Kindle Touch and Kindle Touch 3G, the latest, most advance touchscreen e-reader from Amazon is now available in UK. According to amazon.co.uk, Kindle Touch WiFi and Kindle Touch 3G is now available to pre-order on Amazon.co.uk. Scheduled date of released in UK is April, 27.
Kindle Touch was released in the U.S. since September 2011. But with it high demand in the U.S., Amazon can’t make it readily available worldwide including U.K. which resides the second-biggest Amazon subsidiary.
What’s new in Kindle Touch
Kindle Touch has a big leap in technology comparing with the previous kindle. It comes with multi-touch touchscreen which allow users to interact with the content easily. It also has longer battery life of up to 2 months. Compared with basic new kindle without touchscreen, kindle touch has more options including text-to-speech, audiobook support and x-ray technology.
Kindle Touch WiFi and 3G version are price £109 and £169 respectively. These numbers don’t covert to same Kindle Touch price in USD on Amazon.com. There are some extra tax we need to pay.
Pre-order tips
If you do want to have a Kindle Touch, I recommend pre-ordering now to get into the queue. Amazon serves their customers on first-come, first-served basis. And pre-ordering doesn’t cost you a penny. They will charge your credit card only when items are dispatched.
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Currently, there are not many covers for new kindle 4 to choose in the UK kindle store. However, some of these covers have great functionality, attractive design and affordable price. Here are the best kindle covers in UK voted by our kindle user community.
Marware jurni kindle 4 cover
Marware journi cover for new kindle 4 is our favorite because it offers best protection, has modern design and not too expensive.The cover feels sturdy and not too chunky. It is made of durable nylon and soft fabric. Interior is lined with soft microsuede to protect kindle from impact. Kindle is held firmly in place with 4 corner straps. On the back, there is zipped pocket for business cards and notes. This cover also features Marware’s new invention, the interior hand strap, which you can put your hand in when holding kindle with one hand.
Marware jurni kindle 4 cover has overall rating 5 out of 5 stars.
Customer reviews and price information are available here.
Marware Eco-Vue cover for new kindle 4
Marware Eco-Vue is a nice kindle cover with a lot of positive comments. Exterior looks neat and expensive. Interior is lined with grey microsuede which perfectly matches kindle 4 body. The front lid is held closed by elastic strap. Marware Eco-Vue also has hand strap and muti-purpose pocket on front cover (inner side).
Marware Eco-Vue kindle 4 cover has overall rating 5 out of 5 stars.
Customer reviews and price information are available here.
TechNet new kindle 4 cover
TechNet kindle 4 cover is one of the best cheap kindle covers. It is made of high-quality synthetic leather and lined with soft microsuede interior. Inner side of front cover has a small pocket for business cards. It looks smart and not too bulky. This simple kindle 4 cover is priced much cheaper than alternatives.
TechNet kindle 4 cover has overall rating 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Customer reviews and price information are here.
Ladies’ favorite kindle 4 cover
Sweet kindle 4 covers by Lente Designs is specially crafted for chic woman. It’ made of soft, durable fabric exterior and super soft interior. Cover is held cold with magnetic lock. There’s a slim pocket for cards and notes inside the cover.
This sweet kindle cover becomes ladies’ favorite because of its super lightweight and reasonable price.
Customer reviews and price information are available here.
For more kindle covers, visit kindle cover store UK.
New Amazon Kindle reader (late 2011 model or Kindle 4) hit UK on 28 September. On the same day, Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO announced new 4 Kindles including the new plain Kindle, Kindle touch, Kindle touch 3g and Kindle Fire tablet.
Only basic kindle 4 is available in UK. I’ve just received my kindle 4 from Amazon. Here’s my review on my second kindle.
Smaller, lighter and faster
The new Kindle 4 is significantly lighter and smaller than the previous model. Screen size remains unchanged. The body is made of high quality plastic with metal frame on the top and bottom. I think this version looks tougher than Kindle 3. The e-ink screen is impressive, it produces no glare in bright light and comfortable to read for a long time. Text size and font are adjustable. Amazon claims this new Kindle has most advance e-ink display. Page turning is also strikingly faster with shorter blink during transition.
On-screen keyboard
Kindle 4 has no physical keyboard which I rarely used on kindle 3. Instead, the virtual one will pop up when you press the keyboard button. No keyboard may be an issue if you frequently use Kindle to browse the web or take a lot of notes. To type a word, you have to select each letter using 5-way controller. However, typing experience is not as sluggish as I thought.
Fewer options
The new Kindle 4 does not support musics and audio books (which are options in Kindle 3). Storage size is also decreased because there’s no need to store these large audio files. This may in part make the new Kindle cheaper than previous version. Despite decreased internal memory, it can hold up to 1400 books while the rest will be stored on the cloud.
The new Kindle does not have 3g connection. In UK, this is unlikely to be troublesome because WiFi access is abundant and you can also download e-books via USB cable.
Summary
Overall, I give the new Kindle 4.5 out of 5. Slimmer and faster. Brilliant e-ink display. Amazon Kindle 4 is a basic kindle with all essential functions at more affordable price.
Read more review on kindle 4 here.
Despite the new Kindle release, Kindle 3 (now named Kindle keyboard) is still available on Amazon UK website.
Amazon didn’t say when the Kindle Touch will be available in UK. However, expected release date is later than its official release in the US (21 Nov). Kindle Fire tablet will not be available in UK soon.
This post is a contribution from my good friend, Matthew. He bought a kindle touch from amazon.com. And yes, it works perfectly in U.K. Buying a kindle touch in U.K. from amazon.com has a few more steps and …
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