Experienced travelers know that when packing for an extended trip, every extra pound counts. Especially when traveling to a country that lacks paved streets and sidewalks, rolling suitcases simply are not practical. Therefore, carrying luggage is the norm. Books are a necessary evil for travel: Guidebooks, phrasebooks, and even light reading books for time passing purposes add up to some heavy luggage.
Enter the Kindle 2. With this wireless reading device, you can store all of the above, plus much more. Newspapers, magazines, blogs, and more are all available for download on one small, lightweight device. This gives you the flexibility to bring many more guidebooks, phrase and verb books, and entertainment books. While in the U.S., you can wirelessly download books instantly without connecting to a computer. Overseas, if you decide you want new books or some newspapers from back home, you can plug the Kindle 2 into a computer, download the book to the computer and transfer it to the device.
The Kindle 2 measures 8” x 5.3” and is only 0.36” thick. It can store up to 1,500 books and weighs only 10.2 ounces, which is less than a typical paperback book. For those that like a larger reading surface, the Kindle DX is 10.4” x 7.2” and only 0.38” thick. The DX has a 9.7” diagonal screen and can store up to 3,500 books. It weighs in at 18.9 ounces and will be available for shipment this summer.
Whichever Kindle is right for you, be sure to check out the wide range of great books available for wireless download. Some examples are 501 Spanish Verbs, Advanced 25 Language Phrasebook, Travel Barcelona, Spain, and Frommer's Travel Guides.
The Kindle devices are revolutionizing travel and study abroad. From ease of packing to allowing travelers to carry more guides, language books, and entertainment reading with them, the Kindle is a big step in the right direction.
What guarantee do you have, though, that the books you require will be available to download to Kindle? Only certain books make themselves available to downloadable format, right?
Posted by: Gaming Mouse | 10/14/2009 at 01:30 AM
@GamingMouse - Yes, you have to make sure that the books you require are available in Kindle format. It will get more and more common in the future but for school, it will be kind of hard to find all the titles you need. If you are just traveling though, you can pretty much find anything via Amazon or other free ebook websites.
Check out this review of the Kindle 2 going to South east Asia....
http://www.yourhelppage.com/index.php/traveling-with-the-kindle-2
Posted by: Nancy Jenkins | 01/09/2010 at 07:21 AM