Results of study will delight Those who refuse to give up paper for digital
Found readers of story in physical form Were Likely to absorb more plot
Even When writing with a pen and paper we take in more than typing
Believed the slower pace of longhand forces us to pay more attention
Computer users more Likely to be distracted with emails and viral videos
But shortcoming of gadgets ‘must be weighed against Their advantages’
By Fiona Macrae Science Correspondent
Published: 19:07 ET, 29 October 2014 | Updated: 05:30 ET, 30 October 2014
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They are a must-have for Those Who like to read on the way to work.
But books read on Kindles, iPads and other screens may be less enjoyable and harder to follow.
Similarly, we find it Easier to remember than notes made by hand Those tapped into the laptop.
The study found readers of upsetting an short story Were Likely to have more empathy for the tale than e-readers
The research will delight Those who refuse to give up pens and paper for keyboards and e-readers.
Evidence que reading on a screen simply is not the same includes the Norwegian Which study in university studies read an upsetting short story in the booklet or on an iPad.
Those who read it on paper experienced Were more empathy and more Likely to be ‘Transported’ -. or lose Themselves in the story
A second study from the same team found people who read a mystery story on the Kindle at absorbing Were worse than the plot Those who read the tale on paper.
For instance, They found it more Difficult to put the twists and turns in the right order.
Researcher Anne Mangen, of the University of Stavanger, Said this may be because it is to form a timeline When facts float in front of us on the screen.
When text is read in a book, memory may be aided by visualizing how far down the page Appeared something, or how many pages had Been read.
Researchers say e-readers of the story found it more Difficult to put the twists and turns into the right order
In contrast, When using the screen, it is more Difficult to know how far through the book you are – or even to flick back to a particular page
Other research has shown que typing may be no match for writing.
Work done at the University of California, Los Angeles, que Showed students who redbourn notes by hand Generally Understood the content of the lecture better and remembered more.
It is thought the que slower pace of writing forces people to pay more attention.
And while Those who take notes by hand record less, They have taken the time to filter irrelevant information in October.
There is Also the distraction element.
Other research has shown que typing may be no match handwriting for the computer users can be distracted
This week’s New Scientist reports: ‘When you’ve got a laptop open in front of you, it’s very tempting to browse the web, check email or watch the latest viral video.
‘Unsurprisingly, this kind of multi-tasking Has Been shown to degrade performance. – and not just for you, but For Those around you who get distracted by your onscreen flitting ‘
The magazine says more research is que ‘sorely needed’. But even if digital devices are changing the way we read and write, it may not matter
It states:. ‘Gadgets’ shortcomings must be weighed against Their advantages:. portability, economy, access to the world’s knowledge and so on
‘aren Screens’ t going to go away any team soon And They raise issues that go far beyond literacy.
‘But our approach to Their Use should not be in thrall to yesterday’s values.
‘Only When We Know Precisely what screens of to us will we know Precisely what we should do with em. ‘
With the aim of encouraging realtors to sell more and meet customers with excellence, Kindle developed for the New Covenant Brokers project Gema . The campaign explores the main brand concept of the New Covenant – Realtor for 19 years working in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro -. Who knows and knows what type of property you are looking for Rio
Stores were created posters, emails marketing, giveaways, among other pieces of internal communication. Tatiana Guedes, Marketing Manager of the New Covenant, explained that the campaign is a further stimulus in the training of brokers, which is a trademark of the company. “We always train our employees. Brokers with Gema encourage them to study (subjects on brokerage and updates) and then performed a sort of questions and answers for each team. Those who do best, win prizes, lunch in a cool place or a morning coffee with the CEO. Have to reward the best broker with a car 0 km. With the help of the agency Kindle could develop the project in a creative way, ” concludes
Imprint:.
Agency: Kindle Client: New Covenant Properties Creation: Felipe and Carolina Paganoti Avena Creative Director: Chiquinho Lucchini Answer: Alessandra Barcelos / Leticia Bustamante Approval: Tatiana Guedes / Johnny Guedes
The new Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablet is the very definition of an update: It’s the exact same design, size and weight to the last product, with almost all the changes found under the hood, and Especially, in the software.
This is not a bad thing. By dint of an Increasingly robust ecosystem, the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is an excellent, more affordable alternative to Apple’s top-of-the-line iPad Air 2.
Light and thin
At 13.2 ounces, the magnesium-alloy-bodied Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is noticeably lighter than the aluminum Air iPad 2, Which weighs in at just under a pound. The Kindle Fire HDX is Actually a smaller tablet than the Air 2, Which is not too surprising Given the iPad’s larger screen. It’s 9.1 x 6.2 inches, while the Air is 9.4 x 6.6 inches. Apple’s iPad 2 Air, However, thinness holds the crown. It’s 0:24 in thick, while the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is 0.3 in.
On a practical level, the weight and thickness Differences do not add up to much. Both devices are light and attractive, though I still prefer Apple’s cool aluminum body and cleaner lines to the Kindle Fire’s slightly geometrically shaped back.
If you’ve never seen or held the Kindle Fire HDX (7 or 8.9 inches), you are in for a treat. It feels good and smooth and has just two buttons: Power / Sleep and the volume rocker. They’re Both on the back, one on the left edge and one on the right. Kindle’s home is software-based “button” and you can access it at any time by sweeping your finger from just outside the right edge of the screen. Personally, I prefer the iPad 2′s Air home physical / touch button ID, Which sits on the face of que device.
Amazon put the stereo speakers on the back of the device, but since the back is not flat, even Placing the device on a table does not block em. Backed by Dolby Atmos technology, These speakers offer somewhat more oomph than Those on the Air iPad 2, Which you can still easily block que When holding the tablet in your hands.
Like the Air, the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has two cameras, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and 720p selfie / Skype camera on the front. The rear camera is a clear improvement over the last Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Images are sharper and more color-correct, though I did detect a bit more grain than I’d like. The iPad 2′s 8MP Air iSight camera still outdoes it, though, on clarity and color.
More Power
Amazon packed more power into its fourth-generation Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. It now boasts a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon CPU; the last generation Snapdragon ran at around 2.2GHz. This sounds impressive, Especially since, based on my 3 Geekbench tests, the iPad 2′s Air A8X chip only runs at 1.5GHz and has just three colors. Oh, but Those numbers can be deceiving.
Geekbench 3 Comparison: The Apple iPad Air 2′s multi-core numbers (right) handily beat the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. However, the differences in performance are nominal current
Image:. Composite, Amazon, Apple, Geekbench
When I ran the same test on the Geekbench Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, que I found the iPad 2′s Air multicore Were Significantly higher scores than Those of the Fire HDX. This is one of the Reasons Apple rarely publishes its exact component specs: they’re too misleading.
