PDF books are now taking over the demand of regular book formats and Amazon company had to implement this feature in it’s next Kindle version. Kindle 2 now supports PDF books which means that you can read PDF books and PDF documents using Amazon Kindle 2. The other enhancements in Kindle 2 are enhanced and longer battery life, stereo speakers, headphone jack and a slider power/sleep switch.
Automatic Whispernet update (common update platform for Kindle devices) is applicable for all new Kindle devices. With the new enhancements, Kindle is expected to last for at least 7 days with wireless connectivity turned on, approx two times long than the current kindle versions. The most anticipated feature in Kindle 2 will be the support for PDF documents. Now users can read PDF books or PDF documents without converting it to a another format.
Kindle 2 was under six months of intensive power management development and firmware improvement at Amazon lab and this huge change will make it more competitive in the current market with Sony e-reader. [via]
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