Traveling With Your Kindle (updated)

The new Kindle, Wi-Fi and 3G, from Amazon

Updated September 2010 The Kindle is an electronic book reader available from Amazon. I have been using a Kindle since it was first released in December 2007 and I highly recommend it. The new Kindles (released in 2010), the Kindle Wi-Fi and Kindle 3G (free 3G + Wi-Fi), work in many countries. There are no “roaming” charges if you use the Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet for downloading when traveling in Europe. Read more … Continue reading

Kindle 1 and Kindle 2

The new Kindle has arrived in Santa Fe! The packaging is gorgeous. The Kindle 2 is thinner and better designed (paging buttons are easier to use) than the Kindle 1. The screen is the same size but the print is crisper. Turn it on and it knows who you are. Download all the books you have on the Kindle 1 from Amazon to the Kindle 2 – and you are ready to go. It even … Continue reading

Kindle Part 2

Comments on my earlier post about traveling with a Kindle made me realize two disadvantages for reading in bed with your Kindle. 1. This morning, reading the New York Times, I yawned and my Kindle slipped out of my hands and smacked me on the chin. I guess a book could do this too. 2. If you leave your Kindle in the unmade bed, your cat might sleep on it.

Traveling With Your Kindle

The new Kindles, Wi-Fi and 3G, from Amazon

Updated September 2010 The Kindle is an electronic book reader available from Amazon. I have been using a Kindle since it was first released in December 2007 and I highly recommend it. The new Kindles (released in 2010), the Kindle Wi-Fi and Kindle 3G (free 3G + Wi-Fi), work in many countries. There are no “roaming” charges if you use the Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet for downloading when traveling in Europe. Read more … Continue reading