| While the Kindle wireless reading device lets you | | | | access to a collection of 100,000 titles, which |
| carry literally hundreds of e-books, newspapers, | | | | doesn't even compare to the amount available to |
| and magazines anywhere you go, your Kindle is | | | | Kindle users. PDF the current universal standard |
| actually pretty picky about the types of | | | | format for academic is not supported by the |
| documents it will let you read. Free e-books, | | | | Kindle 2 like a True monopolist, unlike the Sony |
| articles, white papers, and other documents you | | | | that does, Instead, Amazon offers its users to |
| might wish to read on your Kindle are | | | | send the document to their computers and |
| everywhere on the Internet. The problem is that | | | | convert the file for free with the automatic |
| they are not in a format that is "Kindle-friendly." | | | | document conversion service, and then transfer |
| With the release of the Kindle DX, Amazon finally | | | | them back to their Kindles but charges to send |
| gave an answer for the Kindle PDF queries that | | | | converted documents directly to a Amazon Kindle |
| flooded the internet. With the Kindle 2, there is no | | | | 2. The Kindle 2 provides an extensive file |
| native PDF file support. Try to load a PDF and | | | | compatibility catalog, including the following |
| you get nothing. Amazon's first solution was to | | | | formats: TXT, MP3, Kindle (AZW), Audible |
| offer file conversion for a minimal fee. You simply | | | | (formats 4, unshielded MOBI, Audible Enhanced |
| send them your PDF and they will convert it to | | | | (AAX)), PRC natively; PDF, HTML, JPEG, DOC, |
| run on your Kindle. However, this led to many | | | | GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion. If you are |
| people wondering why they should pay to have | | | | wondering what the Audible and MP3 formats |
| every PDF converted. There had to be a way to | | | | have to do with this, I must state that the new |
| do it yourself. Turns out that there is a way, but | | | | Kindle in fact comes packed with built-in stereo |
| it still isn't perfect. In the area of wireless | | | | speakers and text-to-speech technology, the |
| technology, Amazon's Kindle 2 is the clear winner. | | | | device being essentially able to "read" to the user. |
| Using Whispernet technology, Amazon's Kindle 2 | | | | The Amazon Kindle is by far a better choice |
| can receive free wireless coverage. Kindle owners | | | | when it comes to battery life. You can go for |
| also have access to a collection of over 350,000 | | | | four days at a stretch without any need to |
| books, newspapers, magazines, and even blogs! | | | | charge the Kindle. Besides, this is its good network |
| You just simply choose the reading content of | | | | coverage in almost any area which makes for |
| your choice, pay for it, and you can download the | | | | good portability. Turning pages is as easy at the |
| magazine or book to your Kindle when you want, | | | | click of a button which means that even if you |
| anywhere you want, in only minutes! On the other | | | | are reading the e-book in bed, operating the Kindle |
| hand Sony's Reader PRS-700 completely lacks | | | | is much easier than the Sony Reader. |
| any sort of wireless capabilities and only has | | | | |