The Kindle reading device is one of the most competitive e-book readers on the market at the present moment, but, even so, there is no crowned product to win consumers' hearts for good, for the time being. With the technological advent that has guided the world in the digital era, there is no wonder a product such as Kindle has appeared, changing forever the way we read books, newspapers, magazines, and even personal documents and pdfs.
Clearly, the Amazon's Kindle reading device has its fair share of advantages. Kindle 2 is now on sale, and it seems to be doing quite well, many buying the wireless reading device, to enjoy their favorite books while outside, without having to drag along a bag full of printed paper. This e-book reader offers the possibility of storing your e-books on an SD card, and seeing how little space these take, memory wise, it is more than enough. Also, the Kindle wireless reading device can serve your needs for an entire week, without having to be recharged, which makes it ideal to be taken with you when on vacation.
Kindle 3G
Here is another great advantage of the Kindle reading device: it can connect to the Internet, through a 3G connection, offering access to a staggering number of books that can be bought from Amazon. It is easy to display and read Amazon Kindle content, and their e-books come quite cheap, which may be a real plus, compared to the real world, and their ink and paper counterparts. Also, you can read newspapers and magazines on your Kindle, and, since the device can connect to the Internet, it is easy to keep yourself in touch with the latest online news and gossip.
Besides the obvious advantages, the Kindle reading device also has its drawbacks. While wireless reading is basically a breeze with the clever toy from Amazon, reading pdfs on a Kindle is not that easy. Also, reading personal documents on Kindle is not exactly a walk in the park, as you first need to upload all your documents to Amazon, and use them from there, against a fee. Since all documents need to be displayed in Kindle format, so you do not lose information, you may find the entire procedure to be time consuming and not designed for the budget minded customer with a huge amount of documents in need of formatting.
There is also the price issue. From the beginning, Amazon Kindle has been pegged as being a toy for the riches, and it seems that, despite its popularity, the Kindle reading device needs to step down a little more, in terms of price tag, in order to attract more readers. Also, Kindle is considered to be less user friendly, and not so advanced in terms of ergonomics, other e-book readers on the market being easier to use.
The Kindle reading device has attracted many readers, but it has to face a tough competition. A lot of impatient consumers expect prices to drop in order to take advantage of all the features Kindle is able to produce for its audience.