Message: #0  2023-01-03  

Kindle, any of the portable wireless electronic reading devices
(e-readers) produced by the American company Amazon.com. The first
Kindle was released in 2007. Amazon’s Kindles became the most
popular e-readers, and Amazon e-books were estimated to constitute
two-thirds of the electronic book (e-book) market.

Kindles use a display technology called electronic paper, which
produces a sharp screen image that resembles text printed on paper.
Roughly the size and weight of a trade paperback book, with a 15.2-cm
(6-inch) monochromatic screen, the original Kindle could store more
than 200 e-books and could be loaded with new material from Amazon.com
through a free wireless connection, though only in the United States.
The Kindle was also equipped with a limited Web browser that let
American users access the Internet.