Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle is a machine for reading electronic books (e-books). The Kindle is designed by Lab126, a part of the Amazon.com company. The first Kindles were sold in the United States on November 19, 2007.^[1] Six hardware devices, known as "Kindle", "Kindle 2", "Kindle 3", "Kindle 4", "Kindle Touch", and "Kindle Fire" support this platform. There are also software versions of Kindle than can be used on smartphones and computers.

The hardware Kindles (except for the Kindle Fire) use an electronic paper display and download books and websites over Amazon Whispernet using the Sprint Nextel EVDO network. A Wireless network can also be used. Kindles can be used without a computer, and Whispernet is accessible without any fee.^[2] These devices also provide free internet access to Wikipedia.^[3]

1. ↑ "Amazon Grows A Startup In Cupertino". Retrieved 2008-03-22.
2. ↑ What is the Amazon Whispernet wireless feature and how does it work?, Amazon.com
3. ↑ "Product Promotional Video". Amazon.