10 Best Reasons to Buy a Kindle For Your Loved One For Christmas
1. Travel, travel, travel. When traveling, Kindle is your best friend. Every trip I always plan and fully expect to read AND finish Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Steven King’s The Stand. With the Kindle in my backpack, I’ve actually accomplished all three this summer! You literally can have 350,000 books at your fingertips.
2. Its not just about books either. Do you have professional document you need to review on that flight? Email it to your Kindle. Do you have technical or training you have to tackle? Email it to your Kindle. If you have a soft copy of a body of text (including word docs, Adobe pdf files, or plain email type text files), you can simply email it to your Kindle, and it can serve as your electronic briefcase.
3. Its appearance is hi-tech. This new Kindle is sooo much thinner and streamline, its thinner than my IPhone.
4. The touch is just right. You know how some keyboards have just that right touch and feel? That is how my Kindle is. Not clunky, nor ambiguous. And the buttons are laid out as if someone at Amazon actually designed it with humans in mind.
5. IF you own a Kindle you can download for free a Kindle reader and not have to buy the book twice. Using the patented Whispernet technology you can ‘mark’ where you left off when reading a book on your Kindle, then pick right up at that point on your IPhone. And vice versa. An electronic bookmark that coordinates between both devices.
6. Wet environments are no problem. This was a pleasant surprise, that I found out by accident. On a recent vacation, I took it out to the pool. My wife warned that the kids were sure to splash my new toy into oblivion. Ha! I got through five Kurt Vonnegut short stories without a hiccup. I might add next to us were two women reading, and their paperback romance novels were damp and ‘wavy’ shall we say?
7. I love to highlight what I read, especially any self help (and I sure need them) books. This feature is perfect and even has feedback when you take a note.
8. The dictionary is now a built-in feature and has instant lookup, without having to go to a separate page for the definition. Just move your cursor to the word that you want defined and it appears on screen. I can’t tell you how ‘smart’ that makes me!
9. The illustrations now come in sixteen shades of grey which is infinitesimally better than the previous four!
10. This is the future. You may not want to hear it. Just as video killed the radio star, electronic books will not obsolete paper but the improvement can’t be ignored. Amazon hit a home run with the electronic book and they will have a corner on this market for some time to come.
11. (Bonus) Did I mention the Kindle 2 is now on sale?
About the Author
Dylan Thomas is an english teacher whose love for reading is only rivaled by his daughter’s. Hear what Kindle users have to say about it in these Reviews and find out where to buy kindle. All new Kindles are the same price as they are exclusively offered by Amazon. Buy from the trusted source, and Give the Gift of Reading
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AmazonBasics Universal Travel Case for Small Electronics and Accessories (Black) $18.79 Offering a rigid exterior of molded-EVA plastic and a soft, scratch-free interior, the AmazonBasics Universal Travel Case will protect your small electronics (GPS units, mobile phones, digital cameras, the Flip, iTouch and much, much more) plus cables, extra batteries and other accessories. The removable wrist strap makes it easy to transport. Universal Travel CaseAt a Glance Rigid molded-… |
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World Travel Voltage Converter Adapter Kit 50-1600 Watt $10.99 International Voltage Converter Adapter Kit This converter enables the traveler to use 110 volt small electronic items and appliances, including hair dryers, heating pads, radio/cassette players, irons, etc. in countries that have 220/240 AC power. This Dual Wattage converter has two settings: 50 watt setting: Designed for answering machines,tape recorders, radio/cassette/cd players, calculators… |
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Apple MB974ZM/B World Travel Adapter Kit $39.00 Apple Travel Kit for Apple iPad 2 iPhone 4… |
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Insten Universal World Wide Travel Charger Adapter Plug, White – by eForCity $0.01 NOTE: This charger adapter plug converts the power outlet only, it does NOT convert electrical output current and voltage. Please make sure your device carries a electrical converter when you travel to other countries with different electrical output. If your device requires a electrical converter, please pair up the original electrical converter with this world travel charger plug. For example: N… |
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Sling Media Slingbox PRO-HD SB300-100 $298.00 Take your entire HD home theater with you wherever you go with the Slingbox PRO-HD. Connect to multiple A/V devices and tune into your favorite TV shows, sporting events, and special programming in stunning, true-to-life 1080i high definition. The PRO-HD gives you the same features and ease of use as the Slingbox SOLO, plus a high-quality HD viewing experience-anywhere in the world. Easily connect… |
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Kensington 33117 International All-in-One Travel Plug Adapter $12.02 INTERNATIONAL PLUG ADAPTERPrimary InformationPower Device Type : Power Adapter Power Provided (W) : N/A Width : 1.87 Inch Depth : 2.25 Inch Height : 2.00 Inch Service & Support Type : 1 Year warranty. UNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code : 39121006 … |
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