Tuesday, December 17, 2013

New Kindle Paperwhite is ... - Ultimoinstante

Posted on 12/12/2013 at 16:18 in category Tablets by Bianca Hayashi
class=”articleinset eReader is being sold for R $  479 class=”caption c15″> eReader is being sold for R $ 479
Amazon launched this Thursday (12) in Brazil the new Kindle Paperwhite, its newest ebook reader. The unit must display technology with higher contrast, recessed lighting, faster processor, the latest generation of touch technology and new features.

“The Kindle is the bestselling e-reader in the world for six consecutive years and is now even better, “says Alex Szapiro, Country Manager of Amazon in Brazil. “The new Kindle Paperwhite screen offers with the latest technology, new generation of recessed lighting, faster processor, and even new features like the Kindle Page Flip, which lets you browse and go page by page without leaving the point where it was, and Vocabulary Builder, which keeps the search word in the dictionary for the reader to study them later. We are happy to bring the new Kindle Paperwhite for Brazilian consumers, “he says.

There are more than 400 000 unique books in Kindle Store and prices starting at $ 4.99.

Kindle Paperwhite is selling for R $ 479 and can be found at authorized resellers Ponto Frio, Extra, the Village Bookstore and Giraffe.

Related Topics: Technology, Tablets, Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, ebook, ereader, launch, new, digital books

Monday, December 16, 2013

Brazil comes to the Kindle Paperwhite - Office of Net

Kindle Paperwhite just come to Brazil for the same price as the previous model, ie £ 479. The warning was given by Amazon itself on Thursday (12) and unit can now be found in major stores in the country.

The new Kindle is equipped with a new display technology, with it, the book reader has better performance than its predecessors.

Kindle Paperwhite also has other improvements like higher contrast, recessed lighting and faster processor. The display is e-ink, with six-inch (1024 x 768 pixels), 2 GB of internal memory and Wi-Fi connectivity

Related

  • Paperwhite Kindle comes with perfect and infant resources

    Kindle Paperwhite comes with perfect and infant resources

    Amazon announced the newest brand of e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite, which comes equipped with new technologies, tools and most importantly, with a p …

“Kindle is the bestselling e-reader in the world for six consecutive years and is now even better,” says the manager of the Amazon in Brazil, Alex Szapiro.

The e-reader has new features such as the Kindle Page Flip to navigate and flip pages without leaving the point it was before. Vocabulary Builder is also new, as well as store to search word in the dictionary.

The gadget supports over a thousand books, which can be monitored on a screen free from reflections. The device is quite light, weighing only 213 grams and its battery lasts up to eight weeks without charging.

The new Kindle Paperwhite can be found at authorized dealers from Amazon:. PontoFrio.com, Extra.com, the Village Bookstore and Girafa.com.br

clear=”all”

New Kindle Paperwhite promises comfortable reading - EXAME.com

São Paulo – Amazon launched in Brazil your e-reader more advanced, the new Kindle Paperwhite. The device, which has a collection of more than 1 million books, of which over 14,000 are in Portuguese, it costs 480 dollars in the Wi-Fi version

The new generation has new gadget from the previous and promises to bring more comfort and convenience for your reading. That’s because, according to Amazon, the screen e-reader, which is 6 inches, has higher contrast and its battery can last up to 8 weeks with a single charge.

Weighing only 213 grams

, the gadget also offers new functions. One is the Page Flip, which allows the user to navigate through the pages of the book without losing the point where he stopped reading. With Vocabulary Builder, you can still store the searched words.

Launched in September in the United States, the New Kindle Paperwhite was well received by critics. To The Verge, for example, “he not only is a great e-reader as it is the only one that is worth taking into account.” CNET also praised the device, but noted, however, that Amazon did not bring anything new in relation to its size.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

See tips to better leverage their e-reader - Globo.com

The Kindle is an e-reader, ie a device specially made for reading. Your screen that mimics the paper does not affect the vision and reflects the sunlight outdoors. Some models are now available in Brazil, like the Kindle Paperwhite Amazon. The gadget has several interesting features for the reader.

iPad Mini with Retina or Nexus 7 (2013) screen: what is the best tablet

Step 1. Convert all your text files

Calibre is one of the conversion software options for Kindle (Photo: Playback / Gizmodo) (Photo: Calibre is one of the conversion software options for Kindle (Photo: Playback / Gizmodo)) Calibre is one of the conversion software options for the Kindle (Photo: Playback / Gizmodo)

Although the Kindle has access to a huge library of titles, especially in English, Amazon is not yet complete when it comes to content in Portuguese. So it is advised that you convert all your texts. PDF format. MOBI, accessed by Kindle format.

