Haje’s Brain

Feb
26
2009

Why the Kindle can’t replace books

The world’s best-selling eBook reader – the Amazon Kindle – has received an upgrade, which has the mind-bendingly original name Kindle 2.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I love technology, and I drool at the thought of being able to carry 1,500 books with me in a third of the space of a MacBook Air – with 2 weeks worth of battery life… It’s pretty amazing stuff. Sure, the Kindle has a fantastic 241,164 books available, including the amazing Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which, if you haven’t read it, would be a fantastic first download to your digital eReader. There’s even thousands and thousands of free books available for download on your Kindle! (more…)

Written by hajejan in: Reviews | Tags: amazon, amazon kindle, book, books, reading, Reviews

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