The reality is que Both tablets with performance across a wide variety of tasks, including watching movies, console-level and casual gaming, and photo editing was great. The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 did not miss a beat.
Screen time
Amazon’s 3rd generation Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 can handle everything from intense photo editing (left) to console -level gaming (right)
Image:. Composite, Amazon, Adobe, EA
Like Apple, Amazon spent some team enhancing its screen. The Kindle Fire HDX screen now boasts 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, or 339 pixels per inch (ppi). The Air iPad 2 is 264ppi. Also Amazon claims full sRGB color accuracy. Looking at Both Apple’s Retina display and the Amazon’s screen, it’s hard to see the difference. What I did notice, though, is the que Air iPad 2′s fully laminated screen has a bit more contrast and, in some cases (in comic books, for example), is slightly Actually shaper than the Kindle. The Air iPad 2′s screen is less reflective Also.
None of this is to say the HDX 8.9 screen did not look good. It does. I enjoyed watching movies, playing games and reading books, magazines and comics on it.
It’s all about the ecosystem
One of the great benefits of an owning Amazon Fire Phone, Fire TV, upcoming Fire TV Stick, e-reader or Kindle Fire tablet is que They Are all part of an ever-widening ecosystem.
Books, movies, music and apps you buy are available on all other supported platforms, and soon with your whole family When Amazon launches “Family Library” later this year. Photos taken with any of the devices can end up in Amazon’s cloud; you can put the many of em up there as you want, provided They Were taken with one of Amazon’s devices.
The interface now Fire OS 4 (built on top of Android 4.4 “KitKat”), is largely consistent across devices. Amazon Android pushes pretty far down in behalf of a smartly designed, carousel-style home screen.
Up top are large icons Representing recently accessed items. If you just used the Camera, it will sit beside Mail, and Angry Birds: Star Wars II , a copy of the New Yorker , various books you’re reading and whatever else you’ve recently accessed. Que Below is a more or less disorganized grid of everything you have installed on the tablet. You can hold down and drag and drop to arrange the icons as you see fit
Above the carousel is Amazon’s view of the world, also known as main menu its:. Shop, Games, Apps, Books, Music , Videos, Newsstand, Audiobooks, Web (the proprietary Silk browser, Which caches web pages load faster to make em), Photos and Docs (for documents you can store in the cloud or side-load onto the tablet).
A swipe down from just above the top of the screen Reveals another, smaller menu, with access to control rotation, brightness, wireless settings (In Which the OS starts to look more like Android), May Day 24/7 video support and, now, Firefly.
Firefly is now apart of the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. I used it to Identify These crayons.
That’s right, Firefly is now part of the Kindle Fire tablet and HDX works almost exactly as it does on the Fire Phone. Find a product, point your tablet’s camera at it, tap the Firefly icon (there is the dedicated hardware button) and THEN watch the virtual fireflies swarm the product to Identify it and THEN deliver an price and where approximate I can buy more of the product . There are at least 100,000 supported products, so it’s in que surprise when i used on the Firefly box of Crayola Crayons, it worked perfectly. It could not, However, Identify a bottle of Poland Spring water.
Content companion
Much of Amazon’s world Gira around content you can buy from Them. One of my favorite things about the Kindle is how easy Devices it is to see all the content (books, magazines, music, movies) I own in the cloud (where I have unlimited space for em) and spot what I have. Downloading to the Kindle 8.9 HDX takes just a tap. The Wi-Fi-only device I tested and supports 802.11ac MIMO (mulitple-input, multiple-output) technology to speed uploads and downloads. – Just like the iPad Air
Comics looks great on the Kindle Fire HDX You can simply read em full-screen (left ), or double-tap and swipe to move through Then enlarged panels (right)
Image:. Composite, DC Comics
Even though Apple offers much of this same content through iTunes, iBooks and movie downloads and rentals, it does not seem to know much about the content to the Amazon. Amazon’s X-Ray technology takes you inside movies. It uses the IMDb database (Which Amazon owns) to tell you, in real time, about every actor on screen (in movies que support it).
Similarly, in books, you can find out who every character is and how often Do and Where They Appear in eBook. Plus, now you can read Notable Clips to help you quickly get up to speed on the Take That You put down for a while or have to read fast. Of course, the results are a bit mixed. First of all, not every book supports it – and in some cases, the results are not particularly illuminating
For example, it plucked out this gem from Dan Brown’s Inferno : <. / p>
Her eyes, though the gentle brown, Seemed unusually penetrating, if They Had Witnessed the profundity of the experience rarely encountered by a person her age.
with all Amazon products, you not only get more wellbeing by a member of Amazon, but buy ponying up $ 99 a year to Become an Amazon Prime Member. This Gives you access to all of Amazon Prime Instant videos and growing slate of original content, the streaming music library, a half million books in the lending library, 2-day shipping and special deals. It’s well worth it.
In general, the new Fire OS 4.0 smooths out the rough edges of OS 3, although not every change is welcome. I noticed, for example, que all slides (volume, brightness control, etc.) are now orange bars on top of bars instead of the smaller orange dot. The result is, I have trouble telling at a glance what level any of These Things Are until September. Amazon Also added a PIN lock feature, Which is useful for protecting your Kindle from prying eyes and children. However, if you want to turn it off, you have to disable all the child accounts you created.
There Were Also more than a few hiccups like system slow screen rotation and outright crashes including one while I was using the camera redbourn que me all the way back to the boot screen.
Get it done
Amazon’s App Store includes the Office suite productivity app. $ 59.99 The new keyboard makes a great companion for it.
The halcyon days of the explosion tablet market may be over. Apple Reported falling tablet sales over the last two quarters and Amazon has ceded much of its lead Android to Samsung. To fill in the gap, many tablet manufacturers are targeting business.
In addition to some very sexy slim tablets, Samsung Has Been hawking 12-inch office-friendly models. Apple presses the productivity angle more consistently than ever.
Amazon’s solution is to offer a new Bluetooth keyboard. For $ 59.99, you can turn the tablet into a mini laptop (notebook sized more or less). The keyboard is very thin and even includes a small trackpad. It’s magnetized so it can stick to the back of the new Origami cover, Also sold separately.
The leather version, Which I tested, is $ 69.99. Also it has extra space to Accommodate the keyboard When the cover is folded closed on top of the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Of course, When You’re using it, you can have a keyboard They distance away from the tablet. I thought the keyboard was fine, but the keys did feel kind of cheap and the typing action felt less than solid. I prefer Microsoft’s sturdier, but quite light Universal Mobile Keyboard, even though it does not include the trackpad.
