Kindle Benefits College Students
Have you heard about the Kindle 2? This $299 Amazon book reader is just over 1/3 thick (think a magazine) and weighs as much as a paperback, yet it is designed to hold over 1,500 books. These e-books are capable of being downloaded in a matter of seconds with via a free Internet connection. Imagine your textbooks compiled into e-book form!
The Kindle 2 was designed with a larger format than the original Kindle so that it could be utilized for high-quantity texts, such as textbooks. Students benefit from the Kindle 2 with a wide array of features, such as more affordable textbooks, more ease of reading, and less weight in the backpack. The Kindle 2 also reads the following file types: Word/DOCX, PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC and MOBI. Carry your school files with you by emailing these document types to your Kindle.
Business Week talks about the Kindle 2 for schools:
By entering the nascent market for higher-education e-books, Amazon is attempting to expand the audience for its Kindle platform. Amazon could also use a new device to pursue a slice of the high-volume business of college book sales, valued by the National Assn. of College Stores (NACS) at $5.4 billion in the 2007-08 fiscal year. Amazon’s technological possibilities are legion. The Kindle could carry science textbooks that update according to new discoveries, as well as classics that feature Internet links to historical notes and literary criticism.
Prospective college students looking for just the right gadget for their upcoming college education may consider the Kindle 2 as part of their potential repertoire. The Kindle 2 comes in an 8″ x 5.3″ x 0.36″ size, and the Kindle 2 DX comes in a 10.4″ x 7.2″ x 0.38″ size.
Some of the additional benefits of the Kindle 2:
- Over 300,000 books available for download, often with free sample chapter downloads.
- Capable of downloading popular blogs, magazines, and newspapers for a small monthly fee.
- Reads like paper.
- Extended battery life.
- Built-in dictionary with instant look-up.
- Wireless access to Wikipedia.
- Search function for all downloaded books.
- Make personal annotations to texts.
- Listen to music.
American Sentinel University realizes the benefits of the Kindle 2 for prospective college students. In response, American Sentinel University is offering a Kindle 2 (or DELL laptop) currently as an incentive for enrollment. Enrolling by August 27th for two courses to be completed before December 31st and receive a Kindle 2.
The Kindle 2 is another educational electronic device must-have for prospective and current college students alike.
3 comments
Thanks for having this post. May I know how to acquire one?
You can purchase a Kindle here.
It’s a good thing it also can help students.
In the beginning of the ebook reader era the amazon kindle was the leader. But now there are a lot upcoming brands like Sony, Barnes and Noble and others.
One of the reason why the kindle is still the leader is because it’s net connection works internationally. Also the new battery life is a huge improvement.
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