Amazon’s in a spot these days — with rising competition from the likes of Sony and Barnes & Noble, it’s hard-pressed to keep the Kindle as attractive as it was when it was practically the only player in the e-book reader market. Fortunately, Amazon has managed to release a decent upgrade to the Kindle — improved battery life and native PDF support.
Before the upgrade, Kindles had a battery life of four days with the wireless capability turned on, and two weeks when it’s turned off. Now, Kindles will last up to seven days with wireless on — something that will definitely please hardcore Kindle users.
Kindle users will now also be able to read PDF documents on their devices without having to convert the files. PDF files can now be uploaded via Kindle e-mail or USB. But if users prefer their PDF’s converted, they can e-mail the PDF to their @kindle.com addresses with the word “Convert” on the subject line.
All new Kindles will come bundled with the upgrade, but existing Kindle users can still get the firmware upgrade automatically when they turn the wireless on. All-in-all, a timely holiday present from Amazon to its loyal users.
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