Amazon Kindle Keyboard 3rd Generation eReaders

The Best Non-Touchscreen Kindle E-Reader

As my title says I consider it the best of the non-touchscreen kindle readers. It was the first 6" screen Kindles to have 4 Gigs of memory. It was also available with both Wi-Fi and 3G communications capability as an option and was the first to have the E-Ink Pearl screen which had better contrast and 16 grey scale levels. The hardware keyboard was much more convenient than the on screen keyboard on the D01100 generation 4 and 5 units which also did not have touch screens. making keyboard operation a pain. It also has the advantage of still having many accessories and covers available for it from both ebay and Amazon sources while the prior generation Kindle 2 does not. Based on my own buying experience good condition used units are available for prices in the $50 to $60 range with the ones offering both wi-fi and 3G communications bringing a bit of a premium price. Overall it does the job and is reasonably priced.

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Great purchase

I bought this as a back up ereader for when I am on vacation ( since my kindle paperwhite fell in the pool last time I was on vacation and I was left with nothing "I wanted" to read for the rest of my trip. This kindle keyboard reads as easily as my paper white kindle used to read , it's easy to see in bright sun and the battery life is really good too. It is not a touch screen, so it takes a little while to get used to that, but other than that, it is a perfectly nice ereader.

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