Pre-orders for Amazon.com, Inc.(NASDAQ:AMZN)’s new
Kindle Paperwhite e-reader are being dispatched from Monday onwards, but the
expected ship date is displayed as 4-6 weeks. The delay in shipment is
applicable to all Kindle Paperwhite models; even the ones with Wi-Fi and 3G and
the versions with and without ads.
The Kindle Paperwhite was unveiled in early
September along with the new new Kindle Fire tablets. Earlier versions of
Kindle e-readers did not have in-built lighting but now it comprises an elegant
front light, upgraded E-Ink technology and better touch response. It is rumored
that the first batch of the new e-reader has been exhausted already, so
customers will have to be a little patient.
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Comparisons with Barnes & Noble’s Nook
Glowlight e-reader are inevitable, but the Kindle Paperwhite has an edge due to
its E-Ink lighting technology. Aside from helping users to read in dark rooms,
it can detect the difference in normally lit rooms too. The lighting does not
require support from any external sources of light. Even with the light turned
on, the battery life will last for 8 weeks.
Amazon has certainly made up for last year’s
Kindle Touch, in terms of touchscreen technology. Typing and navigating the
Kindle Touch’s interface was inconvenient and tedious due to the slow refresh
speed of the screen. With Paperwhite, the response is as fast as real-time.
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session.
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