Kindle

Kindle

A portable e-book device from Amazon.com that uses an electronic ink (e-ink) monochrome display and holds books, blogs and newspapers. Weighing 10 ounces, the Kindle provides wireless connectivity to Amazon for e-book downloads as well as Wikipedia and search engines. Using Sprint's EV-DO cellphone network, dubbed WhisperNet, wireless access is free. It also includes a built-in dictionary. The Kindle was introduced in late 2007 with 88,000 titles in its Mobipocket e-book format.

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