More information on the all new Kindle

Amazon Kindle is a software and hardware platform developed by Amazon.com (subsidiary Lab126) for the rendering and displaying of e-books and other digital media.

The all-new Kindle features a new electronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast than any other e-reader, a new sleek design with 21 percent smaller body than the previous Kindle, while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, and a 15 percent lighter weight at just 247 grams (8.7 ounces).

With the announcement of the Kindle 3 in July 2010, Amazon also launched an Amazon.co.uk version of the Kindle store. As yet it’s unclear whether users who move out the UK will be able to transfer existing purchases to Amazon.com. However, existing UK users are offered the option of migrating to the UK Kindle store, with no loss to their existing purchases.

Maybe you like to hunt down a bargain book in your local charity shop or market stall. Or perhaps only the smell of a brand new book will do.

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• Free postage

• Available in every value between £5 and £500

• Available as e-mail gift certificate, paper gift certificate and now, you can also print them yourself

Its website has stopped taking orders for new books while it “is in discussion with potential buyers”

Borders, which has 45 stores in the UK, had been suffering from increased competition from online bookstores, such as Amazon, as well as supermarkets selling deeply discounted book offers.