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Kindle all set to ship in 100 non-US markets

Posted by Dharmendra on November 20, 2009 in Gadget

kindleThe all the rage wireless reader of Amazon, Kindle is now ready to hit the selves of non-US markets. Yes, the most-awaited e-Book reader can now be availed in more than 100 countries in the world. So far, the device was available only in USA.

The Kindle e-book reader was initially released in New York 2-years back Amazon. The Amazon’s Kindle weighs only 10.3 ounces, and is lighter and thinner than most of the paperbacks. In addition, the e-book reader also has a keyboard and come in the size of up to 7.5? x 5.3? x 0.7?.

The Kindle opens new possibilities in the way of reading, with incorporated wireless and without monthly wireless bills; the Kindle also offers direct access to more than 88,000 books apart from newspapers, magazines and even blogs.

Users don’t need to get connected with a PC, as the Kindle has a Wi-Fi connection that tapes into an Amazon e-book store, which allows users to purchase the newest electronic books.

The latest e-book can also automatically and immediately download the newspapers and blogs, in a return of “push” technology. This is subsumed with the titles, like; The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, TIME, and Forbes. The incorporated buttons also abets it to hook directly up to the Wikipedia and Oxford Dictionary.

Amazon’s Sprint-based EVDO network, dubbed Whispernet, is available for free. They are also allowed to surf the Amazon store, buy books, and check sites, like; Wikipedia without signing up for a separate Sprint subscription.

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