turn it on and you [...]
The Kindle Wi-Fi is the base model e-Book Reader by Amazon. Don’t let ‘base model’ fool you though. This Kindle has the same book storage capacity of 3,500 books just like the Wi-Fi & 3G, and DX models. It also has the longest battery life of the three models and for the money it presents [...]
