Have You Ordered Your Amazon Kindle 2 Yet?

Ivana Newhouse asked her fiancé, Homer Buyer “Have you ordered your Amazon Kindle 2 Yet?”

When Ivana had idle moments she would picture herself curled up with a Kindle 2 in front of the fireplace in her dream home.

She imagined the day when she would move in. She and her fiancé, Homer Buyer, had been planning to buy a house for some time now. She dreamed of the day when she would become Mrs. Newhouse-Buyer.

Homer had many books on the subject of home buying and he often wished he had one or another of them when he was looking at properties. But he never knew which one he would need and he couldn’t very well carry them all wherever he went.

Homer’s friend, Frank Lee Board had a electronic book reader called a Kindle he ordered from Amazon. Frank always talked about how he loved his Kindle. He took it everywhere with him.

Frank had hundreds of books stored in his Kindle, and he could get more at a moments notice via wireless connection. He could even get a free sample chapter of books to read before he decided whether or not to buy the whole book.

Frank’s Kindle had a display that looked just like a page of a book. It had a technology called electronic paper that was easy to read and didn’t strain the eyes like a computer screen did.

Frank told Homer that Amazon was coming out with a new model, the Amazon Kindle 2, which was lighter (only 10.2 ounces), had a better display and thinner case (just over 1/3 inch thick).

It also had a new feature – “Read to Me” text to speech capability. You could listen to a book while you were driving or working on the car. Homer had a 1957 Cadillac he planned to rebuild once he got his new house with a garage.

When Homer heard about the Kindle 2, he decided he would get one as soon as they were available. He told Ivana about the Kindle 2 and she thought it sounded ideal for curling up by the fire.

When Amazon announced they would be releasing the Kindle 2 on February 24, Ivana called Homer at work and asked him,”Have you ordered your Kindle 2 yet?” Features of the Kindle 2:

The Amazon Kindle 2 has a electronic paper display with patented e-Ink® technology that provides an reading experience that eliminates eyestrain.
The EV-DO wireless service is included in the purchase price, so there are no monthly access fees.
A complete book can be downloaded in less than 60 seconds.
Text-to-speech capability. With a choice of male or femaie voices that sound very natural.
2GB internal memory with unlimited online storage.
About 1/3 inch thick and only 10.2 ounces make it easy to handle and carry with you.:

Some disadvantages:

No removable flash memory. But with free access to online storage at Amazon.com this is not a big issue.
Next page button is a little counter-intuitive, but not prone to accidental clicks like the original Kindle.
No backlight – you can’t read in the dark (Nothing new.)

Get more information about the Amazon Kindle 2 here.

Allen Davis
Realestatesearchdirect.com