Monday, November 3, 2014

E-book reader Kindle: Easy to use, but without light – Stiftung Warentest

Amazon’s new e-book reader for beginners is, like its predecessor, simply Kindle – only that he has a touch screen instead of buttons. The entry-level Kindle costs comparably priced 79 euros and to make easy access to wide e-book world interested newcomers – and Amazon out new customers. What buyers can expect from the new device, showing the rapid test

Touch-screen instead of buttons

The new entry-level Kindle is now -. As the more expensive premium Kindles from the last E book reader test – was operated via a touch-sensitive screen and no longer over keys, like the the previous model is still the case. The touch-screen control works similarly smooth as the more expensive e-book reader Kindle Paperwhite and Paperwhite 3G

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display without lighting

An illuminated display as part of the touch-screen control now used for most e-book readers as standard – but not the new base model Kindle. This has a noticeable effect on the image quality of the device. Because of the lack of display lighting reading lamp at night is necessary in bed. Even with mediocre ambient light illuminated the Kindles are more readable. Read in bright environments is with the Kindle, however very pleasant. As with all other current Kindle readers also, the display diagonal of the entry-level Kindle measures 15 centimeters. The device can be characterized easily stowed in most jackets and handbags.



Easy handling

In terms of handling and charging more convenient and benefits of e-books Kindle is still the scale and its competitors are still a bit ahead, see Test E-reader: The Sorcerer’s successor. Even the cheap Kindle plays in this regard with the very front. The speed with which can open and browse e-books could hardly be better. Manage books, search and sync also works perfectly.



Good Instructions, but not on paper

Also at the start and the quality of the instruction manual there is not much to complain about. A printed manual, however, lies not with the Kindle. For this, the user will be introduced at the first time by means of an understandable tutorials in basic use.



memory for several thousand books

With about three gigabytes of free space provides room for the Kindle several thousand electronic books. Via WLAN, the user from the pre-installed Amazon Bookstore play the songs easily and fast on his reader. The only catch: The memory can not be expanded further using a memory card (this is true for all Kindle reader). For two hours of reading time per day the battery lasts about 27 days.



binding to Amazon

Because of the special AZW format is the user of a Kindle reader at Amazon’s E-book Store bound. Books in widespread Epub format, which is standard, for example, in public lending libraries, can not be read on Kindle readers. Buyer of an e-book reader should therefore consider first whether they want to bind to a specific e-book format.



E-Book flatrate for 10 euros a month

Amazon offers in its e-book store a wide range of books, see Test E-Book Portals: The best book stores. For 9.90 euros a month it has recently become possible to use Amazon’s new e-book flat rate “Kindle Unlimited”. This includes around 720 000 E-books, of which about 47,000 German-language titles. If you can live with the fact that it Amazon fades personalized ads on their device, the Kindle can incidentally get already for 59 €

Conclusion:. Technically sophisticated entry-level model for Amazon customers

The Kindle is an e-book reader, which technically makes no problems and can be handled comfortably. Who is willing to forego a backlit display and can arrange with being dependent on Amazon’s e-book store, replaced with a sophisticated Kindle e-book reader. A much more luxurious e-book reader will bring its own account on November 4 on the Amazon market: the Kindle Voyager. Show 189 €

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