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The new Kindle Touch Reader started shipping in November 2011. Read on to find out whether this is the right Kindle for you, with our detailed look at the latest ebook reader from Amazon.
Or if you don’t give a hoot what we at the Kindle site think click the blue button to see pricing options and customer reviews (once the deliveries begin).
Of course there is a lot to attract buyers to a new touch-screen interface version of their favorite ebook reader. Because as well as simply looking better without a keyboard taking up space, many of us now find touch navigation second nature, since it is cropping up on so many of our gadgets.
But what does the new Kindle have to offer? Like most users of ebook readers I admit I couldn’t care less what the operating system is, or much of the technical mumbo jumbo that creates such clever devices. So here are the key points I wanted to know, and I assume most potential buyers will be interested in…
Kindle Touch Specification
Okay then, so what does the average ebook fan need to know about the touch version of the Kindle 4?
- Smaller than the Kindle keyboard at 6.8″ x 4.7″x 0.40″, and around an ounce lighter (7.5 oz for the wi-fi version, and 7.8 oz for the 3G model).
- Same 6″ Pearl E-ink display used on all the other monochrome Kindles, so looks great in sunlight.
- Touch-screen allows you turn pages quickly with a tap, and access all controls instantly, using either hand. For typing notes a virtual keypad can be called up onto the display at any time.
- Same memory as the keyboard model allows around 3000 books to be stored on the device. Plus you get free unlimited storage on-line too.
- Available in both wi-fi and 3G + wi-fi versions. Unlike the 3rd generation 3G models, this one only allows users to access Wikipedia and the Kindle book store using the 3G connection. For any other internet access you will need to use the wi-fi.
- Both models come as standard products, or ad sponsored ones. If you want to benefit from a significant discount in price you can take advantage of being served advertisements and special offers rather than the usual author screen-savers. If you do choose this option you can now upgrade to an ad free service by paying a fee in the future.
- Comes with Amazon’s new X-Ray feature. This downloads additional information along with any new titles, giving geographical, historical and character information regarding your book.
- Same Kindle book store with over 1,000,000 free titles and thousands of free books.
- Same Whispersync service to synchronise your reading across devices.
- Audio for Audio books, Text to Speech and MP3 playing.
- Adjustable text sizes for comfortable reading no matter your eye-sight.
- Same display.
- Long battery life of up to two months.
- The same memory and free Cloud storage.
- The ability to email PDF and other personal documents to the device.
- Similar pricing structure.
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I would like to buy the Kindle Touch. I live in Malta (Europe). Where can I buy it from? I would need a UK adapter as well?
@ Liane – you cannot at the moment order the Kindle Touch unless you have a friend who will take delivery in the US. I imagine they will eventually ship internationally, but at the moment its US deliveries only.
I just received my new Kindal touch. No directions or instructions – I am new to Kindal and don’t know how to make print larger – or have basic instructions. Is there a printout I can get?
I am anxiouos to start using – I already bought and paid forThe Hunger games series. Where are they?
How do I download them?
HELP!
Ginny – you’ll get the hang of it pretty quickly once you start.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_200127470_ksupport_touchstart?nodeId=200789150 has lots of info on getting started.
http://kindle.s3.amazonaws.com/Kindle_Touch_Users_Guide.pdf is the full user guide (this will be on your Kindle Touch too).
To change the text size is simple – these are the instructions: “To access
those settings, tap the top of the screen to bring up the toolbars, then tap the Text button Aa.
A dialog box will appear that lets you change the font size, typeface, line spacing, and number
of words per line of the content on the Kindle screen.”
Once you have registered your Kindle touch any games you have bought will be on the device. Just go to the home menu.
Hope you enjoy your new purchase.
I would like to know why Amazon.Uk don`t ship Kindle Touch to Malta……..and in the future,are there any plans that they will ship to our country……….After all we will pay for the delivery postage.
Tony – no-one outside of the US is getting the Kindle Touch at the moment. I know Amazon UK have the Kindle 4 in stock, and you can order that in Malta but you have to do so from the US store.