Using the Kindle Touch 3G
The first thing you need to do is charge it. Connect the cable to a USB port on your computer and sit back and wait.
If the Kindle is completely discharged then you will have to wait a few minutes until it gets a minimal charge before you can use it, even connected to a power source.
Then you can start using it!
If you have the 3G version it should connect to a mobile network without having to do anything else. You can see if you are connected and the signal strength in the top right hand corner.
The screen is incredibly clear and easy to read.
You can easily ready in portrait more, or landscape mode, depending on your personal preferences.
As there isn’t a physical keyboard on the Kindle Touch, the keyboard appears on the screen and you just tap in what you want.
You can search for books to buy directly from the Kindle.
And when you either buy a book, or choose one of the many thousands of free books it will start downloading immediately and will then be readable shortly after that.
Final Thoughts
We have covered the previous versions of the Kindle in-depth so we won’t go into all the details of how it works and it’s various setting again.
The first thing I noticed about the new Kindle Touch was just how light it was. It was almost as though I wasn’t holding anything in my hand. Admittedly is a little bit heavier than the previous model and a little thicker as well, but not to the degree that you think its an issue – because believe me it isn’t!
It also has more storage than previous versions, meaning you can store more books on there, although in the few years I have been using a Kindle I have never got anywhere near my storage limit!
You also notice that compared to the previous Kindles this doesn’t have any buttons on it (apart from the power button). Everything you do on the Touch is done via touching the screen (hence the name Touch).
The screen is extremely sharp and clear, and I found that I could read for hours without getting tired. In fact, there were occasions when I just lost track of time completely.
Buying or download books was easy – and as with previous Kindles this Kindle also has it’s own email address so that you can email books and other documents to it.
The battery life was really good – in fact I didn’t need to recharge it after my initial charge for the entire period of the review.
Changing the page was simply a case of touching the screen and having read a lot of books on my iPad I was very used to doing it this way rather than using a physical button as on the original Kindle. You can also swipe your finger – the choice is yours.
Touching different parts of the screen brings up different options – this may take some people a little getting used to, but once you are comfortable with it, it becomes second nature.
One thing to bear in mind is that the screen responsiveness is not as quick as the iPad – there is a very slight delay, but it’s something you very quickly get used to.
There are two versions of the Kindle Touch, The Wi-Fi only version for £109 or the Wi-Fi and 3G version for £169. Personally I would go for the Wi-Fi version, saving yourself £60 which you can then use to buy a lot of books.
The 3G version is useful if you are out and about a lot and want to buy books when you are unable to be connected to a wireless network, but you should ask yourself how many times that will be, and then decide which is the correct one for you.
If you read a lot of books, or even just a few, then you really should get yourself a Kindle. How else could you take away up to 3,000 books? Buy one today, you won’t be disappointed.