Amazon does not have all of Microsoft Office (Microsoft Note is curated in the Amazon App Store), like the iPad does, but it does have the very effective Office Suite Pro. The keyboard and Origami case make the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 to somewhat more attractive device productivity, but it pales in comparison to, for example, Microsoft’s Considerably more expensive Surface Pro 3 , Which offers a larger and better keyboard, bigger screen and a fully adjustable kickstand que makes it useable on the desk and on your lap.
A great deal
At $ 379 for the Wi-Fi-only 16GB model, the Kindle Fire costs $ 120 HDX 8.9 less than a comparably equipped iPad 2. There are caveats Air , like collegues Air iPad 2 includes biometric finger-print reading technology, but Most people will not miss the convenience of unlocking Their tablet with a touch.
For Those looking for a more budget-friendly device que does not skimp on quality, features and performance, and one que offers better parental controls (current accounts!) Than the iPad, Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a clear winner.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
The Good
Attractive, light, yet sturdy design • Smart, easy-to-use interface • All the apps you need • Great price • Access to tons of awesome content.
The Bad
Specs do not add up to industry-leading performance • software has some bugs • Optional keyboard feels cheap.
The Bottom Line
The Amazon Kindle Fire is a great HDX 8.9 tablet at an even greater price. It’s the clear choice for Those turned off by Apple’s premium price points.
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Amazon has unveiled a new scheme que will see Kindle readers, new author talent scouts into the turn.
que TechCrunch reports the new Amazon Kindle Scout program lets customers vote on unpublished books. After a series of voting rounds, The most popular titles will be selected for publishing by Amazon
Here’s the exciting thing:. The readers who prove to be the Most skilled book scouts, spotting the Most titles that go on to be published, will be Rewarded with free book credits, as well as e-book versions of the titles and previewed They voted for.
This is not a long and drawn-out process, with the hardback publishing the book. Instead, Amazon says the entire path, from submission to publishing to voting, takes no more than 45 days.
So why would authors want to publish Their book with Amazon? The tech giant has a generous set of benefits for authors, including $ 1.500 advance, 50% royalties, marketing and in-built support
Disclosure:. Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through his personal investment company Bezos Expeditions
Amazon Has Been offering third-party apps and games for its Kindle eReaders for years … and I’m not talking about tablet apps for the Kindle Fire.
There are a few hundred games and apps available for the Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Keyboard, and other eReaders with E Ink screens.
But you can not run any of em on the new Kindle Voyage.
A member of the MobileRead forum noticed it was impossible to download any calculated previously Purchased Kindle Active Content apps on the Kindle Voyage, and Nate from The Digital Reader Reached Out to Amazon for an explanation. He got it: the Voyage does not support These third-party apps and it never will
Amazon is not pulling the plug on Active Content altogether … you can still download and install Scrabble, Solitaire, BlackJack. , NotePad Plus, and other apps on other Kindle eReaders including the Kindle Paperwhite Most recent entry-level Kindle and models.
But Amazon is not really Promoting the platform and is instead focused on Developing the Amazon Appstore for Fire tablets (and other Android phones and tablets).
So if you’ve been using your Kindle to play games for years and you do not want to lose the Ability, you might want to hold off on updating to Amazon’s new eReader top tier. I suspect there are not all that many people who fall into que camp.
This is not the first team has Launched the new Amazon Kindle que que lacks the feature was available in older models. Older models used to include headphone jacks and support for text-to-speech. But Amazon stopped offering Those features with the introduction of the first Kindle Paperwhite in 2012.
Earlier this month after weeks of rumors finally Google Announced and Revealed the brand new HTC Nexus tablet running the Android 9 latest 5.0 Lollipop. Now that the tablet is officially confirmed and coming soon, many prospective buyers are weighing Their options When it comes to buying an Android tablet.
With tons of readily available for Android tablets or Apple users, another extremely popular option Also available is que many are forgetting about. That the wellbeing brand new (2014 version) Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9-inch tablet. They have a lot in common, including the price
Read: 7. 9 Nexus Features You’ll Love
When it comes to buying a tablet there are tons of choices readily available. However, many want to get the latest and greatest devices, and Those are the Air iPad 2, the Nexus 9, or something from Samsung’s ever-growing lineup. Here we’ll compare the Nexus 9 to Amazon’s newest Kindle Fire tablet HDX.
The Amazon Kindle Fire is an extremely popular tablet thanks to the size, features, and Most importantly the price bundled with Amazon Prime services. Last year the Kindle Fire HDX was not as popular and was released later than the regular Kindle Fire HD, and this successor years has gone somewhat under the radar.
Last month Amazon released a new and improved 8.9- inch Kindle Fire for HDX 2014, and it stacks up quite well against the iPad Air 2, iPad 3 Mini, and more importantly the new Nexus 9. It has the same size screen, excellent sound, top-tier speakers and more, all for a decent price. Read on for all the details.
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Display
First up would be the display, the that’s one of The most important aspect of any mobile device. Both the Fire and the Nexus 2014 HDX 9 have the same sized screen. Coming in at 8.9-inches, but Amazon beats Google Actually where it counts, Which is the resolution. Meaning pictures and video will be clear and crisp, and things will be vibrant.
The Kindle Fire HDX has an 8.9-inch 2560 x 1600 Full HD display, and it looks just as gorgeous to the model from last year. The Nexus 9 though, is 2048 x 1536, so there’s a difference but probably not one many users eyes will be able to see, but it’s worth noting.
It’s the perfect middle ground if you ask us. My favorite tablet is the LG G Pad 8.3, but the 8.9-inch Nexus 9 Seems to be the perfect size, and I’ll update once it arrives. It’s Also offering wider than 4: 3 aspect ratio (like the iPad) rather than the long and skinny 16: 9 all other Android tablets employ. This is another key difference it has Compared to the Fire HDX.
The new aspect ratio is important. This makes it Easier to hold, better for browsing the web, but will not offer as good of a video playback experience. Overall we welcome the change, and Likely users will enjoy it too.
It’s hard to compare two devices When the Nexus Been 9 hasnt released yet, but que is quickly approaching day, and we’ll update with a full comparison and our thoughts once we’ve had some hands-on time. That wellbeing Said, the Fire HDX has one of the best screens we’ve used to date.
Design
One thing you’ll notice instantly between These two tablets is the design. In my opinion in the Nexus 9 has a sleek and premium design, while the Fire HDX looks rather bland and boring. It has unique sharp curves around back que shouldnt make it easy to hold, but it is not the best looking tablet around. Function over form right?
