Kindle as Blogging Tool

Can You Really Blog from a Kindle?

I briefly posted, from my Kindle, to another blog in July about using the Amazon Kindle to blog. It's text only, but is a real example of blogging from a Kindle. I have the older Amazon Kindle with global wireless (which Amazon calls Whispersync).

Reading email with my Kindle while at camp

Via Whispersync, my Kindle is able to connect to the ATT cellular data network. This allows me to browse Amazon.com's entire collection of e-books for Kindle and to purchase them directly from the Kindle. That's called easy and instant gratification.

What some don't realize, is that built into the Kindle is also a Web browser. When the wireless modem is turned on (Whispersync) the Kindle is also connectted to the Internet. Using what Kindle calls "experimental" there is a Web browser built into the Kindle. Internet acces costs NOTHING extra. Once you purchase a Kindle, register it to your Amazon.com account, then you my friend have free Internet access on your Kindle. Amazon.com may not widely advertize this feature, but it's there and it does work.

I'll be the first to admit that the Kindle is not the best platform for Web surfing. The device, my generation of Kindle, is a bit slow, a bit pokey and just not snappy. Web pages are slow to load and will test your patience. I don't care. With my Kindle I can access web email, publish brief posts to my blogs, catch up on my favorite blogs, google search, check the weather and do just about anything I need to do on a small, portable and affordable device. Also, the battery on my older Kindle lasts for about 10 days on a charge. Perfect for travel.

What About the iPad?

The Apple iPad is a very attractive piece of technology. Gorgeous display, perfect size and access to the Apple App Store and thousands of applications. But, the battery life is limited, you have to pay every month for access to the ATT data network and for reading, the Kindle screen is so much easier on the eyes than that back-lit display on the iPad. As much as I'd like an iPad, I'm sticking with the Kindle for now.

There you have it. If you already have a Kindle with global wireless, you my friend also have a web enabled tool you can also blog from. And for those who read a lot, I find I read much faster from my Kindle than from paper books.

Now how cool is that?