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* [http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Original-Wireless-generation/dp/B000FI73MA%3FSubscriptionId%3D1QT1XJMK6W63186YDM82%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB000FI73MA Official Kindle product page]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Generation/dp/B0015T963C%3FSubscriptionId%3D1QT1XJMK6W63186YDM82%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00154JDAI Official Kindle 2 product page]
* [http://www.literaryawards.info/amazon.com/B000FI73MA Official Kindle product page]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Generation/dp/B0015T963C%3FSubscriptionId%3D1QT1XJMK6W63186YDM82%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00154JDAI Official Kindle DX product page]
* [http://www.literaryawards.info/amazon.com/B0015T963C Official Kindle 2 product page]
* [http://www.literaryawards.info/amazon.com/B0015TCML0 Kindle DX product page]
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/133141011 Official Kindle Store]
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/133141011 Official Kindle Store]
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200203720 Source code to GPL portions of Kindle]
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200203720 Source code to GPL portions of Kindle]

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This article is about the electronic device made by Amazon. For other uses, see Kindle (disambiguation).
Amazon Kindle and Kindle 2
The Kindle 2
ManufacturerAmazon.com
TypeE-book reader
Release date1st generation: November 19, 2007
2nd generation: February 9, 2009
Operating systemLinux-2.6.10
CPUFreescale 532 MHz, ARM-11
Storage256 MB (original) or 2 GB (Kindle 2) internal flash memory (70% user-accessible)
Display6 in diagonal,
3.6 in (91 mm) × 4.8 in (122 mm),
600 × 800 pixels or 0.48 megapixels,
167 ppi density,
4-level grayscale (original)
or 16-level grayscale (Kindle 2)
electronic paper
InputUSB 2.0 port (micro-B connector),
SD card (original model only),
3.5 mm stereo headphone jack
built-in speaker,
AC power adapter jack
ConnectivityAmazon Whispernet using EVDO/CDMA AnyDATA wireless modem
Power3.7 V, 1530 mAh lithium polymer, BA1001 model
Dimensions8.0 × 5.3 × 0.8 in (203 × 135 × 20.3 mm) (original) 8.0 × 5.3 × 0.36 in (203 × 135 × 9.14 mm) (Kindle 2)
Mass289 g (10.2 oz)

Amazon Kindle is a software and hardware platform developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126 for reading e-books and other digital media. Three hardware devices, known as "Kindle", "Kindle 2," and "Kindle DX" support this platform, as does an iPhone application called "Kindle for iPhone". The first device was released in the United States on November 19, 2007.[1]

The Kindle hardware devices use E Ink brand electronic paper displays, and are able to download content over Amazon Whispernet using the Sprint EVDO network (international version uses AT&T's network both domestically and internationally).[2] Kindle hardware devices can be used without a computer, and Whispernet is accessible without any fee.[3] These devices also provide free access to the internet. Kindle devices sold prior to October 19, 2009 were sold only in the United States.[4] On October 7, 2009, Amazon announced an international version of the Kindle 2 with a built-in 3G (HSDPA) and EDGE/GSM wireless modem for connectivity in over 100 countries, which will go on sale October 19, 2009 worldwide.[5]

On March 3, 2009, Amazon.com launched an application entitled Kindle for iPhone in the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch owners to read Kindle content. Through a technology termed "Whispersync," customers can keep their place across Kindle hardware devices and other mobile devices.[6][7]

Amazon announced the Kindle DX on May 6, 2009. This device has a larger screen than its predecessors and supports PDF files natively. It is marketed as more suitable for displaying newspaper and textbook content.[8]

The Kindle competes with other e-paper devices: the Sony Reader, iRex iLiad, the Jinke Hanlin e-Reader, and CyBook by Bookeen.

Versions

Original Kindle

The Kindle 1

Amazon's first offering of Kindle in November 2007 sold out in five and a half hours[9] and the device remained out of stock for five months until late April 2008.[10]

The Kindle device, featuring a 6 inch (diagonal) 4-level grayscale display, retailed for US$399; Amazon subsequently lowered the price to $359 and finally $299. The 250 MB of internal memory in the Amazon Kindle 1 can hold approximately 200 non-illustrated titles, and the memory is expandable with an SD memory card.[4] This model is no longer available, as it was replaced by the Kindle 2.

