What is Kindle? Is supposed to be "hot" item this Christmas.

Question

I am not sure of the spelling. Is it a toy? An electronic device?

Answer 1

"Kindle" is an electronic device created by Amazon.com that is supposed to start replacing traditional books. Think of it like the iPod of the book world: you purchase an electronic format of a book, download it to your Kindle, and use your Kindle to read it whenever you want. Instead of purchasing the hard copy of Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, you'd buy it online and download it to your Kindle for future reading.

I'm not sure whether it's supposed to be "hot" this Christmas, but I do know that Amazon sold out of the item faster than they expected when the device was released. If you know of someone who loves to read, this might be a great gift.

Answer 2

Kindle is an electronic book reader.  It's basically a very stripped down computer that only displays text files and related documents.  What the  iPod is for music, the Kindle is for books, magazines and newspapers.

This isn't a new idea - electronic readers have been around in some form or another for well over a decade.  However they never really caught on - mainly because you were still spending $5-7 for a book in electronic form, not to mention the hundreds you needed to spend on the reader itself.  Selection was also a problem.  Sure, you can download books that are in the public domain for free from places like Project Gutenberg, but if you didn't enjoy reading Shakespeare in High School, what are the chances you'll want to read him NOW - and on a $200 lobotomized laptop?

Currently, the Kindle is only sold through Amazon.com.  You can also purchase e-books from them as well.  Supposedly, they've made many of the books they carry available in e-book format, and claim the Kindle is selling quite well.

Personally, I still prefer good old paper books.  Books don't run out of batteries, or use convuluted licensing schemes that could potentially leave me with a bunch of unusuable files when the licensing server goes away (like what happened with Yahoo Music...)  Furthermore, I don't need to put my book away while in an airplane, and don't have to worry too much about a book getting damaged if I take it outside, or getting bumped about inside my bookbag.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

kindle is wood that you put in a fire.