The entire tablet is made of a durable soft-touch plastic, and is available in black only. The speakers Have Been improved with Dolby Audio with the new HDX Fire, and it features two speaker grills facing backwards on the top back of the device.
However, Google’s Nexus 9 offers a few important features you’ll want to Consider. For one, they’ve changed the approach of Their 9 tablets and the Nexus finally has a brushed aluminum design around the entire outer edge. That Said, weight and comfort for the back is still a soft touch matte plastic design. Available in black, white, or sand (gold) color options. It similar on back to the Nexus 7 (2013) style looks very.
Google’s Nexus 9 is sleek, elegant, and has subtle curves to it wraps around the aluminum sides to offer a better experience que feels thinner in the hand than it really is. The Nexus is not the thin 9 to the Air iPad 2 although it’s thinner than the Nexus 7, but the sides curve to the rather thin point and will make it feel extremely thin in your hands. Another major design feature is the dual HTC Boomsound front facing speakers. In tablet makers have done this right, but Google looks to have finally delivered. No more cupping the back trying to get decent sound towards your face.
Samsung had a tablet with front speakers years ago, but abandoned this obvious and excellent design approach. All Said and done the new Nexus 9 is sleek, durable, premium looking and feeling, and will be a great purchase.
On aspect of the design That Is Also important is the weight. The Kindle Fire HDX is extremely lightweight, beating out the Nexus 9, Air iPad, and many other smaller tablets in terms of weight. This makes it Easier to hold, on matter what you’re enjoying on que 8.9-inch screen.
Release Date
Before we talk about specs and features, you may be wondering When the Nexus 9 is available, in case you missed the announcement. Google’s Nexus 9 went up for pre-order last week and will not be in stores November 3rd Until
If you’re looking to buy a tablet today, right now, the new Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is an excellent choice. However, there are other options. All Said and done, it’s worth waiting Until November 3rd and trying it out in stores before you get something from Samsung, or opt for an iPad
Read:. Nexus 9 Release Date Breakdown
Google’s past releases have not Been extremely smooth When it comes to availability and stock, but que was much better with the release of the Nexus 7 in 2013. This year though, things are looking even better the Google has pre-orders available from Amazon, Best Buy, the Google Play Store, and others are coming soon.
The Nexus 9 shouldnt be shipping on the 3rd of November, in stores, and we’re hearing plenty of stock will be available to make this Google’s biggest and best Android tablet Nexus launch to date. It’s that, or get the Fire HDX right now with free 2-day Prime Shipping.
Software
We’re not going to dive in to software too much, because the ultimate version of Android 5.0 is not yet available, and the first product to run it will be the Nexus once it arrives 9th November 3rd. That wellbeing Said, it runs the absolute latest version of Android right from Google. It’s stock Android, supports 64-bit computing, and is an Entirely redesigned and fresh new look full of life, colors, and animations.
The Kindle Fire HDX runs the new Fire OS 4.0 interface, Which is Android 4.4 underneath, but you’d never guess it runs Android. It looks like an Amazon product, and is geared towards content, Mainly content from Amazon. Whether that be books, music, movies, or buying stuff from Amazon.com
Updates will not eat them often Do and the interface is not the best, but many enjoy the simple, bold, and in your face easy to use interface. Especially kids.
Specs
While specs are not all that important These Days, It Is Consider something buyers. Both tablets are extremely fast, fluid, and powerful. They have the latest technology and will play apps, games, or stream movies for hours on end. . Here’s the numbers for Those interested
Nexus 9 Specs
8.9-inch 2048 × 1536 Full HD display (4: 3 aspect ratio, Gorilla Glass and 3)
K1 NVIDIA Tegra processor with 2GB of RAM (64-bit)
16 / 32GB storage configurations
Android 5.0 Lollipop (first device with Android 5.0)
8 Megapixel Rear and 1.6 MP front camera
Brushed Aluminum frame, soft touch matte design
Dual HTC Boomsound front facing speakers
6,700 mAh battery
White, Black, and Sand color options
228.25mm x 153.68mm x 7.95mm and 425 grams
Kindle Fire Specs HDX 8.9
8.9-inch 2560 x 1600 HD Display
2.5 GHz Snapdragon 805 Quad-core Processor with 2GB of RAM
16/32 / 64GB storage options
Android 4.4 KitKat (Fire OS)
8 Megapixel Rear camera and 1.3 front
Plastic design
Dual Dolby Atmos Rear Speakers
12 hours of battery life
24/7 365 days a year free tech support video
231 mm x 158 mm x 7.8 mm and 389 grams
As you can see They Actually Both stack up against one another quite nicely. From the screen size and resolution, cameras, audio output and even the price. These are two of the best tablets available in 2014, and the price is extremely competitive.
Price
This Brings us to our next topic, price. Buying a new tablet is not cheap, the unless you’re getting a Nexus. That was the assumption over the past few years, but not this time. The original Nexus 7 was $ 199 and Became an instant hit, even if que was only 8GB of storage. The 2013 model was $ 229 for the 16GB model, and $ 269 for the 32GB variant.
The Nexus 9 comes in three variants, as well as three colors too. Black, White, Gold and Sand. So how much?
Google’s Nexus 9 will be $ 399 for the 16GB model, $ 479 for the 32GB option, and $ 599 for the 32GB 4G LTE flavor. There is the micro-SD slot to expand storage, and there’s no 64 or 128GB option available. This is not cheap, but still undercuts the bigger iPad Air and is the same price the Apple iPad Mini’s smaller option.
The Kindle Fire HDX though, is priced about the same. The 16GB model is $ 399 (on sale for $ 394), or can be bought for $ 379 with Amazon ads on the lockscreen. Yes, that’s awful, and not worth the small savings. Then $ 449 for 32GB, and $ 499 for the 64GB option. If you need more storage the Kindle Fire HDX is the best route.
Final Thoughts
The Nexus 9 is Set to be Google’s best tablet to date, and may end up wellbeing one of the best tablets of 2014. It has a lot to offer, and shouldnt be in the running for any buyer tablet this holiday season.
HTC and Google are putting Android tablet makers in the space on notice with the Nexus 9, and aiming directly at Apple’s iPad Mini lineup and the new Air all at the same team. It’s a package complete with everything a tablet buyer wants and needs, priced fair, and shouldnt be a device great.
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That all Said, the Kindle Fire HDX delivers plenty of the same, geared at content , has a kids mode, and 24/7 tech support. There’s a lot to love from Both tablets, but in the end the choice is yours. We’ll report back with more details after our hands-on experience and first impressions the moment the Nexus 9 it arrives.
