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I remember having a conversation with a friend a few years ago. I said to him that until a device was created that allows people to sit back and relax and read an ebook the same way they can sit back and relax and read a regular book, in a lounge chair, or in their bed, ebooks would never replace regular books; but how fantastic would such a device be, because you would have the ability to easily find your last read page, search for specific things in the books you read without having to remember the exact page where you read them.

Of course I never tried to make such a device myself because I had no idea how one would even begin; but as so often happens in life, someone else had the same idea and now you can buy such a device.

The “Amazon Kindle” is being called the future of book reading. Here are some of the reasons:

Product Overview

1.Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper.
2.Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing.
3.Wireless connectivity enables you to shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle—whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed.
4.Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.
5.More than 88,000 books available, including 100 of 112 current New York Times® Best Sellers.
6.New York Times® Best Sellers and all New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise.
7.Free book samples. Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.
8.Top U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post; top magazines including TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes—all auto-delivered wirelessly.
8.Top international newspapers from France, Germany, and Ireland; Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and The Irish Times.
9.More than 250 top blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, entertainment, and politics, including BoingBoing, Slashdot, TechCrunch, ESPN’s Bill Simmons, The Onion, Michelle Malkin, and The Huffington Post.
10.Lighter and thinner than a typical paperback; weighs only 10.3 ounces.
11.Holds over 200 titles.
12.Long battery life. Leave wireless on and recharge approximately every other day. Turn wireless off and read for a week or more before recharging. Fully recharges in 2 hours.
13.Unlike WiFi, Kindle utilizes the same high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phones—so you never have to locate a hotspot.
14.No monthly wireless bills, service plans, or commitments—we take care of the wireless delivery so you can simply click, buy, and read.
15.Includes free wireless access to the planet’s most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia—Wikipedia.org.
16.Email your Word documents and pictures (.JPG, .GIF, .BMP, .PNG) to Kindle for easy on-the-go viewing.

You can click here to watch a demonstration of how the Amazon Kindle works.

Technical Details

Want to learn more? Want to buy the Amazon Kindle? Follow the link below:
Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device

This is one item that is definitely going on my holiday wish list