Whispernet only works in the U.S., but content can be downloaded from Amazon over the Internet. Amazon does not sell the original Kindle outside the United States.[4] Plans for a launch in the UK and other European countries were delayed by problems with signing up suitable wireless network operators.[11]

Kindle 2

On February 9, 2009, Amazon announced the Kindle 2 which became available for purchase on February 23, 2009 for the price of $359. The Kindle 2 features 16-level grayscale display, improved battery life, 20 percent faster page-refreshing, a text-to-speech option to read the text aloud,[12] and overall thickness reduced from 0.8 to 0.36 inches (9.1 mm).[13] The Kindle 2 has 2 GB of internal memory of which 1.4 GB is user-accessible. Amazon estimates that the Kindle 2 will hold about 1500 non-illustrated books. Unlike the original Kindle, Kindle 2 does not have a slot for SD memory cards.[12][14] To promote the new Kindle, author Stephen King made UR, his then-new novella, available exclusively through the Kindle Store.[15] This model remains available as an alternative to the newer but considerably larger Kindle DX. On July 8, 2009, Amazon reduced the price of the Kindle 2 to $299. On October 6, 2009 the price was further reduced to $259. On October 7, 2009, Amazon announced that it will begin selling an international version of the Kindle that will work in over 100 countries, starting October 19, 2009[16].

According to an early review by [iFixIt], the Kindle 2 features a Freescale 532 MHz, ARM-11 90 nm processor, 32MB main memory, 2 GB moviNAND flash storage, and a 3.7 V 1530 mAh lithium polymer battery.[17]

Kindle DX

Amazon Kindle DX
The Kindle DX
ManufacturerAmazon.com
Typee-book reader
Release dateJune 10, 2009
Operating systemLinux-2.6.22.19
CPUFreescale 532 MHz i.MX31L, ARM-11
Storage4 GB internal flash memory (82.5% user-accessible)
Display9.7 in diagonal,
824 × 1200 pixels or 0.99 megapixels,
150 ppi,
16-level grayscale
electronic paper
InputUSB 2.0 port (micro-B connector),
3.5 mm stereo headphone jack,
built-in stereo speakers,
AC power adapter jack
ConnectivityAmazon Whispernet using EVDO/CDMA AnyDATA wireless modem E727NV WN2 (ESN: 5BA671AE), with fallback to 1xRTT[18]
PowerLithium polymer, 3.7 V, 1530 mAhr, 5.66 Wh, P/N 170-1012-00[18]
Dimensions10.4 × 7.2 × 0.38 in (264 × 183 × 9.7 mm)
Mass18.9 oz (540 g)

On May 6, 2009, Amazon announced the Kindle DX[19] which retails for $489.[20] It is the first Kindle model with an accelerometer, automatically rotating pages between landscape and portrait orientations if the device is turned on its side. It is slightly over 1⁄3 inch (about 8.5 mm) thick, has a 4 GB (3.3 GB user-accessible) storage capacity, holding approximately 3500 non-illustrated e-books, a 9.7 inch (24.6 cm) display with 1200 x 824 pixel resolution, and a battery life of "up to" 4 days while using wireless or 2 weeks offline. The DX adds support for PDF files natively, built-in stereo speakers, and 1xRTT wireless technology as fallback option for when EVDO connectivity is not available. Like the Kindle 2, it does not have an SD memory card slot. The model was released on June 10, 2009.[21]

Content

Users can download content from Amazon and some other Kindle content providers in the proprietary Kindle format (AZW), or load content in various formats from a computer. Kindle Terms of Use forbid transferring Amazon e-books to another user or a different type of device.[22]

