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Unboxing Amazon’s Kindle

By Larry Dignan November 19, 2007, 1:23 AM PST

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Unboxing Amazon’s Kindle

Opening the Kindle box

Opening the Kindle box

Opening the Kindle box. Packaging is certainly bookish. See more from the launch event.

Unboxing Amazon’s Kindle

Initial guide

Initial guide

Front of the Kindle with getting started guide. In a nutshell, it says plug it in and turn it on.

Unboxing Amazon’s Kindle

Book cover

Book cover

The Kindle comes with a handy book cover for protection.

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Back of Kindle

Back of Kindle

The back side of the Kindle with some text flying around.

Unboxing Amazon’s Kindle

Ready for sound

Ready for sound

Headphones, power and USB port. Of course the Kindle doesn’t need a PC and isn’t supposed to play music. Hmm.

Unboxing Amazon’s Kindle

Finding the battery

Finding the battery

Remove the back casing and you find the battery.

Unboxing Amazon’s Kindle

Memory card slot

Memory card slot

At right is a memory card slot.

Unboxing Amazon’s Kindle

Battery up close

Battery up close

A closer look at the battery.

Unboxing Amazon’s Kindle

Kindle's cover

Kindle's cover

The Kindle in its book cover.

Unboxing Amazon’s Kindle

Kindle closed

Kindle closed

Closing the book on the Kindle–for now.

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