Kindle 2 Tricks

General

You may have noticed the recent news that Amazon is launching the Kindle 2 — the second version of its wireless reading device — on February 24, 2009.

I am super-excited about the Kindle 2, especially for people like you and me who care about better communication.

You probably read as much as I do.

And the Amazon Kindle is a revolution, in my opinion, in how you can get and read books.

The Amazon Kindle 2 takes this revolution to the next level.

Sure, there are critics who complain about such things as the Kindle 2 using a sixteen-gray-levels screen instead of a color screen, but many of these criticisms relate to cost-versus-benefit decisions that Amazon had to make.

For example, what manufacturer has created an affordable book reader with a color screen that is readable in bright sunlight? I dare say, “None.”

The day that I heard about the launch of the Kindle 2, I made two decisions:

  1. I was going to buy one.
  2. I was going to set up a website about Kindle 2 tricks.

Do you want to know something funny?

I was just about to click the submit-order button at Amazon to get my Kindle 2, when I decided to step away from my computer and tell my wife about it and how excited I was about the Kindle 2.

And guess what my wife said? She said that earlier that day she had ordered one for me for Valentine’s Day.

What a sweetheart, and what a coincidence! And my first goal became moot.

As I write this, another week must pass before Amazon starts shipping the Kindle 2. (I can hardly stand it.)

So I do not have one now, but this has not stopped me from pursuing goal #2.

I set up Kindle2Tricks.com as a resource for anyone who wants to know how to get the most out of the Amazon Kindle 2.

What do you want to know about the Kindle 2?

Go to Kindle2Tricks.com, and tell me!