經典黑色 永恆配衫首選 Kindle 3保護套攻略

Amazon的最新電子書閱讀器Kindle得到了相當不俗的評價，不知大家在下單的時候，有沒有想過要一個保護套？當中有什麼要注意的地方？在此我就嘗試解說一下。

顧名思義，保護套主要的用途當然就是保護Kindle機身。除非你完全沒有打算帶它上街，否則一個合適的保護套是不可或缺的。

由於今次推出Kindle的體積比起上一代更細更輕，所以機套的大小也要作出配合才行，Amazon上有不少是專為新機而設的：















如果是帶出街的話，機套的顏色就代表了你的品味......（當然，看什麼是更重要，但anyways..），我認為黑白灰是最永恆時尚。白色的感覺特別優雅，但前提是用久了你不會把它弄得灰灰黑黑才行！














如果是希望突出個人風格，看看爆橙色和爆綠色，要有心理準備當你拿出來，身邊的人向你行注目禮啊。











注意：這兩個機套右邊索帶的位置，橙的是貼近套邊，綠的是靠向中間的。


其實，就算你真的不會把Kindle放在包包帶出街去，只是閒在家中，拿著它來看書的話，機套也可以無時無刻擋住了灰塵。天！我的家就是這樣子，沒時間打掃的結果......（旁白：找藉口啦你）

怎樣也好，機套這東西想便宜可以買便宜的，不是說一定要貴才行，也不一定是Amazon官方出品才行，但一分錢一分貨準沒錯，皮製的單是看上去也覺得開心！















以前一些關於機套的文章：
Kindle 七 色 彩 衣
選 購 Kindle cover 指 南

新版kindle快速中出貨 有買趁手!

記得大概一兩星期看見Amazon有關Kindle的頁面是註明了暫時缺貨，但從各方渠道得知，一些在那時已經下了的訂單，在今天已經陸續付運。換言之，有貨了！

關於Kindle的評論，外國雜誌和網站當然少不了。以下是其中一些，不妨參考。

	"The Kindle 3 is ingeniously designed to be everything the iPad will never be: small, light and inexpensive… Now, the Kindle is almost ridiculously lightweight; at 8.5 ounces, it’s a third the weight of the iPad. That’s a big deal for a machine that you want to hold in your hands for hours... certain facts are unassailable: that the new Kindle offers the best E Ink screen, the fastest page turns, the smallest, lightest, thinnest body and the lowest price tag of any e-reader. It’s also the most refined and comfortable." ‒ New York Times
	"Amazon's newest Kindle is the best ebook-reading device on the market. It's better than the Apple iPad, the Barnes & Noble Nook, the various Sony readers, and certainly better than any smartphone… It's still black-and-white, but really, that's for the best. The screen almost glows outdoors. In comparison to the iPad, which turns into a pretty but useless mirror in sunlight, the Kindle only gets more readable. This is a gadget that loves the beach… It's razor-thin and feels great in the hand, small and light enough to hold comfortably for as long as you care to read (unlike the 1.5-pound, 10-inch iPad)." ‒ Fast Company
	"All its basic virtues—instant downloading from an abundantly stocked store, light weight, ability to read in sunlight—are still there, with significant improvements in text readability, physical design, and battery life." ‒ Wired
	"Kindle's winning combination of noteworthy upgrades—an improved screen, better battery life, lighter weight, and lower price—vaults it to the top of the e-book reader category… The other upside to e-ink displays is that they aren't backlit, which not only is supposed to reduce eye strain but it allows you to see the screen—better, in fact—in brightly lit environments, including direct sunlight. By contrast, the iPad is hard to read outside because its LCD gets washed out in direct sunlight and the glass covering the screen is reflective and creates glare issues." ‒ CNET
	"Amazon has finally arrived at an e-reader product that not only slays its current competition, but also feels ready to meet the mainstream masses… In fact, the resulting design is actually extremely pleasing to hold: I could hold the Kindle to read for a couple of hours and not feel as if I was encumbered by the device in my hands. I can't say the same thing for the multipurpose Apple iPad: At 1.5 pounds (25 ounces), the iPad is nearly three times the weight of the new 8.7-ounce Kindle. That alone makes a strong argument in favor of a dedicated e-reader… Its solid build quality, along with its improved design, integrated store, and cross-platform transportability… all add up to a winner that shoots to the head of the pack." ‒ PC World
	"Simply put, it's the best dedicated ebook reader you can buy… Amazon has managed to increase the contrast on the Kindle in a way that sets it above the Nook, Sony Readers, or any other dedicated ebook reader we've tested… in fact given its new low price along with its massive library of ebooks and dead-simple book buying, the Kindle keeps its crown as our Editors' Choice." ‒ PC Magazine
	"Amazon treats page turns the way the NFL views 40-yard dash times—you just can't be too fast. Pages turn 20 percent faster than the previous Kindle. Simply put, the Kindle turns pages faster than I can. It's instant book gratification... The screen has a higher contrast. The latest Kindle’s screen has 50 percent better contrast than its previous E-ink screen. It shows." ‒ ZDNet
	"The streamlined, lighter body plus the new E-ink screen make it a legitimate step up from both the old version and other e-readers on the market." ‒ CrunchGear
	"This Kindle 3 is a Triple Wow. Five Stars. Two Thumbs Up. And, because Amazon stays true to its core vision of catalog, convenience and connectivity for the Kindle, it is by far the best ebook reader ever made… If you love to read, you’ve got to have a Kindle 3." ‒ The Kindle Nation
	"Kindle 3 combines solid improvements (50% better screen contrast, compactness, faster page turns, better PDF support, WiFi, lighter weight, longer battery life) with an even sharper focus on reading and simplicity. Quite simply, the Kindle 3 is the best eReader available." ‒ iReader Review

