Amazon Kindle Now Available Internationally!
This may well finally be the best thing since sliced bread.
I kiddest thou not.
Amazon Kindle
For once, YES, South Africa, this means you!
Want to know what’s even better?
You can order them right here
So for those of you who have not yet joined us in the 21st Century, here is a little run down on what this little beauty of a gadget actually does…
It’s a small electronic device that allows you to download (wirelessly) any number of books, magazines etc, IN SECONDS, for you to read. Anywhere. The device on it’s own can store up to 1500 books (how many do you have in your house?), and with an added memory card, it can store up to 4000.
The thing that I really like about it, is that it is *not* like looking at a computer screen. The reading area is specifically designed to simulate the feeling of reading from a real book. There is none of that eye-strain business that we all get from gazing at our computer screens for too long.
Imagine taking a whole bunch of best sellers with you on holiday! In your handbag!!
Yes, even in conditions like the glare and bright reflections from being at the beach – you can still read your Kindle
Before you all go on at me, about how this will never be like holding a real book in your hands, let me tell you that these days, holding a real book in your hands is almost irresponsible. Think of the number of trees that will be saved by people switching to electronic books.
Imagine being able to download all of your university textbooks onto this lightweight device, instead of lugging them around in that very un-elegant, un-sexy backpack.
The Amazon Kindle
A new bestseller will set you back just $9.99! (that’s roughly ZAR 76.30!!) When last did you pay UNDER R80 for a new best seller?
A feature that may be of interest to South Africans in particular, is that Amazon, will retain proof of all your purchases. That means that if your Kindle gets lost or stolen, you don’t lose all the books you downloaded, so when you get a new one, you can get all your books back for free. (Everybody say hey-yo!!)
This is a device that 1) is helping to get people reading again 2) is saving a potentially incomprehensible number of trees and 3) is really good value for money… is there anything left to think about? Not in my mind.
I watched an Oprah show, a little while ago, where she talked about how this gadget had made her life so much easier, and in deed better. She told a story how her and Stedman were sitting on plane taxi-ing to their take off point, when she suddently decided she wanted the Washington Post (I can’t remember the exact title, but it was a newspaper), she simply went click, and had the entire latest edition in seconds.
I remember wondering when, if ever, we in South Africa would get access to that kind of convenient technology.
This little geeks wishes have been answered that’s for sure, and I know what I’m going to ask for in my Christmas stocking this year!
Amazon describes the ins and outs of the Kindle
Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines
Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback
Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered wirelessly in less than 60 seconds; no PC required
3G Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle; no annual contracts, no monthly fees, and no hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots
International Coverage: Enjoy 3G wireless coverage at home or abroad in over 100 countries
Paper-Like Display: Reads like real paper without glare, even in bright sunlight
Carry Your Library: Holds up to 1,500 books
Long Battery Life: Read for days without recharging
Read-to-Me: With the experimental Text-to-Speech feature, Kindle can read newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud to you, unless the book’s rights holder made the feature unavailable
Free Book Samples: Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy
Large Selection: Over 350,000 books, including 104 of 112 New York Times® Best Sellers, plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs
Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99, unless marked otherwise. When traveling abroad, you can download books wirelessly from the Kindle Store or your Archived Items. U.S. customers will be charged a fee of $1.99 for international downloads.
You can order your Amazon Kindle
GO! Click! Be at one with the Kindle
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