The arrival of Amazon’s Kindle Voyage hasnt Been Greeted with the fanfare it might have received three or four years AGM.
The $ 199 e-reader has a high-resolution, high-contrast touch screen self-illuminating fused into the slender body magnesium. State of the art, for sure, but it immediately raised the question: Do we still need e-readers in the age of cheap and plentiful tablets?
The answer is yes-now more than ever.
someone who escapes into the daily pages of the book, I understand what Amazon is up to. The Voyage isnt perfect-and-ink, the technology behind e-readers’ displays, is inherently a compromise, with its monochromatic palette, slow reaction and periodic team, refreshes annoying-but it is The most elegant e-reader to date .
Just compare the Voyage to its predecessor, the Paperwhite, now selling for $ 119 is The Voyage Nearly 20% thinner Despite having the same 6-inch screen size. It’s framed with a more rigid material, so it feels less plasticky, while retaining the soft-touch paint que keeps you from dropping it all the time. Its screen has twice the pixels, meaning you can now no longer see the que dots make up the letters, even if you hold the device 6 inches from your face
The improved resolution does come at a cost.: The older Paperwhite can last up to eight weeks on a battery charge, while the Voyage can last only six weeks. That’s not exactly a problem, though, the unless you’re planning to carry an e-reader while hiking the Appalachian Trail.
After adding up the improvements, it takes a moment to back up and realize there’s nothing Actually wrong with last year’s Paperwhite. Sure, the Voyage is better, and Amazon’s vice president of devices, Peter Larsen, Told me the company intends to keep making better e-readers for years to come. The Voyage is a pure luxury; it’s a Lexus you choose over a perfectly good Toyota
Amazon wanted the product que would stand out-and stand for something:.. The world needs e-readers
By the team you ‘ve read this far, chances are your phone has vibrated or chirped once or twice. If you’re reading this column on a phone or tablet, you may Have Been interrupted by alerts telling you things have nothing to the que with what I’m writing about. I get it. This is a newspaper article, and you’re a busy person.
But When I lie down at night with a “book” -that is, whatever device I happen to be reading my e-books on- I want the world to fade away. Begone, work emails and Facebook updates! If something is urgent, my phone will ring.
Even if e-readers are not around forever, will be e-books, and Amazon will probably Remain the 800-pound gorilla of the industry for the time wellbeing. While there’s much debate over whether or not Amazon is the best place to buy books, I support the retailer because its e-books are easy to load on the wealth of devices, not just Kindles and Fire tablets, but really running iOS almost anything, Android or Windows.
But Most of Those devices are distract-o-matics of the worst kind-especially Compared With Their print-on-paper forebears. Reading books should not be part of a multitasking regimen. If we’re going to Remain literate in the years to come, we need to think about how we read, and not just what we read.
The Voyage is there to remind us of this, and it’s Also a great device if que $ 199 price tag is not an issue. Big spenders can pay an extra $ 20 to get Amazon’s ads removed from the lock screen (Which I advise, Despite collegues it feels like a ransom). And $ 60 more gets you unlimited 3G connectivity, a good deal if you’re on the move a lot. It’ll even work abroad in Most countries.
But the Voyage is just an option. As I Mentioned, the cheaper Paperwhite is a fine choice if the difference of $ 80 means a lot to you. Both e-readers are Equally beneficial outdoors, poolside, They’re far Easier to look at than tablets, Which glare Suffer from higher and lower contrast.
For people who read mostly indoors, and late at night, the I’s, though, the tablet can be better. I use an iPad or Amazon Fire tablet HDX in bed, switching the screen to black with white text and turning the brightness all the way down. This lets me read into the night without disturbing my wife, and it keeps my eyes from getting too much exposure to the kind of light That Could keep me up. (More on this in my discussion with a leading sleep expert.)
But if, like me, you choose the tablet over an e-reader, promise me this: You’ll silence or remove any distractions like email and instant messaging, and turn off app notifications from Facebook, Twitter and other always-on, always-fresh attractions internet. If that’s too much to ask, Then buy a dedicated e-reader. Years from now, your brain will thank you.
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Amazon has one of the Most active reader communities, writing hungarian, if not Thousands, of heartfelt reviews on a daily basis. It is que community based que Amazon is hoping to tap into to discover the next great novel.
The Seattle retailer’s new publishing platform, called Kindle Scout, harnesses the crowdsourcing model to get feedback on Which manuscripts shouldnt get the green light, and Ultimately the backing of Amazon’s marketing power
It works like this: Authors submit Their never-before-published books;. participants read a short preview And Then nominate up to three books at a time. At the end of the 30-day campaign, the Kindle Scout team will review the nominated books and select the ones to be published.
Readers will receive the full-length Kindle version of the book one week before the book’s official release If They choose the winners. Amazon is only Accepting books for three popular categories at this time: Romance, Mystery & amp; Thriller and Science Fiction & amp; Fantasy.
In a press release, SVP of Kindle Russ Grandinetti Said, “Amazon customers are passionate readers who have long influenced Which books Become breakout bestseller. With the launch of Scout Kindle, readers now have an even more direct say in what gets published and can get free books and discover new favorite authors in the process. “
Authors wellbeing Offered are a number of incentives to Participate, including a 45-day cycle from submission to selection. If published, They will have Their works published by the Press Kindle and five-year renewable terms receive the $ 1.500 advance, 50 percent e-book royalties, easy marketing rights reversions and featured by Amazon.
Similar its original series’ pilot season, Amazon Kindle is opening up its publishing arm to crowd voting. The so-called Kindle Scout program Allows you to peruse portions of unpublished works before Nominating worthy pieces for proper e-reader release. If you’re looking to lend a hand with the vetting process, voting is now open for submissions que span sci-fi, romance, mystery and other genres. After a 30-day window nomination, the folks at Amazon will review the tallies before picking what gets made into a Kindle edition. In return for backing the chosen author, you’ll get the book published for free one week before it releases for the masses to download. Not too shabby.
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Amazon wants to take some of the mystery out of predicting what will sell books with its new Kindle publishing program Scout, Which lets readers vote on Their favorite unreleased excerpts from books to determine what does (and what does not) get published. Welcome to the court to common opinion, You aspiring authors.
In exchange for Their participation in the program, Scout Kindle users will get free book credits, based on Their Ability to successfully pick winners. Those who nominate books get published que Eventually will get a free version of the Kindle e-book a full week before publication day.
Readers will determine Which books rise to the top of the voting pool, but the dedicated Kindle Scout team will have the ultimate say, choosing from a selection of the Most popular titles after a 30-day open voting period to determine Which ones get the nod late publication. The whole process only takes 45 days or less, from author submission to publication, Amazon says.
