After weeks of leaks and discussion, Amazon has unveiled the latest version of its digital book reader the Kindle. In addition to storing 1,500 books, the Amazon Kindle 2 reader can also offers that ability to store PDF and Microsoft Word documents for enterprise users on the road.NEW YORK –
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced the release of the Kindle 2 electronic reader at the
Morgan Library and Museum in here, one of the nation’s most iconic depositories
of paper-based books. With a starting price of $359, the Kindle 2 comes out 14
months after the original Kindle made its debut.
A reading by horror-book maestro Stephen King capped the
presentation.
There are currently 230,000 books available for download from
Amazon’s Kindle online store. The Kindle 2, designed to download books in less
than a minute, allows users to read pages on a 6-inch grayscale screen. Pages
can be navigated via a five-way controller.
Amazon has also entered partnerships with several newspapers
and magazines, including The New York Times, the New Yorker, and USA Today, to
deliver content. Bezos demonstrated reading both the Feb. 9 edition of The New
York Times and a book.
“Our vision is every book every printed in any language in
under 60 seconds,” Bezos said during his talk, describing his ultimate aim for
the device and its downloadable library.
The
announcement shows that cloud computing isn’t the only next-gen innovation that
Amazon has been pursuing lately.
In addition to its consumer application, both the Kindle 2
and its predecessor hold benefits for enterprise users.
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