A Kindle Wireless Reading Device allows you to download books, magazines, newspapers, and even blogs using its built-in wireless 3G capability in over 100 countries around the world. This means you don’t have to be near a “wi-fi” spot or anything like that. It works a lot like a GPS system works in your car; it’s automatically connected to a satellite without you having to pay any sort of monthly fee.
A Kindle can hold a huge amount of books in its memory (about 3,500!) making it an excellent way to take a large amount of reading material with you on a trip (without having to lug around a case full of books!)
One of the coolest things about the Kindle Wireless Reading Device is the way it can instantly download the latest edition of magazines and newspapers. For example if you subscribe to the New York Times through your Kindle you can easily read the latest edition of the paper every morning! And as a bonus you will find that a newspaper subscription through your Kindle is far less expensive than a regular paper subscription (and of course you are doing your part to save wasted paper.)
If you plan on reading a lot of newspapers and magazines with your Kindle you may want to get the larger Kindle DX because its 9.7″ screen is better suited for reading newspapers than 6″ screen that the regular Kindle has.
Many people are afraid of what the reading experience will be like when using a Kindle as they are afraid it will be similar to staring a computer screen but the Kindle actually uses “E Ink Pearl” technology which is quite different than a regular computer monitor. The experience of reading a Kindle is much more similar to reading a real book than staring at a computer screen because there is no glare (even in direct sunlight.) Most people are shocked by how much they enjoy reading off of one of these devices.
A very cool bonus with the Kindle is its built in wireless 3G capability that allows you to enjoy unlimited free web browsing (using the “WebKit Based Browser.) This is a text based browsing system so it’s not like a regular web browser but it could still have many uses.
Another very impressive feature is the very long battery life. The battery can last up to a month if the wi-fi is not turned on and it can last for a full 10 days even if it is turned on!
Perhaps the coolest “bonus feature” with the Kindle is the fact that you can download a huge amount of books without any charge whatsoever. Over 1.8 million pre 1923 out of copyright books are available without any charge whatsoever. This essentially means that when you buy a Kindle you are adding 1.8 million books to your virtual library!