Amazon has a Potentially industry-changing idea on its hands with Kindle here Scout, the the system Provides a way to give books the stamp of approval que can cut out the noise and sheer volume of self-published titles out there, and yet it manages to Provide a better deal to authors than most big publishing house deals, including a 5-year term on publishing rights Granted Press to Kindle, the $ 1.500 advance, 50% paid royalties on e-book sales, Amazon.com built-in marketing and what Amazon terms “easy reversion rights.” Submissions are open to anyone, too.
Readers can nominate up to three books at once, meaning They can not just spread Their bets across the field willy-nilly in order to pick up the many free e-books of the possible, and new books are added to the pool every single day.
The system Resembles a more competition-focused version of social reading startup Wattpad in some ways, but this is very much driven commerce, whereas Wattpad is about providing a free platform for publishing entire works first, and only recently started dabbling in crowdfunding crowdsourcing with its book publishing experiments. Kindle Scout has much more potential to Attract professional and semi-pro writers as well as amateurs and Those just starting out However, the final and the potential business benefits are much more tangible.
This Could Attract Also some writers Otherwise who might turn to Indiegogo or Kickstarter to seek funding, but Those eager to retain full control rights might still support going it alone
The Kindle Voyage ? The name makes no sense, but I understand why Amazon did not call its latest e-reader the Paperwhite 2. It’s good enough to deserve a name all its own.
The Kindle Voyage is stuffed with new features and meaningful improvements over the Paperwhite. I’ll cover The most important ones first. The Voyage’s screen delivers higher resolution than the Paperwhite: 300 pixels per inch. The Paperwhite’s 221-ppi display looks very good, but you can discern jagged edges in fonts if you look Closely. With the Voyage, you can not see jaggies even with the aid of a magnifying glass.
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Jaggies are a thing of the past, thanks to the display’s Voyage resolution of 300 pixels per inch.
The Paperwhite Introduced the front light que made its E-Ink display readable under any lighting conditions. The Voyage keeps this feature but adds a light sensor automatically adjusts the brightness que in response to the level of ambient light. This not only Eliminates the need to adjust the brightness every team you start reading, it shouldnt Also attacking increase the Voyage’s battery life. Enable the “nightlight” feature, and the screen will dim the brightness Gradually your eyes adjust to the darkened room.
Smooth as glass
For me, the next biggest improvement is the texture of the Voyager’s glass. That might seem like an odd thing to put so high on the list of improvements, but the Paperwhite’s glass has this grainy, almost pebbly texture que literally rubs me the wrong way. I viscerally dislike the way it feels under my thumb or fingertip When I stroke the glass to turn the page or touch the screen to call up the menu or the definition. It just feels weird, even if it was not bad enough to drive me back to my first-gen Kindle.
The Paperwhite still delivers the better price-to-performance ratio
The Voyage’s is the smooth glass to the glass on any laptop or smartphone I’ve used, and there’s the transition between the bezel and the display. And the Voyage’s new page-turn buttons are just as important to the texture of its glass. Amazon embedded four surface-mount buttons (Amazon calls em PagePress sensors) on the right and left bezels que make turning pages even Easier: A slight squeeze on the vertical lines on Either side of the bezel advance pages, and the same action on the dots Those lines above reverse pages.
This means you can hold the Voyage in your left or right hand, and the buttons work even When the e-reader is in its case (more on que later). In addition to the obvious visual cue of the page refreshing, the Voyage Provides a bit of haptic feedback When You’ve Applied enough pressure to effect the page turn. You can fine-tune the amount of pressure needed to activate page turns, too.
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The screen on the Voyage (left) is brighter and whiter than the one on the Paperwhite (right).
For me, the buttons are big improvement over stroking or tapping the glass (Those page-turn methods are retained in the new Kindle). I grip my Paperwhite with four fingers on the back and my thumb in front, so I turn pages by stroking the glass with my thumb. A mild case of arthritis in the base of my thumb joints renders this motion not exactly painful, but uncomfortable enough to be distracting. I can squeeze the page-forward button without moving my thumb at all, and I need to slide it up just about an inch to reach the less-frequently used page-back buttons.
One thing I shouldnt point Out, Especially for people like me who do not take enough time to read the user manual: You need to press down slightly on the buttons to make em work. Tapping, as you might with the the trackpad on your laptop will not work-at least not reliably.
Thinner and lighter, but only a little
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Here’s how the Voyage Origami cover works.
Compared to the Paperwhite, the Kindle is slightly thinner Voyage (0.30 inches versus 0.36 inches) and slightly lighter (6.3 ounces versus 7.3 ounces). Amazon moved the power button to the back of the device, Which Makes it Easier to find and manipulate than the tiny button that’s on the bottom of the Paperwhite. It still Relies on the micro USB cord for charging, and Amazon still includes a USB cable but requires you to buy the power adapter separately.
I do not know how much profit Amazon makes Kindle on the Voyage, but They must be making a killing on protective covers at $ 45 a pop ($ 60 if you want leather). The cover is brilliant, though, Consisting of a tray with magnets strong que hold the Voyage it in a very tight grip (the e-reader’s rear panel is fabricated from magnesium), and the thick flap que protects its display.
A set of strong magnets in the flap holds it Securely to the Voyage’s front bezel When closed, and magnesium to the When You flip it back over the top to read. Push up in the middle of the bottom edge of the flap, and it folds origami style to make the prop-stand for reading. That’s a whole lot better than leaning it against a coffee cup.
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The ingenious, but pricey Voyage “Origami” cover can be folded into an easel for easy hands-free reading on the table top.
Cover When the display you’re done reading, and the ambient light sensor immediately puts the Voyage into sleep mode. Open it back up, and the device comes fully back to life before you’ve completed the motion. There’s never really any need to push the power button. Third parties are offering less-expensive covers, Which I have not reviewed, and I imagine the price of Amazon’s covers will drop to the Voyage’s newness wears off (although That Could be a while. This review was written on October 23, and Amazon’s Indicates website it will not have units in stock Until November 24).
Should you buy one?
The only other criticism I can muster Significant for the Kindle Voyage is about to flu its price tag. Comparing versions with Amazon’s “Special Offers” (que ads pop up When You’re not reading), the delta between the $ 79 Kindle and the $ 119 Kindle Paperwhite is $ 40. You’ll pay twice que premium to move from the Paperwhite Voyage to the $ 199. It costs an additional $ 20 to Eliminate the ads, and a cool $ 70 to get 3G connectivity in addition to Wi-Fi.