Users can select reading material through the Kindle or through a computer at the Amazon Kindle store, and can download content through the Kindle Store, which upon the initial launch of the Kindle had more than 88,000 digital titles available for download, steadily increasing to more than 275,000 as of late 2008. As of July 1, 2009, there were more than 300,000 books available for download.[23][24] As of late 2007 new releases and New York Times bestsellers were being offered for approximately US$10, with first chapters of many books offered as free samples. Many titles, including some classics now in the public domain, were offered free of charge or at a low price stated to be related to the cost of adapting the book to the Kindle format[citation needed]. Newspaper Subscriptions were being charged at between US$5.99 and $14.99 per month, with magazines between $1.25 and $3.49 per month, and blogs for $0.99-$1.99 per month.[25]

Amazon was charging monthly for RSS subscription to select blogs, even though users could use the experimental web browser to navigate to and read blogs or any other web pages free of charge.[26]

The device was sold with electronic editions of its owner's manual and the New Oxford American Dictionary. Unfortunately, owners cannot use a dictionary in a language other than English as the "default lookup dictionary." Many potential consumers are hoping that this inconsistency will be rectified[citation needed], especially in light of the October 2009 release of the International version of the Kindle. The Kindle also contains several free experimental features, including a basic web browser.[27] Users could also play music from MP3 files in random order in the background. Operating system updates were designed to be received wirelessly and installed automatically.

File formats

The original Kindle supported only unprotected Mobipocket books (MOBI, PRC), plain text files (TXT), and Amazon's proprietary, DRM-restricted format (AZW). It does not fully support Portable Document Format (PDF), but Amazon provided "experimental" conversion to the native AZW format,[28] with the caveat that not all PDFs may format correctly.[29] Amazon offers an email-based service that will convert JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP graphics to AZW.[30] Amazon will also convert HTML pages and Microsoft Word (DOC) documents through the same email-based mechanism, which will send a Kindle-formatted file to the device directly for $0.15 per MB or to a personal e-mail account for free. Users could also convert PDF and other files to the first-generation Kindle's supported formats using third-party software. The original Kindle supported audio in the form of MP3s and Audible audiobooks (versions 2, 3 and 4), which had to be transferred to the Kindle over a USB or on an SD card.

Initially, Kindle 1 only supported the ISO 8859-1 (Latin 1) character set for its content; Unicode characters and non-Western characters were not supported. A firmware update in February 2009 added support for additional character sets, including ISO 8859-16.

Kindle 2 added support for Audible Enhanced (AAX) format, but dropped support for Audible versions 2 and 3. Using the experimental web browser, it was possible to download books directly on the Kindle (in MOBI, PRC and TXT formats only). Hyperlinks in a Mobipocket file could be used to download e-books[31] but could not be used to reference books stored in the Kindle's memory. Kindle DX added native support for PDF files.

User-created annotations

Users can bookmark, highlight, and look up content. Pages can be dog-eared for reference and notes can be added to relevant content. While a book is open on the display, menu options allow users to search for synonyms and definitions from the built-in dictionary. The device also remembers the last page read for each book. Pages can be saved as a "clipping", or a text file containing the text of the currently displayed page. All clippings are appended to a single file, which can be downloaded over a USB cable.[32]