2010年度好書...so far 新舊作家大集合

Amazon挑選了2010年上半年的十本正書，有小說，也有非小說和專為小孩與青年而設的好書。

當中既有資深作家，亦有文壇新晉，書價更比正價有近五折優惠。閒話少講，立刻看看。

雜誌精喜訊 外國magazine買一送一

如果雜誌是精神食糧，我認我食極不夠。

近年，情況已經改善了許多，偶然才買 WIRED、FAST COMPANY、TIME、FORTUNE  ...... 來看看。

在8月份，Amazon推出了雜誌買一（年）送一（年）優惠，（2 Years for the Price of 1），優惠中的外國雜誌種類也多，而且都是流行刊物，絕對不俗。































以上五本是我挑選的喜歡雜誌，其他選擇可以直接看這裡。提一提，訂閱時要提供美國地址收件。

解構全新Kindle 震撼價139美元

也許大部人對Apple的iPad消息已經聽得太多，市場對Amazon推出全新的Kindle的反應一般。

他們有機會錯失了一部好產品。

不說其他，先看看產品的外型，已經十分討好。





有留意到嗎？這可是Graphite色的Kindle!　如果要我在白色或炭黑色二選一，也真是頗難決擇。白色比較優雅，黑色就帶點cool的味道，也計這就是Graphite的吸引力吧。一定要揀的話，我想Graphite有五成機會獲得我（其他用家的）歡心。

當然，外型是一個優點，新Kindle的功能也得以提升了。以下簡單點列出來：

1. 對比度提 50%，長時間閱讀更舒適
2. 字款更清楚，更好的黑色字體
3. 體積少 21%，顯示屏仍有足夠 6 吋的大小
4. 機身輕 17%，只有 8.5 安士，比一本書輕
5. 容量倍增，可容納 3500 本書
6. 翻頁速度快 20%，增加流暢感

除了上述賣點外，最大優勢是可以選擇的新Kindle有三個版本，包括Wi-Fi，Wi-Fi + 3G 和 DX大屏幕，而純Wi-Fi只是139美元，如果是有心想擁有Kindle，方便平時看電子書和雜誌的話，這個價值真是相當抵................玩。（本來有個更貼切、「生動」的字去形容，但還是不說較好，哈哈）

當然，有3G的好處是容許全球無線覆蓋，買書的過程就變得簡單，可以自動下載到Kindle之內。

說到這裡，也就簡單總結一下看法，全新Kindle在價錢和外型討好兩大賣點下，加上功能比起上一代有顯著進步，相信仍能保持優勢，也是我一直強調，Kindle走的明智路線是電子書閱讀器，現在看來，Kindle沒有令人失望。

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補充 #1: 新Kindle支援中文. (Support for New Characters
Kindle can now display Cyrillic (such as Russian), Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean characters in addition to Latin and Greek scripts.)
 補充 #2:到Amazon看一看，竟然發現暫時缺貨，想買的還是快點排隊....
(2010-08-03)

Kindle 超平 2美元即買好書

iPad開售，走在潮流尖尖尖端的香港人當然開口埋口說過不停，什麼價錢，什麼規格之類，個個都專家上身。

不過，今次想說的與這些都無關－唯一有關的，就是一個「平」字。

Amazon有很多平價ebook，當中固然有很多非常一般的作品，但另外也有許多寶藏，等待看書人去尋找。

以下精選的超平書只賣2美元（或許有些貴少少，大概不多於10美元），每本都有不少買家／讀者support，涉獵的題目種類各有不同，值得慢慢品味。

Kindle新價夠震撼

電子書市場競爭愈來愈激烈，受惠的是消費者，沒有早買早享受的朋友，今天可以遲買平「幾舊」，因為Amazon.com的Kindle  已經降價至189美元，折合1400多港 ，十分便宜 。

其他資料
Kindle七色彩衣:  http://hkkug.blogspot.com/2009/11/kindle.html