What's So Great About the Kindle 3?

Len Edgerly, host of The Kindle Chronicles podcast, prepared this review after using a new Kindle Free 3G +WiFi for three days. Using the Kindle 2 for comparison, he discusses the size and weight of the Kindle 3, as well as speed, screen clarity, WiFi, PDF capability, accessibility, and the missing numbers row on the keyboard.

He plans to donate his Amazon review Kindle to EBooksForTroops.org as part of a new project to donate used Kindle 2's to U.S. soldiers on active duty in Afghanistan. The IRS recently approved the E-Books for Troops 501(c)(3) application, so donations to the nonprofit are now officially tax-deductible.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Kindle
• Amazon
• E-Books for Troops

[folkhippy]

Len, what do you think of the new Kindle non-touch? I am a little put off by the lack of a keyboard and odd color tone. Is it still made out of quality materials, despite its cost? It worryingly reminds me of a cheap Kobo reader...I look forward to your review.

[LenEdgerly]

@folkhippy - I was very impressed with the three new E Ink Kindles. The quality and design are top notch. They feel good in the hand. I think it will take some time to get used to typing on the touch screen, but soon it will go as quickly as the physical keyboard, based on my experience with the Nook Simple Touch. Plus the new X-Ray feature is a brilliant new way to see inside your book. This is way more quality than the Kobo, which I also have, and which feels like a toy by comparison.

[anilsenturk]

i will be getting the kindle with 3g, woul you recommend an extended warranty extra 50 dollars for 2 years? and when would you expect the next model to be released, i really love this one, i hope they don't make huge changes such as a color display, if they were to do that, then you wouldn't be able to read during a sunny day or enjoy it for weeks. thanks

[LenEdgerly]

@anilsenturk I have not purchased extended warranties for the Kindle myself, because I always upgrade to the new model. I think Amazon will keep making an E Ink Kindle, even if they add some kind of color Kindle tablet to the lineup. I think we'll see a new E Ink Kindle AND a tablet by the holiday season.

[hal970fx]

You can actually run the Kindle3 firmware on the Kindle2 hardware(with some hacking).

Also, if you hold-down the alt key, the top row on the keyboard becomes numbers.

[LetTheMelodyFlow]

@MsTimelord1994 3g is free... which is quite awesome because the internet can be accessed pretty much anywhere!

[CASEDILLA]

What an awesome organization, I wish I had an old e-book to send. You rock.

[GriselleM28]

Thank's for this. I like very much this video!! :)

[MsTimelord1994]

If you buy the Kindle 3G=+wifi how do you pay for 3g? is it a monthly payment, or something??

[folkhippy]

@LenEdgerly Thank you! I am glad Kindle is still made out of quality materials. My concern about the non-touchscreen version is that it will take a long and tedious amount of time to type in notes, but I'm sure I will get used to it. I am glad they came out with the touch/non-touch option; despite what they say, I think a touch screen always takes away some of the sharpness of the contrast (look closely at the letters), and I also don't like getting fingerprints on my beautiful E Ink display.

[TopMonk]

Great video. Thanks