Amazon posts Kindle 2 user manual

We know, you can't wait to cuddle up with your Kindle 2 and have Tom read you a bedtime story while you turn pages 20 percent faster than before -- and it looks like Amazon wants to alleviate your pain, because it's just posted the entire user manual online for you. A quick skim didn't reveal anything too revolutionary, but we're sure you're itching to pore it over yourselves, so we won't hold you back -- the read link awaits.

[Thanks, Michael]

[BookishOwl Posted Feb 20th 2009 7:10PM]

ordered one today.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2009 7:39PM]

Um Engadget, you're a little slow. Amazon released this the same morning the unvailed K2 :/

[Plothole Posted Feb 20th 2009 7:10PM]

The User Manual has been available for download off of the main product page for a while.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2009 7:18PM]

That is not new...

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2009 7:28PM]

I love my Kindle version 1.0!!!!!!

(Yes, the manual has been online for awhile, at least a week or so.)

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2009 7:43PM]

Yo dawg I heard you like reading so we put a Kindle in your Kindle so you can read while you read.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2009 10:39PM]

It's a second edition of the user guide, so it is updated since the first edition appeared when Kindle 2 was announced.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2009 7:41AM]

What an .azw?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2009 10:42AM]

It's the format you have to use if you want to read it on the Kindle since PDF isn't supported :)

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2009 10:41AM]

I'd get one if they had native PDF support with reflow, restored the SD card slot and added landscape mode. I don't see why any of those would particularly difficult to support...

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2009 12:27PM]

This is great! Thanks so much. Hope it will continue.

you can get interesting post about web usability and technology on my Web Usability Blog.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2009 2:00PM]

Sony PRS-505 is on sale at Fry's for $260...it's only 8 grayscale levels (compared to 4 for the Kindle I and 16 for Kindle II).

Will have to check that out. It doesn't have landscape, but I can't find any model that really supports it (Astak/Bebook claims to, but it's just their highest zoom level). And the wireless isn't worth a $100 premium to me...

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2009 2:29PM]

Nevermind, it does have landscape. Very cool.

So...no wireless and no search. Is that worth $100 to people? Anyone used both the Kindle and Sony and have opinions?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2009 3:13PM]

I have both the PRS 500 and the Kindle. I gave the 500 to my wife after getting my Kindle. The free whispernet is worth the price difference. I was in an area with no wifi and wanted to download a newspaper and a book and was able to do so in no time at all.