A perfect compromise for reading books in version digital , which will also be the possible problems with the length of battery: Amazon's engineers have managed to reduce consumption to a minimum and to ensure a range of no less than 8 weeks ! Inside the Kindle Paperwhite find all the services offered by Amazon for the purchase and reading millions of ebooks: new controls allow adjustment percentage from the brightness of the display, while at the bottom we have added a useful countdown timer that accumulates time necessary to finish the books.
The new form factor makes some changes to preserve the possibility to handle solid thanks to its small size (9.1 mm thick) and the minimum weight (212 g). The body of the device assumes a dark gray color while the Home button is removed, while the power button and the mini USB port are on the bottom of the device.
Prices and availability dates communicated by Amazon during the event pertaining exclusively to the U.S. market: the Kindle Paperwhite can be ordered from today at a price of $ 119 version only Wi-Fi and $ 179 with "Free 3G" free over 100 countries, pending shipments that will begin on October 1.
Amazon also is introducing a new and improved version of the classic Kindle , available for $ 69 from September 14 in the U.S.. The improvements are limited to the software department and include new fonts, text sharper and page scrolling speed increased by 15%.