Amazon's new, amazing electronic book device that's fast becoming the Ipod of electronic books - is many things, not the least of which is an extensive source of content storage, including audio components in the form of MP3s, JPEG images, and so much more. Here we present a brief overview of the types of content the Amazon Kindle is able to hold - electronic books are only the beginning!
The Amazon Kindle's internal memory is able to hold up to 200 non-illustrated titles at any one given time. Its users can download content in a variety of formats as well. For one, the Kindle can auto-download content in its own Amazon proprietary Kindle format, known as AZW. It can also display unprotected Mobipocket - MOBI and PRC – or plain text content as well. To make data conversion as easy and accessible as possible, Amazon offers a free email-based service the can convert JPEG, BMP, PNG, HTML, and DOC (Microsoft Word) documents to AZW with the ease of a few clicks of the mouse. Additionally, as mentioned above, the Kindle also is able to store audio data, both in Audible 2, 3, and 4 audiobooks, or in the form of MP3s, which can be rapidly sent to the Kindle via USB, or with the help of an SD card. The Kindle's capabilities are virtually limitless!
At any time, Kindle users are able to access and download a wide array of content through the Amazon Kindle store.
The Kindle store can be accessed using Whispernet, via Sprint's EV-DO network, which is always available free of charge and can be reached even in remote areas in which standard WiFi is not available.
All new releases and New York Times best sellers are offered for $9.99, much cheaper than the typical hardcover book in its first round of printing. Certain classic pieces of literature, however, may sell for as low as $1.99, and many books are available for absolutely free. If you're not sure whether or not you'd like to buy a particular novel and you'd like to learn more about it first, you can also download the first chapters of many books for free.
Subscriptions to newspapers and magazines are also available for download directly into your Kindle.
A subscription to a newspaper is typically as low as $5.99 per month, and magazines can be downloaded for as little as $1.25 per month. Blog subscription is an option as well, and subscribers to popular blogs on a variety of topics – The Huffington Post could be one example - may pay no more than $0.99 per month.
If a Kindle user has a document in a certain form that he or she would like to convert to another, the user can send the document to a conversion service for free if it's transferred to a personal email account. If the Kindle-formatted file is sent to the device itself directly, it only costs $0.10. Additionally, users may also transfer any converted documents from a PC to the Amazon Kindle using an SD card or USB cable.
The Kindle also provides all-hours Wikipedia access for reference purposes at no extra charge. Furthermore, the device comes equipped with its own electronic editions of the New Oxford American Dictionary, as well as a digital version of its own owner's manual.
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