We have had dozens of Kindle owners report that the displayed text on their Kindle 2s is noticeably lighter and harder to read than the same text on their original Kindle.
While some users find that the Kindle 2 fonts are just fine as they are, there are many users who are seeking a solution or [...]

We’re seeing more user reviews of the Kindle 2, and it’s interesting to read about the display differences between the first- and second-generation Kindle readers.
The Kindle 2 renders images in 16 shades of grey, versus the 4 shades of grey in the original Kindle. This translates to a notable improvement in the quality of photographs [...]

Kindle books can now be read on iPhones. Amazon has released an iPhone app which can read e-books from Amazon’s Kindle Store – the first non-Kindle device with that capability.
This opens up the Kindle Store for purchases from people who may not have a Kindle.
And, for people who have both a Kindle and an iPhone, [...]

Now that our readers have their hands on their new Kindle 2s, they’re starting to find pleasant “little discoveries”.
One of those discoveries is that you can set the line spacing of your text. To do this, use the keyboard combination Alt shift 1-9.
Octochick has started to collect these discoveries in the forums – check [...]

Dozens of our members received their new Kindles today, and we’re being treated to a stream of pictures and first impressions.
We have also opened up a new board in our forums, for user reviews. We invite you to post your reviews of Kindle (first generation or second generation), as well as your reviews of Kindle [...]

I ordered my Kindle 2 on February 9th, and today I received an email indicating my Kindle is on its way – a day earlier than the previously-announced availability date of February 24th.
What’s more, we’re finding that even Kindles ordered this week are shipping immediately!
Our member Brassman ordered his Kindle  today through this KindleBoards link, [...]

The text-to-speech technology behind Kindle 2’s “Read to Me” is provided by Nuance technology. KindleBoards member ArtsAndHistoryFan – who worked at one time for a Berkeley speech technologies firm – posts that a recently-enhanced Nuance text speaker dubbed “Tom” seems to be the voice used in the new Kindle.
You can hear Tom by clicking on [...]

It has been eight days since Amazon announced Kindle 2. (Is that possible? It seems like weeks since I ordered mine!)
Text-to-speech – a new feature introduced with the new Kindle – has seen some immediate controversy, with the Authors Guild protesting that the verbal reading of a book by a machine is a copyright infringement.
That [...]

There is no doubt that among the young, technology is readily embraced and used. DeLancey Nicoll ‘10 is a perfect example on the front end of adopting a new technology. Not only is he an early adopter, he is a pioneer on campus and a sharer of valuable insight to fellow Kindle users, as well [...]

The display of Kindle 2 is enhanced from that of the original Kindle. Among the improvements: the Kindle 2 screen can display 16 shades of grey, as opposed to the original Kindle’s 4 shades of grey.
This makes a substantial difference in the quality of displayed images! KindleBoards member artsandhistoryfan posted an eye-opening analysis of the [...]