If you have yet to jump on the eBook reader craze then you may be wondering whether you should buy the eBook reader that started it all - the original Kindle 1. Or choose the updated Kindle 2, or even perhaps if you should by a Sony Reader instead. With so many to choose from, which one is right for you?
In this article I'll go over some of the features of the original Amazon Kindle 1 so you can decide if it's still worth buying, or you should upgrade instead.
Back in late 2007 when the Kindle 1 first appeared, the eBook reader market was relatively small in the U.S. and while there were some readers already on the market (such as the Sony Reader), it was mainly being bought by high tech gadget lovers. It wasn't until Amazon bought the Kindle to the everyday book reader that people started to get excited about it.
When it launched it sold out within 5 hours. I think everybody, not least Amazon, were taken completely by surprise and just how much demand the everyday reader would embrace the technology.
It was sleek, could hold up to 200 books, was wireless (which means you could use it all over the country) and was relatively light and small to carry around.
But it wasn't without its faults. Many people complained that some of the buttons where not in a logical place and images didn't display very well on screen.
So Amazon went back and has bought out its latest version, the Kindle 2. An updated version that is smaller and more compact, can hold nearly double the amount of books and addresses many of the problems that customers wanted in the original machine.
Essentially the Amazon Kindle 2 it is a much improved version and probably worth your while paying that bit extra for the special features, rather than worrying about the original reader (which Amazon doesn't even sell anymore).
