The Kindle is able to work wirelessly over Wi-Fi and 3G to enable the user to browse, buy and download hundreds of e-books, newspapers, magazines, blogs and other digital media, eliminating the need to carry around a ton of literature, as well as meaning you’re never stuck for something to read whilst out and about. Using E Ink electronic paper, the Kindle is able to show up to 16 shades of grey, minimising power use and appearing as though you are actually reading on paper. The matt screen enables you to read in bright sunlight and the varying light level displays allow you to read in darker conditions.

Content available on the Kindle is able to be purchased online and downloaded straight to the Kindle, or alternatively purchased on your home computer and transferred to your Kindle. It is perfect for students at university who need to keep up-to-date with news, journals, periodicals and text books as well as enjoying recreational reading. In fact the Kindle has proven to be so popular that in the last quarter of 2010 e-books surpassed sales of paperback books on Amazon in the United States for the first time in history.

The Amazon Kindle is the ideal piece of tech for those who want all of the convenience of having a library of books, without needing to transport a library of books to access them.