Since the digital revolution has reached the most primitive means of reading by means of devices for reading books, I indulged myself in technology. Open a book was easy, but in a machine for this purpose that remains is practical – and sometimes distracting.
With e-readers, is simple to assemble an infinite library of books – if lacking space, do not worry, they are saved in the cloud and can be read with a simple internet connection. You can read in the dark with the new screens lit – promise not to tire the eyes, but the head, after long hours of reading. And are portable and lightweight – carry in the car, purse, on the beach, in the bathroom (you can upload The Idiot and its more than 400 kbytes endless pages that wallet never been easier to read. Dostoyevsky). Moreover, the tablets come with ease the reading aspect, as they try to imitate the ink on the paper on a screen, making very close experience of reading a physical book. The downside is gather as many books and switch your reading so many times you run the risk of reading too, but few titles integers.
One of the most famous devices for this purpose, Kindle, produced by US company American Amazon, reached the Brazilian market late last year with a subtle reshaping out (won the brand “Amazon” on the back instead of “Kindle”), but more powerful inside (so won the complement new “Paperwhite”, an update of Paperwhite version released last year). It competes with the unit of the Canadian Kobo, the Kobo Aura HD also available in the countryThe sixth generation Kindle perfected his greatest asset:. Indoor lighting. This light technology, patented by Amazon, it was good in the first version of Paperwhite, distributing light across the screen with a lower incidence of dark spots. Now the screen is whiter (the previous was more bluish), black is sharper and more defined fonts slightly compared to its predecessor. There are few typefaces compared to the Kobo. There is a new “button” that you can achieve maximum light level. Yet still perfectionists will appreciate points on the screen where light is not uniform. Overall none of this makes much difference. Read the Kindle is nice.
improvements are allowed because of a faster processor. I have the first version of Paperwhite. In one test, it became clear that “turn” a digital page was thousandths of a second faster in the new version. Something that makes a difference in reading longer, mark a favorite passage and export it to Facebook or even do searches or notes on passages in a book. The new Kindle Page Flip, accessible within two clicks from reading a title, lets you navigate the next pages without leaving the point where you stopped reading. Important if you want to know how can last a long passage of some Russian author to abandon the reading and go to bedEnter the Kindle screen went faster and more accurate -. However, the experience still leaves the desired. For those accustomed to writing on screens with your fingers, it is difficult to set the spelling of a word first. You need to rewrite slowly.
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A new feature promises to educate the reader. Coined as “vocabulary builder”, he keeps every word you searched. To access them, simply jump to that function and study them later. It might be interesting if you are learning another language or if you want to start in the Portuguese language classics.
The Kindle battery will last according to the addiction of the player. In my tests, it never lasted more than a week, reading on average a half hour a day with Wi-Fi turned on. Amazon promises up to a month and a half of battery with 30 minutes of daily use and with the internet disconnected. 
The main menu of the Kindle got a “G” button. For him, it is possible to connect to the American social network of readers in GoodReads. So, you can get directions readings, reviews and authors who enjoy following. In practice, few Brazilian friends are on the social network and the maximum profit that took her Kindle, find that a friend was a bad book rated with five stars. However, you can arrange for the social network, their future readings on a virtual bookshelf. There is even a parental control that restricts user access to the Amazon store.
One of the coolest things of the e-reader is its varied form of integration. The “Whispersync” Amazon allows you to buy a book on your website. Then read it on kindle, on mobile, on desktop. Resuming play at the point where it stopped suddenly on another device. Simple. The supply of books at the online store Amazon is also a high point. There are nearly 30,000 titles in Portuguese and thousands in other languages. Low are the prices of several books, many weekly specials.
In general, if you have very old versions of the book devices and worth’re a regular reader, it load the new Paperwhite there. If you already have a version of Paperwhite launched in the first half of last year did not feel big difference in the reading experience for the new model. Comparing to other devices, he wins because of more modern and functional illuminated screen.
The new Paperwhite arrived in the country only in Wi-Fi version and Amazon does not plan to launch the current model with an integrated version with Free iliminado 3G, as in the previous version (which cost £ 699, far more than the R $ 479 for the Wi-Fi version, by the way, the same price model released now). The concurrent model Kobo Aura HD costs $ 659.Can you buy the new Kindle in online stores Pontofrio, Extra and Giraffes, beyond the physical stores of the Village Bookstore.
Strengths:
– Best device with screen that mimics the role, lightweight and portable
– The new lighting technology not easy on the eye and makes the reading experience even better
– Integration with the Amazon store, other devices such as tablets and mobile phones, as well as storing your library “in the cloud” and send texts saved in Word to Kindle with an application
Weaknesses:
– Amazon promises six weeks reading for 30 minutes a day without the internet connected. Voracious and online readers need to take once a week
– Few options for typefaces and no option to justify
Text – Despite advances, does not completely replace the experience of reading on paper – but it’s almost there
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