There are some online alternatives like Cloud Convert and Convert Online, plus software like Calibre and Amazon’s own application. If you like to have your books and articles on various devices, it is recommended to use the official solution. But if you want to convert everything locally advantage to have many files, it is better to use software like Calibre.

Step 2. Save items in Kindle Direct web

At Readability you can save items directly on the Kindle (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros) For Readability you can save items directly on the Kindle (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros)

Be

on social networks or aggregators like Feedly, we contact all the time writing content. So it is most appropriate that you consume these texts in the Kindle special screen, saving the vision of the excessive light of the computer monitor.

To transfer content from the browser to the e-reader just use Instapaper or Readability plugins to install Amazon “Send to Kindle” or “Push to Kindle”. To see them look directly in the Chrome marketplace or the corresponding menus of Firefox, IE or Safari.

Another way to read web content on the Kindle is through feeds made for the e-reader, as Kindle4rss. It allows the execution of up to 12 feeds with 25 articles per issue and transfers files automatically when the device is connected to the PC.

Step 3. Access your documents everywhere

has Kindle app for multiple platforms, allowing not only read books on the Kindle (Photo: Playback / Gizmodo) (Photo: Kindle app is cross-platform, which not only allows you to read books on the Kindle (Photo: Playback / Gizmodo)) have Kindle app for multiple platforms, allowing not only read books in e-reader (Photo: Playback / Gizmodo)

If you use multiple devices, no way to move documents to read on Kindle sending them by email. To do this log into your Amazon account and go to “Settings of personal documents.” Then just attach whatever you want and send to the machine.

Another way is to do the reverse:. reading Kindle content purchased on other devices, such as apps for iOS and Android and Windows Phone 8

Be wary, however, the content is stored locally on the Kindle, because they are not stored in the Amazon cloud. Unlike books purchased at the store, PDF files that you downloaded manually are lost completely to delete them from the device.

Step 4. Write and share notes

Annotations should be stored in the cloud (Reuters / Amazon) (Photo: Annotations should be stored in the cloud (Reuters / Amazon)) Annotations should be stored in the cloud Kindle (Reuters / Amazon)

A lot of useful secondary features of the Kindle is its ability to store notes and markings books. You can write think about what you are reading and share everything with other readers.

To do this, go to settings and enable the “Public Notes”. Take the opportunity to turn the “Popular Highlights” option:. Well you also have access to the people you follow are talking about the books they are reading

What to buy: tablet or e-reader? TechTudo Comment on the Forum

Remember, however, to make periodic backup of your notes, making them also available on other devices with the Kindle app. To check this in the settings, enable “Backup pad” option and everything will be done automatically.

Step 5. Protect your data with password

Set password to keep your data secure (Photo: Playback / Kindletime) Set password to keep your data safe on Kindle (Photo: Playback / Kindletime)

Perhaps the Kindle is not so necessary to walk along with you as a smartphone, for example. Therefore, even if no sensitive information stored there, you may want to protect it from third party access while you’re not around, setting a password. It is possible to register a code in any model of the Kindle, and you just have to access the settings.

Step 6. Use your Kindle advanced way

Duokan expands the functionality of the Kindle, but it puts the integrity of the device at risk at the facility (Photo: Playback / The Digital Reader) (Photo: Duokan expands the functionality of the Kindle, but it puts the integrity of the device at risk at the facility (Photo: Playback / The Digital Reader)) Duokan expands the functionality of the Kindle, but it puts the integrity of the device at risk at the facility (Photo: Playback / The Digital Reader)

learn more
  • Bought a Kindle? Learn how to set up e-reader from Amazon
  • New Kindle Paperwhite arrives in Brazil with the same price of the old
  • How to send PDF files to Kindle and convert to e-books?

If those who think that the Kindle only reads e-books. Despite being in beta, it has a browser itself that you can use via Wi-Fi connection So you can greatly expand the functionality of the device.

Moreover, since there is even a custom operating system for the gadget. Made by a Chinese company, the Duokan can be installed by experienced users – as it may permanently damage the device – and free access to files in ePub format. The Duokan even has its own store, but unless you learn Mandarin, there is not much use for now.

