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Amazon Kindle 3

Based on 48 reviews

Excellent:

23
Good:

20
Average:

3
Bad:

2

Pros

E Ink Display.
Whispersync Cloud Service.
Sleek, light design.
Plays MP3s and reads text to speech.
Decent in-a-pinch Web browsing.
Well-executed syncing of notes.
Page locations in the cloud.
Free books through Amazon Prime membership.
Multiple book-lending features.
Social networking sharing.
Touch screen with improved ease of use.
Full-sized QWERTY keyboard.

Cons

Interface incongruities.
Size.
No charger included.
Relatively expensive.
Interface requires learning curve.
No physical page-turn buttons.
UI is still largely textbased.
Ad-free version costs $40 extra.
Could use more font choices.
Tiny direction pad buttons.
Only a basic web browser.
Closed/proprietary ecosystem.
No number row on keyboard.
Directional pad more difficult to use than joystick.

By Computeractive on July 19, 2012

When we reviewed the £89 Kindle last year we said it was the best ebook reader available. But the new Kindle Touch, which costs £109, is even better. There’s a Wifi model, and another that lets you download books over mobile broadband,...

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By The Lobe and Mail on May 04, 2012

As I un-boxed Amazon’s Kindle Touch 3G – a top-of-the-line digital book reader that has finally arrived in Canada a half-year after its American launch – I issued it a challenge: “Let’s see if you can make me understand why...

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By T3 Magazine on May 01, 2012

The Amazon Kindle Touch’s spec sheet is impressive - particularly the increased storage, the strong battery life and the addition of 3G connectivity. While many will view the touchscreen as an excellent addition, we found it to be more hindrance...

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By PC Authority on February 13, 2012

Last year's rebranded Amazon Kindle Keyboard model is still a good option for travellers, or those who annotate. Read our review....

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By The Gadgeteer on January 02, 2012

An e-reader should be pretty simple to review, one like the Kindle Touch that has only two buttons even more so. Amazon‘s ebook reader has one primary task: displaying the pages of the reader’s books. Sure, there are other features of...

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By Computer Shopper on December 23, 2011

Though last to the touch-input e-reader party, Amazon delivered a winner with the Kindle Touch. It gets our nod for sleek design, as well as its MP3-playback, text-to-speech, and Web-browsing functions. (Not to mention Amazon's awesome content...

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By TopTenREVIEWS on December 09, 2011

If you want a simple eBook reader that feels like a book, pick up the Kindle...

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By TopTenREVIEWS on December 09, 2011

The Kindle Keyboard combines the ease of use of the basic Kindles with some of the expanded features from more-advanced Kindle...

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By LaptopMag on December 06, 2011

The Kindle Touch 3G gives eReader fans a great E Ink screen, an innovative X-Ray feature, and more ways to get free...

70
By MobileTechReview on November 16, 2011

If you're an Amazon person and don't take copious notes, the Kindle Touch is a no-brainer. It's much easier to navigate the device using a touch screen rather than the old joystick method, and even the on-screen keyboard is easy to use as a...

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