Amazon has just released their Kindle ebook reader in India – in white. So far available in black, the new version has a far friendlier look. Of course, the white Kindle will show dirty fingerprints more easily, but these are easily wiped off with a damp corner of cloth. The white Kindle makes more sense if you don’t want to use a case to cover up how it looks, but Amazon actually has some beautiful colours for Kindle cases and you may find one that goes well with the white version.
The white Kindle (not to be confused with Paperwhite) is the basic for Rs 5,999. Although many readers still claim they can’t do without “real paper books,” it would be a good thing for them to discover the Kindle and ebooks which are obviously more environment friendly as the world finds itself falling short of trees for paper. Amazon actually has a Kindle app on every technology platform and all a reader needs to do is download it on a large phone or tablet or even the PC to be able to buy books from the Amazon store. But this does not have the biggest advantage of the actual Kindle device which is glare-free and allows for hours of reading e-ink. Over the years, Amazon has been trying to make the Kindle reader as close to real books as it can.
There is also the advantage of being able to buy a book anywhere anytime within moments – just a click, actually. As long as the device is connected, all the user has to do is search for a book or select among the ever-present recommendations and it’s ready to download to the device. In fact, pre-ordering books a user is interested in means no tracking of the item is necessary any more. The day it is released for purchase, the book will automatically download to the Kindle reader. Or app, for that matter.
The Kindle reader has a battery life that lasts weeks and is also extremely light, making it a great thing to just slip into a bag or even very large jacket pocket for reading on the go, including in bright outdoor light.
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Mala Bhargava has been writing on technology well before the advent of internet in Indians and before CDs made their way into computers. Mala writes on technology, social media, startups and fitness. A trained psychologist, she claims that her understanding of psychology helps her understand the human side of technology.
