The New Kindle 2.0: Text, Pics, Videos and Well, Lotsa Gloatware…
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...is online now here on Amazon.com. It went live just as Jeff Bezos went live with his press conference earlier today in NYC. The new Kindle is the same price as before, $359, and won’t be available for shipping until Feb 24th, though you can pre-order ...
Staci adds: Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is counting on some upgrading ... Kindle 1 owners get top priority if they order by midnight PST Tuesday night (Feb. 10); otherwise, orders are first come, first serve and, yes, I’ve ordered one. Also, anyone who already has an order in for Kindle 1 will automatically receive a Kindle 2 instead. One new feature that will make the Kindle more usable for some: text-to-speech. No official sharing of Kindle books—something I’d hoped happen this time, at least within Amazon Prime circles, for instance. But a feature called Whispersync allows synchronization between an owner’s Kindle devices, which could solve that problem for some. The number of books I buy on Kindle would go up if they could be shared within my own household at a minimum. E-mail to Kindle 1 users after the jump.
E-mail to Kindle owners from Amazon this morning:
Dear Kindle Owner,
We are excited to introduce Kindle 2—the next generation of our wireless reading device.
As a current Kindle owner, we’d like to offer you a special opportunity to be among the first to experience Kindle 2. Even though we’ve increased our manufacturing capacity, we want to be sure our original Kindle owners are first in line. Order Kindle 2 by midnight PST on February 10th and you will be given priority.
We kept everything you love about your Kindle—the convenience of reading what you want, when you want it, the immediacy of getting a book wirelessly delivered in less than 60 seconds, and Kindle’s ability to “disappear” in your hands so you get lost in the author’s words. And we added some features we think you’ll really like.
Sleek and slim, the new Kindle has seven times more storage and holds over 1,500 titles. An improved display provides even crisper images and text for an enhanced reading experience. Page turning is faster, the battery life is even longer, and our new “Text-to-Speech“ features means Kindle can even read to you.
Learn more about Kindle 2 and reserve your place in line today.
The Amazon Kindle Team
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