Amazon Kindle (international version) review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Nate Lanxon

Reviewed on: 29 October 2009

Tags: Amazon, Amazon Kindle (international version), Daily Telegraph, ebook reader, digital rights management

We like:

Integrated bookstore is incredibly simple to use; terrific battery life; great design; impressive display that's comfortable to read

We don't like:

Locks you into Amazon's proprietary Kindle bookstore; no support for the open ePub format; can't transfer purchased ebooks to other devices

Also known as:

Amazon Kindle 2

You might also need:

UK power adaptor

CNET UK judgement:

The Kindle itself is a smashing piece of kit, but Amazon's digital bookstore just isn't ready for us to invest in. Using competing bookstores with the Kindle isn't possible and we couldn't find a single one of the 15 books we searched for. Grudgingly, we have to recommend more flexible ebook readers, despite the Kindle's impressive capabilities

Full review:

Amazon's Kindle first broke cover almost two years ago, then exclusive to US eyeballs. After 24 months, two hardware revisions and some palpable stateside success, it's the UK's turn to size up the first ebook reader that anyone's bothered to glance at more than once. Continue Reading...