Content sources

Link Formats [CS 1] Wireless transfer Wired transfer Available titles Notes
Amazon.com AZW Yes Yes 300,000 Amazon.com has over 300,000 titles available.
Project Gutenberg TXT, MOBI[CS 2] No Yes 20,000 Project Gutenberg contains over 20,000 titles.
FreeKindleBooks MOBI[CS 2] Yes Yes 1,000 This is a site that has mostly Gutenberg books automatically formatted for the Kindle.
pdfbooks PDF[CS 3] No Yes 7,000 This site contains 7,000 Project Gutenberg titles in PDF version. Each title also available in PDF version formatted for mobile devices.
World Public Library PDF[CS 3] No Yes 400,000 Approximately 400,000 titles.
Fictionwise eReader, PDF, LIT, .PDB, RB, FUB, KML, LRF, PRC, MOBI[CS 2], IMP Yes Yes Fictionwise, E-books in various formats, both encrypted and unencrypted. Only the Multiformat books can be read on Kindle
Mobipocket MOBI[CS 2] No Yes 120,000 Mobipocket has lots of titles but only demos and gratis books can be read on Kindle.
Webscriptions PRC[CS 2], RB, RTF, LRF, LIT, HTML Yes Yes 1,000 Webscriptions sell non-encrypted content.
WOWIO PDF[CS 3] No Yes 5,000 Books are free if viewed online; otherwise the user must pay for non-DRM PDF downloads.
FictionPress TXT No Yes 1,200,000 FictionPress contains over 100,000 titles. Mostly original works by unknown, unpublished authors. Displays in text. Users can Cut, paste, and email, or save in TXT file and upload it to their Kindle.
ManyBooks.net AZW No Yes 20,000 Over 20,000 titles. Has a Kindle format automatically generated from Gutenberg ASCII texts, without author listings or tables of contents.
Feedbooks PDF, PRC[CS 2], LRF, EPUB Yes Yes 4,000 Share books, self published books and a make-it-yourself newspaper.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library PDF, DOC, TXT No Yes Christian Classics Ethereal Library are Christian-centered works.
Munseys PRC[CS 2], HTM, PDF, LIT, LRF, PDB, RB, IMP, EPUB Yes Yes 28,000 Over 28,000 free books, both classic and contemporary.
MobileRead PRC[CS 2], LRF, EPUB Yes* Yes 2,500 Free out-of-copyright books.
zinepal.com MOBI[CS 2], PDF, EPUB Yes Yes 3,000 Users can collate content from Atom/RSS feeds and other web sources.
Link Formats Wireless transfer Wired transfer Available titles Notes
  1. ^ Format marked bold are supported by kindle.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Only DRM-free Mobipocket (MOBI, PRC) files can be read by Kindle
  3. ^ a b c PDF is supported only via experimental converter.

Digital Text Platform

The text can also be displayed in larger sizes

Concurrently with the Kindle device, Amazon launched the Digital Text Platform, a system for authors to self-publish directly to the Kindle. In open beta testing as of late 2007, the platform has been promoted to established authors by e-mail[33] and by advertisements at Amazon.com. Authors can upload documents in several formats for delivery via Whispernet and charge between $0.99 and $200 per download.[33] The authors receive 35% of revenues based on their list price, regardless of discounts by Amazon.[34]

Criticism

Technical limitations

Hardware

There is concern based on the specific hardware choices made for the device.[35] For example, the Kindle 2 lacks the memory expansion slot which was part of the original Kindle, which not only affects the potential number of e-books which can be stored on the device, but also removes potential capabilities to import e-books onto the device via memory card. Another hardware decision which has been questioned is the non-availability of WiFi functionality on the Kindle. Instead, the device relies on Sprint's EVDO and 1xRTT data services[36], which, critics argue, does provide a large amount of geographical coverage, but also drives the price of the device up considerably.[37] E-books can be downloaded from anywhere over the Internet and transferred to the Kindle over a USB connection, but must be paid for with a US payment card.[4]

Poor contrast

Among users of the Kindle 2, the most frequent criticism concerns the light text/poor contrast as compared to the original Kindle.[38] Some users have complained that the lighter text has caused eye strain or mild headaches after reading for long periods of time. [39] Some Kindle 2 users have become so disgruntled with the lighter text/poor contrast of the second generation device that they have downgraded to the Kindle 1.[40]

Limited organization ability

The Kindle does not allow the user to organize books into folders.[41] There is one option which sets whether Your Documents, Subscriptions, Books, or everything shows up on the Home Page. Another option orders the items on the Home Page according to title, author, or download date. None of these options are useful for a user who has more than a few pages worth of titles on the Home Page. Books may also be tagged with one or more keywords by inserting the tags into notes added to the book. Books may then be searched for by tag.[42]

Business model

Other criticisms involve the business model behind Amazon's entire implementation and distribution of e-books.[35][43] Amazon recently introduced a software application allowing Kindle books to be read on an iPhone (or iPod Touch).[44] Due to the book publisher's DRM policies, there is no right of first sale with the e-books. Amazon states they are licensed, not purchased. The e-books are bound to the Kindle, and users must repurchase e-books after downloading the e-book past an undisclosed limit, or being banned from Amazon Kindle/e-book platform for too many returns, preventing use of already purchased e-books with the account.[45][46]

A reviewer from CNET expressed concern with the presentation of the device despite its ergonomic appeal.[47]

File format and DRM

Amazon owns Mobipocket[48][49], and the Kindle AZW file format and DRM scheme are almost identical to the Mobipocket file format and DRM scheme,[50] yet Kindle is not able to read DRM-protected Mobipocket books without resorting to third-party conversions tools. This situation has led to great frustration for Kindle users[51].

