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http%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2Fkindle<%2Fa>),%20to%20the%20marketplace%20Nov.%2019.%20With%20Kindle,%20users%20are%20able%20to%20wirelessly%20purchase,%20download%20and%20read%20books,%20newspapers,%20magazines%20and%20blogs%20without%20a%20computer,%20access%20to%20a%20Wi-Fi%20hot%20spot,%20or%20syncing.%20The%20Kindle%20wireless%20delivery%20system,%20Amazon%20Whispernet,%20uses%20the%20same%20nationwide%20high-speed%20data%20network%20as%20advanced%20cell%20phones.%20Amazon%20pays%20for%20the%20wireless%20connectivity,%20so%20there%20are%20no%20monthy%20wireless%20bills,%20data%20plans%20or%20service%20commitments%20for%20customers.%20“We’ve%20been%20working%20on%20Kindle%20for%20more%20than%20three%20years.%20Our%20top%20design%20objective%20was%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bookbusinessmag.com%2Farticle%2Fthe-amazon-kindle-has-arrived-83671%2F" target="_blank" class="email" data-post-id="4618" type="icon_link">
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The Kindle wireless delivery system, Amazon Whispernet, uses the same nationwide high-speed data network as advanced cell phones. Amazon pays for the wireless connectivity, so there are no monthy wireless bills, data plans or service commitments for customers.
“We’ve been working on Kindle for more than three years. Our top design objective was for Kindle to disappear in your hands––to get out of the way––so you can enjoy your reading,” says Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder and CEO. “We also wanted to go beyond the physical book. Kindle is wireless, so whether you’re lying in bed or riding a train, you can think of a book and have it in less than 60 seconds. No computer is needed––you do your shopping directly from the device. …”
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