How to Buy Amazon's Kindle
Kindle is a unique media reader, designed by and sold exclusively through Amazon.com. The light-weight device allows users to carry up to 200 books as well as personal documents and images that you can email directly to Kindle. Kindle also offers subscriptions to dozens of domestic and international newspapers that are delivered directly to the device each day.
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Save up to buy a Kindle--or raid your piggy bank. Amazon's new reading device does not come cheap. The introductory price was $399. Kindle seems to be one of those things consumers either love or hate. Whether it's worth the rather steep price probably depends on how much you travel and how much you crave the latest gadgetry.
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Put your name on the waiting list. The initial demand for Kindle far exceeded the number of Kindles produced. There is currently a waiting list for the device. Add your name to the list by visiting Amazon.com. You won't be charged until your Kindle is ready to be shipped.
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Take advantage of free shipping. Amazon.com offers free shipping in conjunction with Kindle. The package includes the Kindle wireless reader, a power adapter, a USB cable and a book cover. Kindle is currently only available to customers within the United States.
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Enjoy your Kindle. Once you receive your Kindle, you can order over 90,000 titles directly from the device. You can also read the first chapters of hundreds of books to see if you'd like to purchase them--similar to leafing through a book at a bookstore. Kindle also comes with a free online dictionary and access to Wikipedia, the free Internet, user-generated encyclopedia and free access to over 250 top blogs, which are updated on the device several times daily.
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