The Importance of the Amazon Kindle 2

It sits there, next to my computer, whirring in exalted silence, seeming to say to me, “read me! Read me!” It is the Amazon Kindle 2. For those poor uninformed souls out there, unaware of what a kindle is, put yourself at ease, I shall reveal to you the wonder that is The Kindle 2. A kindle – produced by Amazon – may be one of the next great technological improvements of our time. Simply put, it is an electronic e-book reader. While true that there are other e-book readers on the market, and soon to be more, the Kindle easily trumps them all.

The Kindle 2 (Amazon’s second version) is stock full of new goodies. It includes special gray tone technology to ensure ease of reading on your eyes – it’s just like reading a print book. The screen has anti-glare technology, and the kindle also is equipped with whisper net capabilities. Whisper net is free internet – works like a cell phone – to allow ease of purchasing new books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and more; on the go. The Kindle also has a speak to me function – although this is like listening to a robot attempting to pronounce proper names not in its dictionary, still somewhat effective for reading on the go.

The way in which The Kindle 2 will revolutionize our lives is threefold. One, people who found excuses not to read, such as difficulty in carrying books around wherever they go, will have no such excuses today; the kindle is lightweight and little thicker than a fountain pen. Next, individuals who wish to write: books, blogs, newspapers, magazines, but find it difficult to get their work published, now have a cheaper alternative. Who needs the printed word anymore? Lastly, it will save the poor backs of every student the world over! Why would anyone carry humongous loads of books around in burdensome backpacks when a Kindle can fit in the back pocket of many a baggy jean? Moreover, The Kindle 2 holds over 150,000 books, not including your own online library – care of Amazon.

This remarkable product was brought about in a free market, where the decline of readers of the printed word has opened up a whole new market. Yet again, we are given a brilliant example of free minds in open markets establishing new ways to give their customers what they want. E-reading will not eliminate reading, but enhance it; and, assuming the government stays out of this sector of the economy, the price of The Kindle and e-readers like it will drop dramatically in price as technology improves through competition – much like computers – making this wonderful product (with a battery life of up to two weeks) available to everyone. Bye-bye New York Times, Denver Post, Economist, Constitutional Reporters – PRINT – I have my kindle now, I’ll see you there.