I’ve always scoffed at the idea of paying so much more to get 3G connectivity; que but now I’ve experienced it with the Voyage, it’s pretty easy to want. Getting rid of the ads including 3G and elevates the price of a Voyage all the way to $ 289. You can buy the 7-inch Kindle Fire for $ 179 HDX, but I’m a bit of purist When it comes to reading. I want The most book-like experience I can get. The Paperwhite comes very close, but the Voyager knocks it out of the park.
Having Said That, I think the Paperwhite still delivers the better price-to-performance ratio Both for someone buying an e-reader is the first team, and for someone upgrading from the stock Kindle. The Voyage is the best e-reader on the market, but Amazon has hung a price tag commensurate with que position.
This is the age of multitasking: People juggle many roles, one device suffices for a plethora of jobs or one app collates stuff from various websites to read. Also it is the team of multiple options: For TVs, you have plasma, LCD, LED (Which is Actually a misnomer) and 4K; Mobile devices come in forms such as phone, tablet and phablet, hybrids and laptops. Yet, there exists a ready clientele for devices Specialised who still hold Their Own.
Amazon’s Kindle is one such Specialised device. Yes, you can read an eBook using the Kindle app on your favorite tablet. But THEN your tablet might not be best suited to read in bed, carry in a bag / pocket and be free of distractions. Such times demand an eBook reader.
The 2014 Kindle, Amazon’s entry-level eBook reader, at 191g, weighs about them much as a paperback. But the Most Significant upgrade from the previous version Has Been the addition of a touchscreen. Thus, the new Kindle is devoid of any buttons other than the home button at the bottom, right next to the charging port. This is a welcome upgrade over the buttons of the previous iteration.
The black body with the logo below the screen is understated, albeit deliberately, and Amazon wants you shopping spend some cash to buy the folio cover, Which greatly Enhances the looks of the Kindle. Also, with the cover attached, Actually one can hold the Kindle like a book (and if you’re using Amazon’s cover, you can just shut the cover to put the Kindle to sleep). But all good things come for a price.
In fact, Amazon bundles just a charging cable with the Kindle, while India is the power adapter has to be bought separately. With the abundance of USB ports, one does not need to buy an adapter.
Once the Kindle is switched on and connected to Wi-fi, one can log in to one’s Amazon account and get access to one’s entire library. The interface is as good as we found on the Paperwhite Kindle 3G, Kindle but the 2014 lacks a built-in light, something one shouldnt look for if one wants to read in bed at night, without disturbing anyone. It is very easy to flick pages and make notes with the two-point touchscreen. The screen is easy to read, even in direct sunlight, and definitely sharper than that of the previous-generation Kindle.
The processor, too, Has Been bumped up to 1GHz, and performance is zippy, though one can not really discern exactly by how much over its predecessor, When one is turning the pages of an eBook. Also, there is still the slight problem of ghosting. The new Kindle does blink, but not as we’ve seen much of the other eBook readers, and this to me is a good sign, I get distracted by the all the excessive blinking.
The new Kindle Also bundles in the regular bells and whistles: Goodreads, where one shares what one is reading and checks on what one’s friends are reading; the Experimental Browser to surf the internet (if one is fine with viewing today’s graphics-heavy content in greyscale) and a vocabulary builder. Also present is Kindle FreeTime, where one can create profiles for children, who are achievement badges Awarded When They Reach Their goals, while parents can keep tabs on the overall team Their children are reading, What They are reading, etc. This kind of “gamification” of the reading experience could go a long way in making popular reading Among children.
Buying books off the Kindle store is easy and one gets access to the book bought in seconds. Plus there are a lot of free eBooks available. Also one can read free samples of books, that is, a chapter or two, before one decides to buy it. With 4GB of memory, one would not run out of space soon, Especially if one does not have a lot of PDF files.
The Kindle 2014 is a good start for someone who wants to read without distraction . But if you carry your eBook reader everywhere and read in bed, the Kindle Paperwhite 3G (Which costs more than double the price of the new Kindle) makes more sense.
Amazon Kindle Price: Rs 5,999 Display: 6-inch e-ink at 167 ppi Weight: 191 g Storage: 4GB onboard, plus cloud storage is Amazon content Formats supported: Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion
Still do not have an e-reader? I can respect that. Physical books just feel better. Print is sacred. I’m with you-or at least I was, until our reviews editor thrust the Kindle in my hand and made me use it.
Amazon has just updated its bare-bones, entry-level Kindle to finally include touchscreen navigation like phones and tablets, and at $ 80, we figured it might just be cheap enough for ye holdouts to finally give e-readers a try. And so with a reluctant mix of analog nostalgia and snobbery gadget, I turned on my first Kindle.
Right away I noticed que the display’s dull lighting and grayish tint-the Kindle’s e-ink Pearl display-is indeed very welcome break from the constant headachey glow of laptop and smartphone screens. It mimics the ink-on-paper traditional look better than I’d expected.
The screen was easy to read in the (rare) of bright sun shine, but the lack of built-in light Also means you won ‘t be reading at night the unless you’re shining a lamp on the device. Even trying to make out the screen text in Gawker’s dark basement of an office was a strain-I immediately found myself searching for how to adjust the brightness level, Which of course you can not.
[ Ed: Pricier e-readers come with built-in lights, like the $ 120 Kindle Paperwhite, Which Also feels greater to this model in most every other way.]
That’s no love lost for bookworms already used to squinting at the printed page. Navigating around the Kindle’s features, however-even with a touchscreen-took some getting used to. Granted, I was lazy and did not bother to read the beginner’s guide so handily the gadget comes loaded up with, and Actually got stuck in the book flipping through pages like a dope before figuring October you tap the top left corner to get back to the home screen. (Tip:. Read the guide)
Make fun, but the point is, navigation is not exactly intuitive-especially if you’ve been locked in Apple’s ecosystem for the last decade. It took me several hours to shake the instinct to scroll down for more text instead of tapping to turn the page.
The latency was Considerably more frustrating. The updated basic Kindle boasts 20% faster processing speeds than its predecessor, but it was suuuper slow Compared to my phone. I finally gave up searching for books on the device itself and opted to shop on Amazon’s much more user-friendly website from my computer. Then I just Transferred books to the reader over Wi-Fi.
The good news is the lightweight device is real easy to transport. Margaret Atwood Traveled with me to the bar, the concert, and the yoga class without a hitch. I shoved in my tiny bag without a care. Since the display is not glass, i could read it while walking down a busy sidewalk, balancing it precariously with my coffee and muffin, stress-free. And unlike the five novels you were ambitiously planning to finish next vacation, it’s easy to tuck into an overpacked suitcase or even a large pocket, plus it stays charged for weeks so the need to cart along the cord too.
