There is a reason Kindle 1 is a success. It did what it was supposed to do without frustrating users. Kindle software and services are so good that the industrial design flaws in version 1 were easy to overlook ... at least for early adopters. Kindle 2 is ready for everyone. It combines great software, great service and a very nice little piece of hardware. Kindle 2 feels better to hold. It's softer and there are plenty of possible ways to hold it without accidentally turning pages. With Kindle 1, when you wanted to awaken it from sleep, you had to press two buttons with two fingers or two thumbs. That's been replaced by a simple slide of the power switch. Slide it again and Kindle will go back to rest. Kindle 1 was extremely readable and I had no complaints about the contrast, but Kindle 2 is just better. Letters and images are crisper and they pop a little more. It took me about 20 seconds to adjust to the 5-way joy stick. The shiny, silver bar on Kindle 1 was extremely cool, but like I said ...