Pricing

Another claim is that the price of the device is too high[52] – especially given that by design the Kindle is closed to the kind of expansion and customization available to many other consumer electronic devices in the same price range.[53][54]

The Kindle 2 was also criticized for its high original retail price of US$359, compared to the $185.49 it allegedly costs to manufacture.[55] On July 8, 2009, Amazon reduced the price of the Kindle 2 to $299. On October 7, 2009, Amazon reduced the price of the Kindle 2 further to $259.

Remote content removal

On July 17, 2009, Amazon.com withdrew certain Kindle titles, including Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George Orwell, from sale, refunded the cost to those who had purchased them, and remotely deleted these titles from purchasers' devices after discovering that the publisher lacked rights to publish the titles in question.[56] Notes and annotations for the books made by users on their devices were left in a separate file, but "rendered useless" without the content they were directly linked to.[57][58] The move prompted outcry and comparisons to Nineteen Eighty-Four itself. In the novel, books, magazines and newspapers in public archives that contradict the ruling party are edited or destroyed, long after being published; the removed materials go "down the Memory Hole", Newspeak for an incinerator chute. Customers and the press strongly noted the resemblance to the censorship in the novel, and described Amazon's action in Orwellian terms. Some critics also argued that the deletion violated the Kindle's Terms of Service, which states in part:[59]

"Upon your payment of the applicable fees set by Amazon, Amazon grants you the non-exclusive right to keep a permanent copy of the applicable Digital Content and to view, use, and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times, solely on the Device or as authorized by Amazon as part of the Service and solely for your personal, non-commercial use."

Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener stated that the company is "… changing our systems so that in the future we will not remove books from customers' devices in these circumstances."[60] On July 23, 2009, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos posted an apology about the company's handling of the matter on Amazon's official Kindle forum. Bezos said the action was "stupid", and that Amazon "deserve[s] the criticism [it] received."[61]

On July 30, 2009, Justin Gawronski, a Michigan high-school senior, and Antoine Bruguier, a California engineer, filed suit against Amazon in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Gawronski argued that Amazon had violated their TOS by remotely deleting the copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four he had purchased, in the process preventing him from accessing annotations he had written. Bruguier also had his copy deleted without his consent, and found Amazon "deceit[ful]" in an email exchange. The complaint, which requested class-action status, asked for both monetary and injunctive relief.[58][62] The case was settled on September 25th, 2009, with Amazon agreeing to pay $150,000 divided between the two plaintiffs, on the understanding that the law firm representing them, KamberEdelson LLC, "...will donate its portion of that fee to a charitable organization...".[63] The settlement also saw Amazon guaranteeing wider rights to Kindle owners over their eBooks:

For copies of Works purchased pursuant to TOS granting “the non-exclusive right to keep a permanent copy” of each purchased Work and to “view, use and display [such Works] an unlimited number of times, solely on the [Devices] . . . and solely for [the purchasers’] personal, non-commercial use,” Amazon will not remotely delete or modify such Works from Devices purchased and being used in the United States unless (a) the user consents to such deletion or modification; (b) the user requests a refund for the Work or otherwise fails to pay for the Work (e.g., if a credit or debit card issuer declines to remit payment); (c) a judicial or regulatory order requires such deletion or modification; or (d) deletion or modification is reasonably necessary to protect the consumer or the operation of a Device or network through which the Device communicates (e.g., to remove harmful code embedded within a copy of a Work downloaded to a Device).[64]

On September 4, 2009, Amazon offered to restore the deleted ebooks to affected users or offer an Amazon gift certificate or check for $30."[65]

See also

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