Dear Friends, Amazon is pushing e-books back into the limelight with the launch of its $399 Kindle e-book reader and corresponding service. The Kindle, which is larger than an average paperback book but not as thick, is a boxy rectangle of white plastic with a matte finish. The device includes 180MB of user-accessible memory (which the company says can hold about 200 books) and supports SD Cards up to 2GB. Instead of an LCD, a 6-inch electronic-paper display from E ink occupies the top portion of the device. The monochrome display, which is designed to save power, supports four levels of grayscale but no color. For the most part no issues reading the display under various circumstances. The one exception was under the dim light, the Kindle lacks a backlight; on an airplane, for example, you'll need to keep your seat light on to read. The text was generally clear, though a few characters had jaggies. A button on the keyboard lets you switch among six different font sizes. Source: A review in http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/30957/review/kindle.html Thanking You, Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110.