The Amazon Kindle has been on my Christmas wish list since the beginning of time. I mean, not really, because Amazon only came out with the device in 2007. Even then, no one could get their hands on a Kindle because they were such a hot seller. Plus? The first generation Amazon Kindle was $399.
The Amazon Kindle of yore was groundbreaking, but it didn’t hold a candle to even the smallest tablet now. In fact, the 2013 Amazon Kindle Fire is practically a computer (it is) you can take on the road (minus all the headache). They tablets get bigger, better, faster every year, and this year’s Kindle is no exception.
For a super reasonable $139.00, you can be the owner of your very own Amazon Kindle Fire (HD!) with 8GB. For $20 more you get 16GB.
Dude.
That’s a hefty amount of space on a tiny, teeny, little lightweight tablet. What really kills me though, is what this baby can do.
Here’s the short list of all the fabulous from the Amazon Kindle Fire 2013:
- Access to a billionty and one books, (not a real number) use the Kindle owners’ lending library of 400,000 titles (whak?!)
- Front facing HD camera for your Skyping pleasure
- WiFi ready
- Instant streaming movies + TV shows with Amazon Prime (which you can hook up to your teevee for maximum viewing pleasure)
- Separate viewing parental controls for kids (I’m pretty serious about this feature)
- Gaming!
- Access to newspapers and magazines around the globe
- Dual speakers for heavy-duty listening happiness
- 10 hour battery life
Even though I’m definitely still a lover of good books (both paper and hardback), and there’s nothing quite like a bookstore with the smell of books and coffee and happiness, I can’t live without an e-reader when I travel. I learned that when we traveled to Europe a couple of years ago as a family, for a month. I was baffled carrying around enough books for our (very reader-y, reader) family of 4 through airports and train stations and jet lag recovery on both ends. This Amazon Kindle Fire HD business?
BLOWS. MY. MIND.
If there’s someone on your nice list (it can totally be YOU) who’s really deserving, be the best gift giver of all time with a Kindle.
p.s. Pour le FCC, this Kindle was sent my way for perusal. Gracias, Amazon.
Allison
Hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. I do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, home remodel projects, and cool DIY crafts you totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!
WOW…..it had also been on my list for like forever! With 5 kiddos though, it is very likely to stay there! Congrats on getting your wish! Very jealous, very jealous. ;)
Your wish will come true, if you just believe. :)
The hubby has a Kindle and loves it. Sometimes, if I have been very good, he let’s me borrow it.
I really need my own so I don’t have to be good all the time…
This is exactly what I want for Christmas. I’m so attached to my Kindle White but I’d like to read my magazines in color.