kindle 3

we23

看中AMAZON 网站的KINDLE良久。KINDLE 3出炉，AMAZON给盼到发货边疆NZ。圣诞节免邮费打算出手了。

3G用VODAPHONE的网络，不知速度如何？

SONY的阅读器用了好几年，该换代啦。

有使用值的KINDLE达人呀，讨论下。


http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/amazon-opens-kindle-orders-nz-128954

Amazon opens Kindle orders for NZ                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Chris Keall |                         Thursday August 26, 2010        
                                                                                   
After a two-year wait, New Zealanders can finally order an Amazon Kindle.
The latest model of the e-reader tablet was due for release on August 27 US time, but online sales are open now for NZ (and multiple other countries), ahead of schedule, Amazon spokewoman Stephanie Mantello told NBR this morning.
Well, sort of early. If you order now, Amazon promises delivery mid-September.
There are two models: one with wi-fi ($US139/$NZ198), one with wi-fi and 3G ($US189/$NZ254).
Shipping is $US20.98 ($NZ29.98).
The tablets and shipping are only listed in US dollars, so the price will fluctuate with the exchange rate, Ms Mantello said.
New Zealand lacking its own Amazon site, orders for the tablet will be taken via Amazon.com (whose NZ-specific Kindle page is here).

Amazon claims the Kindle's e-Ink display can be read even in bright sunlight, as demonstrated in this user test.
Vodafone to carry
Vodafone New Zealand will be the official carrier for the Kindle 3G (which also supports Edge/GSM). That is, every time a Kindle owner wireless downloads an e-book using their tablet’s built-in cellular radio, it will be downloaded - free - via Vodafone NZ’s network.
A spokesman for Vodafone NZ confirmed the telco was the official carrier but said the local operation was not familiar with the details.
The New Zealand contract was brokered between Amazon and Vodafone’s head office in the UK.
The new Kindle is the tablet's third major upgrade - but is known simply as "Kindle", not Kindle 3.
It’s hardware version supplement’s a Kindle software reader, which is available for iPad and iPhone.
400,000 Kindle-formatted e-books will be available via Amazon.com for the New Zealand market, plus various US and international newspapers and magazines.
Most New York Times best sellers and other new releases cost $US11.99 ($NZ16.13), while 175,000 older titles are priced under $US5.99 ($NZ8.06). All are priced in US dollars.
You can also copy your own files to a Kindle, via wi-fi (or a pricey 99 cents per MB via 3G).
Most New Zealanders have never sighted a Kindle, but Americans and Australains will note the new model is cheaper, and 21% lighter than its predecessor.
It can also hold more ebooks now, too - 3500 or 2000 more than the previous entry-level model.
Still no Kindle DX
The larger format, $US379 Kindle DX, which has a 9.7-inch screen (that is, the same size as Apple's iPad, which sells from $799) is still not available for New Zealand.
Kindle vs Kobo vs iPad
Pity - while NBR likes Whitcoulls $295 Kobo (which has the same size display as a standard Kindle) - it's six-inch screen will only display a couple of paragraphs, meaning you're constantly clicking to turn.
The Kobo can also be a touch sluggish, and has a tendency to freeze, necessitating a restart, when not used for a few days.
And while e-ink is easy on the eyes, and has remarkable batter life, the lack of any backlighting is a pain when you're reading in bed at night.
While sharing an e-ink, non-backlit display, the Kindle adds several feature the Kobo lacks, including the ability to bookmark multiple pages, plus a physical keyboard, and the ability to annotate text.
Using the software version of the Kindle reader on Apple's iPad (Apple's iBookstore is not yet available locally), NBR really appreciated the larger screen.
The ability to touch any word and instantly see a dictionary definition was another handy touch.
Yet you really start to feel the weight of the 700g iPad after just a couple of minutes of reading.
A standard Kindle is 240g; the Kindle DX a maybe-just-acceptable 536g.

we23

AMAZON网站上的圣诞节优惠呀。

在研究AMAZON REWARDS CARDS，好像申请成功，免费返还40刀。

we23

好像需要美国的SOCIAL SECURRTY NUMBER OR INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER NUMBER.

we23

会员卡鼓励长期购买。

一系列的个人卡中，特别喜欢迪士尼那张，有些返40刀，有些返50刀，估计需要美国朋友帮忙填点资料。


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ybbest

I am using Kindle 2 , it is good.Well, I do not think it is designed for browsing the internet.The internet connection is really for buying book.

taomibaobao

kindle2的经过

we23

没有啥评论

starcub

关于kindle 3 请移步 -->   http://shawnjiang.com/Posts/Show/339

we23

请问楼上的GG，输入美国地址后，是否免费上任何网站都可以？

starcub

请问楼上的GG，输入美国地址后，是否免费上任何网站都可以？
we23 发表于 2010-12-14 21:50

是的,不过用户体验太差,还是不要考虑用它浏览网页了...

你用3G浏览网站一段时间,amazon会发消息问你是不是出国了(美国)?   我没理他,还能继续用.

we23

考虑入手3G 版，万一查个邮件，或者到海边或者机场无聊想买本新书，下载方便点。反正打算花出去的钱，贵多个50刀买多个可能性也不错。

starcub

3G用处不大的吧。是不是3G的开机注册时也要美国ip，然后就无所谓了
stefani 发表于 2010-12-15 11:21

不是开机注册，是在amazon官网上注册。

we23

是的,不过用户体验太差,还是不要考虑用它浏览网页了...

你用3G浏览网站一段时间,amazon会发消息问你是不是出国了(美国)?   我没理他,还能继续用.
starcub 发表于 2010-12-14 23:21

请问需要付费给VODAPHONE吗？你的3G卡随KINDLE的机器吗？是不是AMAZON帮你付浏览费用？谢谢

starcub

不用付费,Whispernet内置AT&T的全球免费3G.
再说一遍,用户体验太差.

we23

谢谢热心的starcub，下手可惜需要等非常长的时间SHIPPING.;cry;