Finally, Kindle 3 is officially announced on 28 July 2010 for pre-ordering. With Kindle 3 into Kindle Store's latest kindle lineup, it is an obvious move by Amazon to outbeat the rest of the ebook reader vendors including Barnes & Noble, Apple and Sony in terms of prices and specifications. Kindle 3 review by Latest Kindle Store will be shared here to compare its outstanding improvements over the 2nd generation Kindle 2.

Kindle 3 Size and Weight

Kindle 3 is obviously 21% smaller and 17% lighter than its older Kindle 2 family model. The 6inches display size still remain as it is even with this smaller body size. This has greatly improved Kindle's portability and to outshine against all of its other competitors in the similar category. With only 8.7 ounces in weight, Kindle 3 can be read comfortably with only one hand as it is even lighter than a typical paperback and slimmer than a magazine.

Kindle 3 Battery Life

Former Kindle 2 battery life is about 14 days without wireless connection. The new Kindle 3 has certainly pushed its battery life even further to a longer period of one month without wireless mode. In actual reality, its battery life may be even longer than its official stated duration.

Kindle 3 Screen Display And Size

This 3rd|third} generation of 6inches kindle reader has the similar improvement of over 50% contrast than any other ebook reader for the ultimate reading experience. Kindle 3 can be read with its latest, high contrast E-ink for the sharpest texts and images. With this latest display feature, the reading experience can be nearly the same like reading on printed paper. Its screen display is also sharper and more natural with no glare or backlight. Thus, it is even

more comfortable to read on Kindle than reading on a PC screen. Those who know Kindle 3 for the first time will love it at the first sight.

Kindle 3 Fonts

Besides having a better display quality, its own font technology has also become better to make pages turn quicker even with more sharper fonts. This better feature has led to the making of words and letters more crisp, clear and natural looking. Kindle 3 also includes 2 additional font choices of condensed Caecilia and Sans Serif. It can also support a broader range of characters like Cyrillic used in Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian and dozens of

other languages for e.g. Japanese , simplified Chinese , Greek and etc.

Kindle 3 Storage, Wireless Connectivity And Price

Kindle 3 now has a bigger 4GB of internal flash memory for storing about 3,500 books. This is more than 200% of the Kindle 2's storage capacity. Same as Kindle 2, it has removed external memory card storage. For Kindle 3 with both 3G and Wifi option pricing at US$189, its faster 3G connectivity has removed the need for large internal buffer storage. It can now also take advantage of its neighbouring 3G Wifi hotspots for quicker download speed and to download stuffs without telco coverage. For Kindle 3 with only WiFi option, it only cost US$139 and 0.2 ounces lighter to suit the needs of budget conscious book readers.

Other Kindle 3 Features

Kindle 3 has the similar social features for supporting Facebook and Twitter integration. It also gets voice-accessible menus along with text-to-speech function to make Kindle a fully useful device that can be used in a classroom.