http://blog.degreego.com News About Online Education, Distance Learning Degrees, Online Colleges and Universities Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:03:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://blog.degreego.com/2009/08/03/kindle-benefits-college-students/ http://blog.degreego.com/2009/08/03/kindle-benefits-college-students/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:50:06 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreego.com/?p=208 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.]]> http://blog.degreego.com/2009/08/03/kindle-benefits-college-students/feed/ 3