Numerous attempts were being made all along with the sole intention of making our reading that much more smooth and fast. That they all came to a naught is a different story altogether. The breakthrough was finally provided by the online book retailer Amazon when they came up with the Kindle electronic reader – an extraordinary piece of equipment that is just as novel as is the method of acquiring the content itself.

The Amazon Kindle takes user friendliness and portability to a completely new level. It might be hard to believe but the Kindle with its compact dimension is capable of downloading blogs, books, newspapers, and magazines on its own without requiring to get hooked up to a PC. This means you are connected at all times to your bookshop by means of a wireless network. This while having your entire library of books already loaded on the e-reader memory. The Kindle DX is equipped with an usable memory of 3.3GB that can store no less than 3500 of your e-books.

Not only are Kindle e-readers smart enough to be able to connect to the internet on their own, but syncing can be brought about automatically. The e-reader is endowed with internet capability by way of 3G technology on which is rendered the Amazon Whispernet service. This feature comes bundled with the e-reader when you purchase the device, so you won’t have to be bothered of such things like wireless service plan, contract, or bills later on.

Coming to the Amazon Whispernet wireless service, it surely is a one-of-a-kind service that allows users to have any e-book delivered to your e-reader in less than a minute. This service is at present confined to only within the US but it is just a matter of time when it becomes widely available. Right now, this service allows users in the United States to download and have an idea of the book before deciding whether to purchase the book or not, all of this without having to spend any money at all. You can have more details on this along with a lot more from electronic reader blog that has the latest on such things.

These electronic readers are designed to be just as impressive with their looks as it would with their performance. Their crisp black-and-white screen appears exactly like a fine-grade printed paper while the virtual ink used is a technological masterpiece, which looks exactly as real ink on paper would look as far as readability and appearance is concerned. In fact, so real life it is that there is no backlighting, which means reading even in bright sunlight is just as effortless as anywhere else. Also the screen never gets heated up. So even prolonged use of these e-readers won’t hurt your eyes. It is this that can well be termed the biggest USP of the e-readers and if you wish to know more on this, just long on to ereader forum .

Also, Whispernet utilizes Amazon’s optimized technology along with Sprint’s national high-speed (EVDO) data network so that users are able to search and download content wirelessly, or simply browse the internet and sync different devices from anywhere anytime. If you think the maiden Kindle portable reader rocks then the new improved Kindle 2 definitely deserves a closer look. You won’t come back disappointed.