Finally, Kindle 3 is officiallylaunched on 28 July 2010 for ordering. With Kindle 3 into Amazon's latest kindle lineup, it is a clear move by Amazon to outshine the rest of the ebook reader vendors including Barnes & Noble, Apple and Sony in terms of prices and specifications. Kindle 3 review by Latest Kindle Store will be detailed here to compare its great improvements over the 2nd generation Kindle 2.
Kindle 3 Size and Weight Kindle 3 is obviously 21% smaller and 17% lighter than its older Kindle 2 family model. The 6inches display size still remain as it is even with this smaller body size. This has greatly improved Kindle's portability and to outbeat against all of its other competitors in the similiar aspect. With only 8.7 ounces in weight, Kindle 3 can be read comfortably with only one hand as it is even lighter than a normal paperback and slimmer than a magazine.
Kindle 3 Battery Life Previous Kindle 2 battery life is about 14 days without wireless connection. The all new Kindle 3 has certainly pushed its battery life even further to an impressive period of one month without wireless mode. In real reality, its battery life may be even longer than its official stated specifications.
Kindle 3 Screen Display And Size This 3rd|third} generation of 6" kindle reader has the similiar improvement of over 50% contrast than any other e-reader for the ultimate reading experience. Kindle 3 can be read with its all new, high contrast E-ink for the sharpest texts and images. With this new display technology, the reading experience can be nearly the same like reading on printed book. Its screen display is also sharper and more natural with no glare or backlight. Therefore, it is even more comfortable to read on Kindle than reading on a PC screen. Those who know Kindle 3 for the first time will love it at the first sight.
Kindle 3 Fonts Apart from having a better display quality, its own font technology has also improved to make pages turn quicker even with more sharper fonts. This improvement has led to the creation of words and letters more crisp, clear and natural looking. Kindle 3 also includes 2 additional font choices of condensed Caecilia and Sans Serif. It can also support a broader range of characters like Cyrillic used in Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and dozens of other languages like Japanese , simplified Chinese , Korean and etc.
Kindle 3 Storage, Wireless Connectivity And Price Kindle 3 now has a larger 4GB of internal flash memory for storing about 3,500 books. This is more than 200% of the Kindle 2's storage capacity. Similiarly to Kindle 2, it has removed external memory card storage. For Kindle 3 with both 3G and Wifi option pricing at US$189, its faster 3G connectivity has eliminated the need for large internal buffer storage. It can now also take advantage of its neighbouring 3G Wifi hotspots for quicker download speed and to download stuffs without AT&T coverage. For Kindle 3 with only WiFi option, it only cost US$139 and 0.2 ounces lighter to suit the expectation of budget conscious book readers.
Other Kindle 3 Features Kindle 3 has the similiar social features for supporting Facebook and Twitter integration. It also gets voice-accessible menus along with text-to-speech option to make Kindle a fully accessible device that can be deployed in a classroom.
In summary, the launch of Kindle 3 is an obvious evidence that Amazon has planned the kindle reader strategy very seriously and it is to fend off the unfavorable guessing of losing over its rivals like Apple. Visit Latest Kindle Store at http://www.latestkindlestore.com today to see other Kindle 3 review postings and grab your top 100 free kindle books.