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How many books do you have congesting the shelves of your library? Can you imagine to remove them all and holding over 200 titles in al little device, which is lighter and thinner than a typical paperback and weighs only 10.3 ounces.

This new device (released in November of 2007) can download text in a variety of formats from Amazon and other places. The ebooks or documents can be read on the screen of the kindle, or they can be listened to on the device. The Kindle is Audible ready, which has functionality that enhances the audio book experience..

Amazon has created their own file format for the device (AZW). However, it can also read .txt files and some .pdf files (although .pdf files are not fully supported at this time). On 'opening day' Kindle had 88,000 titles available through Amazon.. One can read fiction or non-fiction books as well as everything from best sellers to more obscure titles.

While the Kindle sold out within a matter of days since its launch, skeptics wonder whether the Kindle's price is still too high. Amazon Kindle retails for $399.

Another benefit of Amazons Kindle in combination with downloadable audiobooks is that they can play a vital role in developing fluency and comprehensions skills of children. If you let your kid hear the audiobook and follow along in the Kindle ebook version it will build decoding skills and vocabulary that are essential for improving reading accuracy and rates.

One of the amazing parts of this device is the fact that Amazon has a back-up system that keep all of a users previously bought files on hand. So, should the device malfunction or should the user run out of room, all of the files are still accessible.