Via Gizmodo

Technology »Kindle Paperwhite arrives today in Brazil - Diario de Pernambuco (Subscription)

Amazon announced on Thursday (12) that the new Kindle Paperwhite is now available in Brazil. With higher contrast screen, built new-generation lighting, faster processor and new features, the pioneering digital reader comes to the domestic market at a price of £ 479 (with connection via wi-fi).

The manufacturer says that between the main advantages of the new Kindle over other tablets that also offer the option of e-reader is battery life, which can reach up to eight weeks, and lighting suitable for the apparatus can be used in bright sunlight.

“The Kindle is the bestselling e-reader in the world for six consecutive years and is now even better,” said Alex Szapiro, director of Amazon in Brazil. According to him, the reader is one of the lightest on the market – 213 grams – for the reading to be comfortable with the use of only one hand

“The new model offers applications like Kindle Page Flip. which lets you browse and spend page after page without leaving the point where he was, and Vocabulary Builder, who keeps the words searched in the dictionary for the reader to study them later. We are happy to bring the new Kindle Paperwhite for Brazilian consumers, “he said.

The Director explained that the new version of e-reader combines best hardware, a wider selection of books, competitive prices and features attractive reading. “So that anyone who has read four times more Kindle books – both print and eBooks – than when the device was not”. Highlighted Szapiro

There are more than 2 million shares – about 26 thousand in Portuguese – including bestsellers published recently. And the prices vary. Approximately 400,000 securities are priced to $ 4.99, and more than a million of them out for up to £ 9.99.

On the same machine, fit more than a thousand publications, but cloud storage is automatic for consumers to re-download your books from the internet at any time, for free. The new equipment also allows the sharing of recommendations, featured snippets and quotes on the social networks Facebook and Twitter.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Brazil arrives at the new Kindle Paperwhite - Kioskea

arrives in Brazil the new Kindle Paperwhite

is now available in major retail stores in the country’s new Kindle Paperwhite, according to announcement made by Amazon on Thursday, 12. The news arrives in Brazil costing R $ 479 and is equipped with a new display technology.

Unlike its predecessors, the book reader has a much better performance. The Kindle Paperwhite offers recessed lighting, faster processor and higher contrast, thanks to updates of hardware and its new screen.

For the user need not leave the point it was before when you browse and spend page per page, the e-reader Kindle Page Flip has, as one of the new features. In addition, there is also the Vocabulary Builder, that facilitates access of the player when he wants to look up words in the dictionary, as it serves to save them after the first search.

The device has Wi-Fi , 2 GB of internal memory, e-ink display, with 6-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) and battery life up to 56 days.

Amazon launches new version of the Kindle electronic reader Paperwhite in Brazil - veja.com

Disclosure

Amazon starts offering a new version of the Kindle electronic reader Paperwhite on Thursday in Brazil. The product, which arrives in the country only in Wi-Fi version will be sold at the same price of the old version of the product: 479 reais. The e-reader is on sale through Amazon’s online store and from authorized resellers such as websites and Extra Cold Point and the Village Bookstore.

In its sixth generation, the Kindle Paperwhite gained screen offers higher contrast and faster responds to the touch of the user, as well as 25% faster processor. In addition to the hardware improvements, the new version of the product offers new software features, such as the Page Flip, which lets you browse through the pages of the book without leaving where you were, and Vocabulary Builder, which maintains a history of searched words on dictionary.

Another novelty is the use of parental control. It allows a choice of books available for children are limited by parents. The tool also includes incentives for children to read more, as they receive virtual medals by achieving goals of reading. Parents can also use the feature to monitor how much time children spend reading, the number of words found in the dictionary and medals won.

The new Kindle Paperwhite weighs only 213 grams and has battery life of up to eight weeks of regular reading. The application screen features LED backlighting for easier reading in low light environment. The screen, made from electronic paper (e-ink) technology, allows you to read in sunlight. The product has WiFi and memory that can store up to 1,000 books. In his shop, Amazon offers over 400,000 eBook titles, with 26 000 of them in Portuguese.

