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The Kindle Voyage is the new version of the kindle electronic (e-) reader series. A Kindle is a device that has a screen to imitate paper so that the reader can read his or her books without being bugged by the bright screen. He or she can also look up quick definitions for words that the reader doesn’t know when he or she comes across one on the Kindle. This is a device that is made to replace books for reading and make it possible for the reader to bring many books around without the excessive weight that they might contain. It is a device made by Amazon, a company that sells products online. Ten years ago, the tablet was just a nice thought and mp3 players, fold up cell phones, and laptops were the big new thing. Apple, Amazon's current top competitor for the Kindle Fire and the new Fire Phone, was making computers and IPods while Windows, another big competitor of Amazon was also making computers and laptops as well. Amazon then, was just a good replacement for EBay. In 2007, Amazon released the original first generation kindle e-reader. It has evolved to many different species of kindles including the high competing tablet, the Kindle Fire HDX. …show more content…

It weighs 10.3 ounces, measures 7.5" x 5.3" x 0.7" (in inches) and has 4 levels of gray. They came out with the 2nd generation kindle e-reader on February 23, 2009 for US$359. The 2nd generation kindle is 10.2 ounces, measures 8" x 5.3" x 0.36" (in inches), and has 16 levels of gray. They reduced the price for the kindle on July 8, 2009 from US$359 to

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