Gallery: Amazon releases Kindle 2.0

By Andy Smith February 8, 2009, 11:37 PM PST

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Amazon updates its Kindle 2.0 e-book (left) with a slimmer design, a 6-inch 600 x 800 display that provides 16 shades of gray versus 4 shades in Kindle 1 (right), 2GB of memory that holds more than 1,500 books, and 25 percent more battery life.nn

For more, Larry Dignan’s live blog. You can click on any image to enlarge. Kindle 2.0 will cost $359 and is expected to be available to ship on February 24.n

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Kindle 2.0 features a reconfigured keyboard and more control options. n

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Kindle 2 offers the experimental read-to-me feature u201cText-to-Speechu201d that converts words on a page to spoken word so customers have the option to read or listen.n

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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos runs the show during the launch festivities.nn

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Bezos shows off Kindle 2.0 on the big screen.n

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Novelist Stephen King wrote a novella about the Kindle called UR. Downloads cost $2.99.n

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Kindle 2.0 fits into your hand.nn

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The 16 shades of gray add some life to graphics.nn

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The Kindle Store currently offers more than 230,000 books, including 103 of 110 current New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases, which are typically sold for $9.99. n

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At about one third of an inch thick, Kindle 2 is thinner than its predecessor.n

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At the announcement, everyone wanted to try out the new e-book.n

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Trying out Kindle 2.0.nn

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Kindle 2.0 in action – at the beach.n

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Kindle 2.0 is 0.36-inches thick.n

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E-book sales have leaped since the introduction of the Kindle in November 2007.n

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At a bus stop.n

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Customers of Kindle 2.0 can use Amazon’s WhisperNet to wirelessly shop the Kindle Store, download or receive new content in less than 60 seconds, and read from their library – without a PC, Wi-Fi hot spot, or syncing.n

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And of course, every Kindle needs a nifty carry case.nn

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At a coffee shop with The New York Times.nn

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