Meet

digital media players sold in Brazil

1 7

Kindle

src=”http://veja0.abrilm.com.br/assets/images/2013/12/192554/kindle-paperwhite-size-598.jpg?1386797937″

The model of Kindle that arrived in Brazil is the basic, fifth generation. It has a 6 inch screen, 2GB of internal memory – which ensures a capacity of 1,400 books – and Wi-Fi to download the internet works. It is the lightest of the devices sold by Amazon, weighing only 170 grams. Her measurements are 165.75 x 114.5 x 8.7 mm. Recharging can be done via socket with an AC adapter or the USB port of the desktop. One of the most notable points of the device is battery life:. They are more than four weeks in a row, if the wireless connection is disabled

File formats accepted : PDF, AZW3, AZW, MOBI, TXT, HTML, DOC, DOCX, PRC, JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP />
Price : 299 real

1 7

Kindle

src=”http://veja0.abrilm.com.br/assets/images/2013/12/192554/kindle-paperwhite-size-598.jpg?1386797937″

The model of Kindle that arrived in Brazil is the basic, fifth generation. It has a 6 inch screen, 2GB of internal memory – which ensures a capacity of 1,400 books – and Wi-Fi to download the internet works. It is the lightest of the devices sold by Amazon, weighing only 170 grams. Her measurements are 165.75 x 114.5 x 8.7 mm. Recharging can be done via socket with an AC adapter or the USB port of the desktop. One of the most notable points of the device is battery life:. They are more than four weeks in a row, if the wireless connection is disabled

File formats accepted : PDF, AZW3, AZW, MOBI, TXT, HTML, DOC, DOCX, PRC, JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP />
Price : 299 real

2 7

Kobo Touch

Kobo, marketed by Bookstore Culture in Brazil, offers readers a touch screen toquede 6 inches, with identical size to that used by rival Amazon. Despite the similarity, he gains in storage capacity. Its internal memory is 1 GB, which is enough for 1,000 books, but he also has a slot for memory cards – which can raise its capacity to 32 GB. The reader weighs 220 grams and its measurements are: 184 x 120 x 10 mm. The Kobo is able to connect to the internet wirelessly and duration of your battery has an average of four weeks.

File formats accepted : PDF, EPUB, MOBI, TXT, RTF, HTML, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, CBZ and CBR
Price : 369 real

3 7

Kobo Glo

src=”http://veja.abril.com.br/assets/images/2013/2/129839/Kobo-touch-3-20120420-24-size-620.jpg?1361572022″

Kobo Glo is a device with a 6-inch touchscreen and 1GB storage screen. Comprising 1,000 titles, he has connection via Wi-Fi, battery life of up to one month and inner light suitable for reading in the dark. Weighs 185 grams.

File formats accepted:. PDF, EPUB, MOBI and CBR / CBZ />
Price: 399 real

4 7

Kobo Mini

src=”http://veja.abril.com.br/assets/images/2013/2/129819/Kobo-Glo-Hi-Res-size-620.jpg?1361565633″

Mini is another version available to the Brazilian market with storage up to 2 GB and battery consumption for a month. The handset features a 5-inch touchscreen display and USB connectivity. Weighs 134 grams.

File formats accepted:. PDF, EPUB, MOBI and CBR / CBZ
Price: 289 real

5 7

Positive Alpha

available in the Brazilian market since 2010, the Positive Alpha is similar to digital readers from Amazon: presents a, Wi-Fi, 2 GB of internal memory and built-in dictionary 6 inch screen. Capable of storing up to 1,500 books, the mobile stand for ten uninterrupted hours reading e-books.

File formats accepted : EPUB, HTML, PDF, TXT />
Price .. 399 real

6 7

Cooler (Gato Sabido)

Cool-er, introduced in Brazil by Gato Sabido, was the first electronic book reader to officially arrive in the country. It features 6-inch screen, 1 GB of storage and a slot for memory cards up to 4 GB capacity. The device weighs 178 grams and its dimensions are 180 x115 x 10 mm. The battery has a range of three weeks or 8,000 “facing pages” – pointing to the product manual

.

File formats accepted : PDF, EPUB, TXT, RTF, HTML, PRC, FB2, MP3 and JPG />
Price : 550 real

7 7

Kindle Paperwhite

src=”http://veja.abril.com.br/assets/images/2013/2/129781/vida-digital-e-reader-Positivo-20101207-01-size-620.jpg?1361560841″

Released in 2012, the Paperwhite brings a 6-inch screen with higher resolution, 212 dots per inch, and indoor lighting for reading in low light. Despite being the most advanced devices in the world, it brings only 2 GB of internal memory. Landed in the Brazilian market in March.

File formats accepted : Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC course, HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion
Price : 479-699 real

.