amazon kindle fact bits
Typically ebook readers are larger than PMP's with larger screens. If you're going to read for a few hours, then the screen of a typical PMP becomes pretty eye-straining (due to size, contrast, and brightness).
As glued to the net as we all are, there's vast quantities of content that is not available online.
Non-DRM Mobi books, like free e-books found online in Mobi format, or files you convert to Mobi files, are already supported on Kindle.
Granted the PDF converter seems to have some trouble with graphics PDF's, but for books the converter works very well.
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In the spotlight: kindle bookstore
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amazon kindle news
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Amazon Kindle Touch Review
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Amazon Doesn't Care About Your Local Bookstore
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Why the Kindle Fire's Not Worth Getting
That $199 price tag doesn't tell the whole story. With your new Kindle Fire, you may just be getting more than you'd bargained for. Contributor: Jared Spurbeck Published: Dec 02, 2011 ...

12 Ways Kindle Fire can Steal the Show from Apple iPad 3
Latest development on the newest tablet Amazon Kindle Fire shows that the little tablet has reduced the sales of the Goliath-like iPad tablet versions during the Holiday season. ...
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