The name Kindle was named by Michael Patrick Chronan at the invitation of Laboratory 126. He and his partner Karin Shebma suggested using a Kindle, which means to light a flame. They think names are rich in meaning, which is a metaphor for the excitement brought by books and wisdom.
The fourth generation
2011On September 28th, Amazon announced the launch of a new version of the cheap Kindle. It has four physical keys and a five-way key, but there is no keyboard.
Like the previous version, it is equipped with a 6-inch electronic ink screen, but the body size is smaller and lighter. This is also the first time that Amazon has offered a cheaper version with advertisements ($79) and a more expensive version without advertisements (109) since it launched the Kindle.
The version with advertisements will display advertisements at the bottom of the main screen and when the machine is turned on and off, but it will not be displayed when reading books and files; The memory has also dropped to 2GB, and the battery life is about one month.