All Things Kindle Nina Franco, MLS Burlington Township High School

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Specs for the Techies Display 6” diagonal E-Ink display 600 x 800 pixel resolution 16 level Gray scale Size and Weight 8 x 5.3 x 0.36 deep 10.2 ounces System Requirements None Connection Protocols Whispernet 1xRTT Power Battery-Operated Storage 1500 items internally 2GB Audio

Specs for the Non-techies Display Looks like paper “Turns” pages Black, white, and gray Size and Weight Bigger than a paperback Lighter than a paperback System Requirements No hookups or synching Connection Protocols Fast Anywhere and anytime Power Charge lasts up to 14 days Storage 1500 books

What Do I Get for $359?

Standard Features It’s a wireless E-Book Reader It knows you You get stuff first You get a Kindle address Leftie and Rightie Friendly QWERTY Built-in Dictionary Access to the Kindle Store Access to 24 Magazines Access to 33 Newspapers Access to 1422 Blogs Access to 255, 104 Books Kindle Community Bookmark Notetaking The never-ending library Reads to you

More Features It’s an MP3 player Listen to Music Listen to Audiobooks It handles RSS feeds It surfs the Web The Kindle is friendly with the following formats: AZW.TXT Audible.PDF It’s a photo album It works well with Google Tools Note: Conversions and mailings can cost you up to 10 cents but there are ways you can get the conversions for free!

What Does It Mean For My School Library? Eco Friendly 1 device – 4 years of required reading plus textbooks Natural Technology Progression The unlimited and unbound library Out of Print books are now available Initial cost is high Special Arrangements with Amazon

Some people see things as they are and ask “why?” I dream of things that never were and say “why not?” -- Robert F. Kennedy, 1968

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