Amazon announced the kindle 2 , the latest generation wireless reading device on Monday , February9, 2009. Kindle is an electronic book reader. Kindle 2 has arrived with improved and advanced features. Kindle 2 will be available for purchase starting February 24, 2009. Price of the unit is $359.00 in pre-order.

Kindle 2 Features:

Slim: Overall thickness is reduced to 0.36 inches (1/3 of an inch).

Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, kindle 2 is lighter than a typical paperback.

More Storage: kindle holds over 1500 titles, so you can take your library with you. But the available memory is limited to 1.4GB. Unlike the original kindle, kindle 2 does not feature a slot for SD memory cards.

Wireless: You can download full books from kindle store in less than 60 seconds with the help of 3G wireless anytime, any where. And no monthly fees for the service.

News: You can read newspapers and magazines before newsstands.

Blogs: Access more than 1000 blogs right in the kindle.

Improved Display:  Advanced paper display makes your read kindle 2 like a real paper. With 16 shades of gray kindle displays clear text and crisper images. Read kindle in sunlight with no glare.

Longer Battery Life: With 25% longer battery life, you can read on a single charge for 4days with wireless on. With wireless off you can read up to two weeks. It takes approximately 4 hours for full charge.

Faster Page Turns: Kindle 2 gives you 20% faster page refreshing.

Read-to-Me: With the new Text-to-Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you.

You can adjust text to 6 different sizes for comfortable reading. Use the keyboard ( qwerty type) to add annotations to text. Kindle 2 has build in dictionary with instant lookup.

Kindle 2 will be available for purchase starting February 24, 2009. Price of the unit is $359.00 in pre-order and ships for free with super saver shipping. Kindle 2 Gift-wrap also available. If you have previously placed an order for Kindle 1, and have not yet received it, your order will automatically be upgraded to Kindle 2. You need to do nothing.

Kindle 2 – A Guided Tour:

Amazon Kindle 2 – A Guided Tour