Amazon’s ebook reader Kindle Voyage has been in the news for quite some time and now Amazon has extended the Kindle lineup in India by launching the latest versions of its readers known as Kindle Voyage. Compared to conventional tablets the Kindle offer a more enthralling and comfortable reading experience. The new Kindle is almost a revolutionary product for the all the Kindle fans as it comes with certain new features. Kindle Voyage is the thinnest of all the existing Kindles out there and offers a sharp and vibrant display with an amazing display density of 300 PPI. The new Kindle Voyage comes with an integrated ambient light sensor similar to those of smartphones which will adjust the light depending on the surroundings. With this new feature the reading experience will be more pleasurable as the user do not have to fiddle with the settings every time to adjust the brightness of the device.
The latest Kindle Voyage comes in two variants namely 3G and Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi only variant is priced at Rs. 16499 and the 3G + Wi-Fi variant is priced at Rs. 20499. It comes with haptic feedback for PagePress page button, another feature borrowed from smartphones which kind of vibrates when the user turns the page over. Another unique feature is that the user do not have to pay the data charges while downloading an ebook with the built in free 3G feature.
Commenting on the launch of the Kindle Voyage, Country Manager of Kindle India, Rajiv Mehta said
“The stylishly designed Kindle Voyage was crafted to give readers the best possible reading experience. They can download books from the selection of 2.5 million ebooks in the India Kindle Store, read for hours without eyestrain or glare, and even read in bright sunlight. With free 3G available on Kindle Voyage, users never have to hunt for or pay for a Wi-Fi hotspot. With a battery life that’s measured in weeks, it is the perfect reading companion”.