The back cover is rubberized and is raised above the rest of the case by a millimeter or so, presumably to help you grip the Kindle better. The other is the master power switch, placed in this out of the way position because you aren’t expected to ever turn it off. One switch turns the wireless card off, so that you can use the Kindle on a plane or simply save battery power when you aren’t going online. Near the top of the back of the Kindle are two switches and a speaker. The technology is far from perfect, but it is very comfortable to read on, compared to a backlit PDA. Like paper, it’s reflective, so it’s quite usable in full daylight and at just about any angle, and reading for hours on it isn’t like staring into a light bulb. Primarily, it’s about a more comfortable reading experience. With all of that, you might be wondering what the point of e-ink is. Another thing worth mentioning about e-ink displays is that they are slow to refresh, and when turning pages the Kindle, like the Sony I reviewed earlier this year, flashes the entire screen briefly to “reset” the ink and avoid ghost images. I don’t find it hard to read the Kindle’s display in the same conditions I normally read books in, but I still hope that Amazon finds a way to put in some kind of built-in lighting that you can turn on to read in the dark. Unfortunately, e-ink displays don’t have as much contrast as paper yet, so you will want to consider a clip-on book light if your reading conditions warrant it. E-ink displays have no backlight, but unlike the LCDs used in most devices today they don’t need one in many cases, since they are readable in lighting conditions similar to ordinary ink on paper. E-ink is reflective it’s made up of pigments on a surface. Utterly brilliant little e-reader and just what I wanted.I’d like to add a few words about the display, for Gadgeteer readers who might not be familiar with electronic ink technology. You copy the downloaded APK file onto the MicroSD card and select it with the file browser and suddenly your have LOTS of applications at your disposal! I run Mantano Reader, Amazon Kindle Reader, Pocket Manga + Firefox for web browsing. You cannot run Google Play Store and as it comes (out of the box), there are not many applications in its application store (maybe a dozen or so) BUT if you go on the web site and look for InkBook Classic 2 Review then there are instructions for downloading their e-Ink play store (completely legal). It has a MicroSD slot which will take up to a 32GB card on which you can put your own epub/mobi/pdf files. Only down side is no back light but the display is very clear even at low light levels. The e-ink screen means a long, long time between charges (maybe two weeks) providing you are not using WiFi much. If you want something like a Kindle where there is no set up required then this might not be for you BUT if you want a fantastic and flexible little e-reader which is great value for money then look no further. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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