I am getting the Kindle soon enough and why should you too. Well take a look of the review below by Bloomberg. In fact investors look upon Kindle to save Amazon from losing sales.

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.

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. Kindle hardware devices can be used without a computer, and Whispernet is accessible without any fee. These devices also provide free internet access to Wikipedia.

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.

Amazon Kindle Specs

Manufacturer Amazon.com

Type E-book reader

Release date 1st generation: November 19, 2007 / 2nd generation: February 9, 2009

Operating system Linux-2.6.10

Power 3.7 V, 1530 mAh lithium polymer, BA1001 model

CPU Freescale 532 MHz, ARM-11

Storage capacity 256 MB (original) or 2 GB (Kindle 2) internal flash memory (70% user-accessible)

Display 6 in diagonal, 3.6 (W) × 4.8 in (H), 600 × 800 pixels or 0.48 megapixels, 167 ppi density, 4-level grayscale (original) or 16-level grayscale (Kindle 2)

Input USB 2.0 port (micro-B connector), SD card (original model only), 3.5 mm stereo headphone, jack built-in speaker, AC power adapter jack

Connectivity Amazon Whispernet using EVDO/CDMA AnyDATA wireless modem

Dimensions 8.0 × 5.3 × 0.36 in (203 x 135 x 9.14 mm)

Weight 289 g (10.2 oz)