Lightweight library

(AMAZON.COM)

Amazon.com's new portable electronic reading device, the Kindle, is slimmer than most paperbacks but lets you tote around hundreds of titles. Choose from more than 130,000 books, magazines, newspapers, and blogs through the Kindle Store and your reading material is transmitted to your device using Amazon's free wireless delivery system - no computer necessary. If you finish your book at the airport or beach, just download a new one. This remarkably lightweight device has a nonglare, black-and-white screen that's easy to read. Flip through, "dog ear," or make notes on the pages with a quick click, look up words using the built-in dictionary, or listen to audiobooks. The Kindle retails for $349.

KARI J. BODNARCHUK