The all-new Amazon Kindle is now available for pre-order in the UK. The new Kindle has an electronic-ink screen with 50% better contrast, and offers 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, a twofold storage increase to 3,500 books, built-in Wi-Fi, a new graphite colour and more - all for only £149, and still with free 3G wireless - no monthly bills or annual contracts.

Amazon has also introduced a new addition to its family of portable reading devices - Kindle Wi-Fi. Readers who don’t need the convenience of free 3G wireless can now enjoy the new generation Kindle for the lower price of only £109.

And for the first time, Kindle devices are available at Amazon.co.uk. The all-new Kindle and Kindle Wi-Fi are now available for pre-order at www.amazon.co.uk/kindle3G and www.amazon.co.uk/kindleWi-Fi, and will be dispatched from the U.K. to customers from August 27.

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The eReader market is hot. Barely a day goes by without an announcement of a new device release or acquisition. It is no surprise that eReaders are becoming increasingly popular. After all, people always love the thrill of owning a new gadget. But is there more to this device? Would it appeal to the book readers as well as gadget lovers?

eReaders are light. Often weighing less than your regular paperback, an eReader will provide you hours of entertainment on a long trip. Keep in mind that an eReader would hold hundreds of books, so if you are used to taking 3-4 paperbacks on your long trips this is a wonderful solution for you. You will have great variety and a constant supply of reading material.

The eInk Technology. You have to see it to believe it. It looks just like real paper. Your eyes never get strained and the experience is as close to a normal book as possible. It is much different than reading from a laptop or a palmtop where the flicker and the back-light of the display will make you get tired after 30 minutes.

Variable font size. Leading models will offer you to adjust font size to suit your needs. This is definitely something you cannot do with a regular book, but a much needed feature for those of us who're approaching our better years.

Battery Life. The battery supply on these devices will last for two weeks, which is remarkable. This long battery life is thanks to the eInk technology. A display using eInk only draws current when a page is flipped. So, it doesn't matter how long you have it on, as long as you are on the same page no current is drawn from the battery. And when you do flip a page, it draws a small amount for less than a second.

Multiple formats. Multiple file formats are supported by the top eReaders, so you will never be left without enough books to read. Wherever you choose to acquire your ebooks, the leading eReader devices would probably support that format. PDF files are supported on some, which is great if you are a student or a business professional.

So you decided you wanted an eReader but don't really know what to look for in a top eReader? Well on this website you will get the opportunity to make an educated selection.

First, you must find an eReader that uses the eInk system. This system causes the digital device page to look like a real book page - this is very important since you don't want your eyes to hurt after a long read, as they do when reading off the computer.

Second, make sure you get an eReader with a good size and weight (most eReaders have the size of a 1/3 of a magazine, and should weight 10 ounces), so it's comfortable, portable, and easy to carry around.

Don’t forget screen size - find an eReader that has a comfortable screen - either the 6 inch screen or the 9 inch screen, keep in mind that you must insist on a display screen that has no reflections- if you do you won't have to worry about the glare from the sun, when reading outside.

Your chosen eReader should have a good font size (some e readers have a font enlargement option) font enlargement is a great function especially for senior readers and sight impaired readers.

Pick a device that supports different file types, if you don't make sure, ahead of time, what files you need or want - you might find that the eBook you wanted to download is not supported by your eReader device.

Find an eReader that uses its battery power only when a page is turned - this way you will conserve the eReaders energy and you wont need to charge it for at least two weeks (or 2500 page turns which ever comes first).

And the most important thing is to find an eReader that is wireless! If your eReader isn't wireless it will be much more difficult for you to download eBooks. eReaders that have wireless capabilities allow you the freedom to download eBooks whenever you want and from wherever you are.