You can now order the New Kindle 3G/wifi 6″ wireless reading device, direct from the UK.
We are happy to say the Kindle 6″ wireless reader is now available to UK customers, shipped direct from the UK. Read on to find out how the new Kindle compares with the old, to discover just how great the newest Kindle really is:
New UK Kindle 3G & Wifi eBook Reader Spec
Whilst we don’t want to bore you with every technical detail regarding the newest Kindle for UK buyers, you will want to know why the latest generation Kindle is the one to buy. So here are the key details every customer should know:
- New even more compact design, with dimensions of 190 mm x 123 mm x 8.5 mm and a weight of only 247 grams. This lightweight device makes reading electronic books comfortable and easy.
- 6″ improved e-ink display. This is the key benefit of the dedicated eBook reader over LCD devices. Because e-ink displays offer the very best view if you like reading ink on paper you will love e-ink since that is exactly what it looks like. The new Kindle has 50% improved contrast so you can read even in the brightest sunshine.
- Variable fonts. There are now 3 font styles and 8 font sizes to choose from, so you can alter the text to suit your reading style and eye-sight.
- New scripts and characters recognised. Now the newest Kindle can display in addition to Latin and Greek scripts plus Cyrillic (Russian), Japanese, Chinese (both Traditional and Simplified), and Korean characters. Great news for foreign language students and those lucky enough to read multiple languages.
- Free 3G, in the UK & Worldwide. This free service allows you to browse and buy new eBooks directly from the device across the globe. Click the image above to view the full 3G wireless coverage map. There are no set up fees or monthly bills to pay, your 3G connection is simply part of the cost of buying your new Kindle Reader.
- New built in Wifi. The latest generation Kindle has built in Wifi as well as a 3G connection so you can download books via Wifi hotspots at home or out and about too. This give improved flexibility should you live in an area with limited 3G coverage. You can of course always do things the old-fashioned way and order eBooks on your PC or laptop and then transfer them manually to the reader should you choose.
- Massively increased memory. The newest reader can store up to 3500 eBooks, more than double what its predecessor could cope with.
- Longer battery life. The battery life was always good due to the fact that e-ink displays use far less power than back-lit ones such as that on your laptop. Now though if you switch the wifi off you can go up to a month between charges!
- PDF Reader improved. Should you need to view PDF files, the new Kindle has been improved to make things better. With simple zoom and scroll such files are now a breeze to read. Dictionary look-ups, the ability to highlight and annotate sections all make this part of the Kindle more practical.
- Faster & more quiet page turns. With quieter buttons and an improved refresh rate, page turns feel more natural and “book-like”.
- Improved web-browser with “webkit”. The 3G connection can be used to browse on-line. Of course this is primarily an eBook Reader, so your web-browsing is most useful when viewing text based pages, but it is a handy thing to have. You can even automatically post favourite passages to your Twitter or Facebook accounts, with dedicated software already installed.
- Read to me feature allows English language text to be read aloud. There are a few books where this feature is disabled due to copyright issues, but on the whole it works well to allow most books to be read to you. The pages even turn so you can follow the plot as you listen. An extension of this is also the ability to have the Kindle read page menus to you so you can navigate more easily.
- MP3 files for background music. By downloading MP3 files via the USB cable from your computer you can now play background music as you read.
And, Why we Already Loved the Concept of the Kindle Reader
So those are the improvements. But for anyone not familiar with the concept of the Kindle eBook Reader, here are some of the highlights that make this such a great buy:
- Download books in a minute. With direct buys from the Kindle UK eBook Store, from selection to payment, your new purchase is downloaded directly to the device in under a minute.
- Huge eBook store and low prices. Now that you can buy eBooks from the UK Kindle eBook Store you now get the cheapest deals on eBooks in the UK. Currently there are 400,000 titles to choose from, and with eBooks seeming to be the future of publishing that number will continue growing forever.
- A million free Kindle eBooks. Kindle has followed the lead of other readers and now offer all out of copyright books in Kindle form for free. That means you have over a million titles you can order and read for absolutely nothing.
- Free first chapters. We love this feature as it makes browsing for a new book a bit more like browsing in a real live book-store. For the majority of Kindle books you can download the first chapter for free, to see if it is the kind of title you want to part with money for.
- Online back-up library. Every Kindle eBook you order is automatically stored in a personal online library for you. Your notes and annotations are also stored whenever you connect wirelessly from the Kindle reader.
- Works Straight Out of the Box. This is a real bonus with the Kindle Reader. Unlike some others where some serious technical know how is a must, the Kindle simply works!
- Add notes, highlights and look-up in the on-board dictionary. Now my student days are sadly long-gone, but the ability to make notes and highlight passages has always appealed, whilst having a dictionary on-hand to refer to is a great bonus.
The old Kindle was great. But the new Kindle 3G/Wifi model is a huge improvement, and the fact you can now order direct from the UK with free delivery makes it the must-have eBook Reader in the UK today.
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