How to read and listen to books simultaneously

How many books do you have congesting the shelves of your library? Can you imagine to remove them all and holding over 200 titles in al little device, which is lighter and thinner than a typical paperback and weighs only 10.3 ounces.

This new device (released in November of 2007) can download text in a variety of formats from Amazon and other places. The ebooks or documents can be read on the screen of the kindle, or they can be listened to on the device.Audiobooks are the most popular type of file that are used on the device.

Amazon has created their own file format for the device (AZW). However, it can also read .txt files and some .pdf files (although .pdf files are not fully supported at this time). More than 90,000 books are now available, including more than 90 of 112 current New York Times Best Sellers. One can read fiction or non-fiction books as well as everything from best sellers to more obscure titles.

While the Kindle sold out within a matter of days since its launch, skeptics wonder whether the Kindle’s price is still too high. Amazon Kindle retails for $399.

Whispernet is Amazon’s wireless system that allows users to search for content, find what they want, download the content, and read it, all without ever stopping to find an Internet connection. Unlike WiFi, Kindle utilizes the same high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phonesso you never have to locate a hotspot Every Kindle account has an email address. Send a file to that email address and it will appear on the kindle via Whispernet. .

One of the amazing parts of this device is the fact that Amazon has a back-up system that keep all of a users previously bought files on hand. So, should the device malfunction or should the user run out of room, all of the files are still accessible.

NoPaperback is the blog of Audado.com. Audado offers over 5,000 downloadable audio books and spoken word material Books are organized by categories like biography, fiction, history, humor, religion, and self help.

- Ruben Alvarez