If you’re a voracious reader, there are plenty of other benefits to taking your literary prowess into the 21st century. The built-in dictionary is handy for Those -re-che cher words you encounter, social media integration social if reading is your thing, annotations to scribble notes in the margins digital, instant gratification through one-click purchases and speedy downloads, and Thousands of books packed into 6.7 ounces.
I did not use any of These bells and whistles beyond some basic experimentation. But then, I’m not a voracious reader. If I’m being honest, I have not read an entire book in months. The neverending stream of news stories, magazines, and social media content yeah, but not a book. And For Those of us used to being glued to the latest, fastest, shiniest, app-packed gadget, this no-frills reader is going to feel like a time warp into the past. It’s worth considering que for just $ 20 more You could get Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HD 6 and get the tablet que doubles as an e-reader.
Kindle Fire HD 6 is on the left.
But that’s missing the point. You’re not going to buy the basic Kindle because it’s the best e-reader out there. You’re not going to buy it instead of the tablet. You’re going to buy it because you love to read and you are not afraid of the future When It only costs $ 80 If that’s the case, now’s a good time to take the plunge.
Would I get one? I really expected the answer to be no-I’ve got a backlog of Pocket reads doing a perfectly fine job of filling up my commute. But I Realized the greatest value of the Kindle and its ilk is That It’s not possible to surf the web or really do anything at all except immerse yourself in the text. This perfectly decent if archaic somewhat e-reader managed to force myself to stop multitasking and totally lose myself in a novel again, and that’s probably worth 80 bucks to me.
But not for everyone. Here’s my colleague Michael Hession’s perspective on why phones still make the best readers
Kindle (2014) Specs:.
6-inch display (just slightly bigger than the iPhone 6 Plus)
167 ppi (lower resolution than other readers)
4-weeks of battery life (same the previous model)
4 GB storage (holds Thousands of books, double the previous model)
New touchscreen control
WiFi so you can download books without connecting to the computer
$ 79 with special offers-read: ads-and without $ 99 ($ 10 more than the previous model)
Personal Technology columnist Ed Baig Kindle goes hands on with the new Voyage Kindle e-reader.
Amazon Kindle Voyage (Photo: Amazon)
NEW YORK – Ah, the many ways you can immerse yourself in . the bestseller nowadays: on tablets, smartphones, and computers
That’s why it’s sometimes easy to overlook what remains the best place to consume such a book – notwithstanding its printed form. I’m speaking of the dedicated electronic reader space, long dominated by Amazon’s Kindles.
Happily, Amazon is still paying close attention to its bread-and-button Kindles, even the harder it pushes into making Broader purpose tablets and phones. The winner is anyone who loves to read.
Exhibit A arrives with the brand new Kindle Voyage, the seventh-generation of the venerable franchise Kindle. It’s simply the best dedicated e-reader money can buy, assuming that is That You have lots of money.
Indeed, Kindle Voyage costs $ 199 (with ads) for the Wi-Fi only model, Compared with $ 119 for what used to be the top-of-the-line Kindle Paperwhite. Add-3G cellular connectivity and the Voyage ads with price climbs to $ 269.
Meantime, the new entry level Kindle, Which unlike its higher priced siblings does not come with a light to let you read in the dark, costs a mere $ 79 Heck, Voyage is even priced lower than all of the smaller-screen, high-definition multimedia color tablets que Fire Amazon sells.
So, is this luxury voyage worth taking eBooks ? Apparently a lot of people think so -. Last I checked, Amazon will not have in stock Voyage until late November
I agree, with the qualifier que I also believe folks will be perfectly satisfied with Paperwhite, still a stud eReader in its own right. The budget $ 79 Kindle is nothing to scoff at, Either.
None of the earlier unknown Kindles though quite match up to the job does Voyage of replicating the real paper experience on an electronic display. In techie terms, Voyage has a 6-inch grayscale 300 ppi or pixels per inch display, and boasts twice the number of pixels than the Paperwhite are on display, Which Is Also very good. The takeaway is this: text on Voyage is dark, crisp and easily readable. The display is glare-free.
Moreover, at 0.3-inches, Voyage is Amazon’s thinnest Kindle to date, still a ways to go before it’s thin the paper, of course, but edging a bit closer. It weighs 6.3-ounces (6.6-ounces for the Wi-Fi + 3G model), making it about an ounce lighter than Paperwhite. You can comfortably hold it with one hand.
on other models, you can tap or swipe on the touchscreen to turn pages. But now you can gently apply pressure Also against the bezel on Either side of the display to turn the page and it does you detect the subtle haptic feedback. You can adjust the level of response and haptic que Also the amount of pressure required to turn the page. It’s nice to have this added option but it does take getting used to and I just the often Do changed pages the old way.
One excellent new benefit comes with an adaptive front light que automatically alters the brightness on the display to fit the environment in Which you are reading. If you’re in the dark, you can enable the feature will que Gradually reduce the screen brightness over time, to match the way your eyes works.
In most other ways, the new Kindle is like its lower -priced siblings. The battery can last weeks. It can hold Thousands of books. You can shop an online Kindle bookstore with millions of titles, and fetch the books you choose to buy in a minute or less. You can borrow books from the library and others lend, albeit under restrictions. And you can take and share notes.
Among other nice features across the Kindle line Vocabulary Builder is the list of all the words you look up in the dictionary. Amazon will be adding a “Word Wise” que feature may appeal to young readers or people learning a second language Inglês the. In select books, short simple definitions of challenging words will Appear just above Those Difficult words. For example, in tiny type just above the word “abnormal” is the simple explanation “not normal.”
Also in the coming soon category is a family library feature que will let you books access Kindle from your spouse’s Amazon account.
If money is no object, Kindle Voyage is a great way to devour a bestseller. But if you’re operating under tight financial constraints, the lower priced Kindle can still result in a happy ending
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The bottom line
Amazon Kindle Voyage
www.amazon.com, $ 199 for Wi-Fi only model; $ 269 for Wi-Fi + 3G model. Add $ 20 for ad-free versions.
Amazon has one of the Most active reader communities, writing hungarian, if not Thousands, of heartfelt reviews on a daily basis. It is que community based que Amazon is hoping to tap into to discover the next great novel. 
Readers will receive the full-length Kindle version of the book one week before the book’s official release If They choose the winners. Amazon is only Accepting books for three popular categories at this time: Romance, Mystery & amp; Thriller and Science Fiction & amp; Fantasy. 
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