The taper dovetails with the angled Next Page button that runs along the full length of the display on the right side the design makes moving forward a page simple. A rubberized surface on the back of the device makes it comfortable to grasp, and the unit’s thickness tapers from left to right, so it’s easy to hold. I found the Kindle’s design finger-friendly. A button on the keyboard lets you switch among six different font sizes. The text was generally clear, though a few characters had jaggies. The one exception was when I tried it under dim lighting, as the Kindle lacks a backlight on an airplane, for example, you’ll need to keep your seat light on to read. For the most part I had no issues reading the display under various circumstances.
The monochrome display, which is designed to save power, supports four levels of grayscale but no color. Instead of an LCD, a 6-inch electronic-paper display from E Ink occupies the top portion of the device. The device includes 180MB of user-accessible memory (which the company says can hold about 200 books) and supports SD Cards up to 2GB. 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 isn’t splashy–and it leaves some room for improvement–but it has succeeded in rekindling my interest in reading e-books. Amazon is pushing e-books back into the limelight with the launch of its $399 Kindle e-book reader and corresponding service.
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